Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77489
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Mrs Tammy's Learning Center for 27 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 11 routine inspections and 5 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 10 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.3407 (4 times, most recently Jun 26, 2026).
The state lists Mrs Tammy's Learning Center as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:30 AM to 12:00 AM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips, Night Care. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 27 violations at Mrs Tammy's Learning Center, 10 fall under rules Texas weights High and 8 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work
| Weight | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| High | 10 | 37% |
| Medium High | 8 | 30% |
| Medium | 7 | 26% |
| Medium Low | 2 | 7% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Mrs Tammy's Learning Center had 27 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 2 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
5 rules were cited more than once at Mrs Tammy's Learning Center in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.3407 Medium High | 4 | The center must clean, repair, and maintain its building, grounds, and equipment to protect children's health. This includes sanitizing toys that children put in their mouths, keeping garbage out of children's reach, keeping floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair, and labeling cleaning supplies and storing them away from food and out of children's reach. Official rule text Most recent: Jun 26, 2026 · first: Jul 18, 2024 |
| 745.247 High | 2 | A permit holder must immediately send the state a copy of any government notice saying its corporate privileges have been forfeited or may be forfeited. The state may suspend the permit of a governing body that loses those privileges, and may revoke it if the holder did not forward the notice. Official rule text Most recent: Jul 20, 2026 · first: Jun 26, 2026 |
| 746.603 Medium | 2 | The center must keep a record for each enrolled child, including the enrollment agreement, admission information, a health statement from a health-care professional, and immunization records, plus items such as sign-in and sign-out records and medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the center, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text Most recent: Jul 10, 2025 · first: Jul 10, 2025 |
| 746.303 Medium Low | 2 | The center must tell the state in writing within five days when its designee, the head of its governing body, their address, or its director changes. Each year by January 15, it must report online how many employees stopped working there during the previous year. Official rule text Most recent: Jan 17, 2025 · first: Mar 2, 2022 |
| 745.635 High | 2 | If the state's background check unit finds a person ineligible, the operation must immediately remove that person from the operation and confirm it received the notice. If the person is eligible or provisionally eligible with conditions, the operation must limit the person's duties to follow those conditions. Official rule text Most recent: Jul 18, 2024 · first: Aug 29, 2023 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
16 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Inspection | 886 | 6 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | 388 | 5 |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | 3 | None |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Inspection | 873 | 9 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2023 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Inspection | 346 | 2 |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Inspection | 857 | None |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
One rule cited at Mrs Tammy's Learning Center changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
High · Jul 20, 2026 · Assessment
The operations franchise tax filing status has not been corrected by the due date and is still showing Franchise tax involuntarily ended as of 7/20/2026
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jun 26, 2026 · Inspection
The transportation vehicle that is currently being used does not have a child safety alarm installed.
In plain English: A vehicle that seats eight or more, is used to transport children, and was bought or leased on or after December 31, 2013, must have an electronic child alarm that is installed and maintained per the maker's instructions and used on every trip with children. Before turning off the alarm at the rear of the vehicle, the driver or a designated employee must account for every child and walk through the vehicle to check that no child is left inside. Official rule text
High · Jun 26, 2026 · Inspection
The operations franchise tax filing status is showing Franchise tax involuntarily ended as of 6/26/2026
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jun 26, 2026 · Inspection
A spray bottle of Lysol was observed on top of a wooden shelf in the cafeteria and accessible to children. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver in charge removed the Lysol away from the children and placed it were it cannot be reached.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jun 26, 2026 · Inspection
Multiple ceiling tiles were observed damaged and drooping to the point were the ceiling has an exposed gap or hole.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jun 26, 2026 · Inspection
The staff and director's attendance record were not available for review.
In plain English: The center must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, the director's certificate, staff time sheets, proof of liability insurance (or written notice to parents that it has none), playground checklists, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep its most recent fire, sanitation, and (if needed) gas inspection reports and its daily sign-in and sign-out system. Official rule text
Medium High · Jun 26, 2026 · Inspection
The documentation for the fire inspection report was not available for review
In plain English: When a fire inspection is required, the center must keep a copy of the most recent fire inspection report, letter, or checklist at the center during operating hours. The report must show the inspection date and findings and include the inspector's name and phone number. Official rule text
Medium · Oct 13, 2025 · Assessment
A staff member who is no longer with the operation has not been inactivated within seven days of leaving
In plain English: When a person with a background check stops being associated with the operation, the operation must mark them inactive within seven days. It must also confirm its current list of people with background checks every three months, or once a year for licensed and registered child-care homes and listed family homes. Official rule text
Medium High · Jul 10, 2025 · Inspection
Front room: There is a whole in the wall close to the floor. The paint is chipping on the wall near the kitchen area. School age room: Paint chipping in the room. Middle room: The carpet is shredded on the stage area. Toddler room: There is a nail sticking out of the door frame.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jul 10, 2025 · Inspection
Two cars and a school bus did not have the required use zone. Note: The caregiver moved the items around to allow for the required use zone space in between.
In plain English: The use zone around stationary play equipment (other than slides and soft contained play equipment) must extend at least six feet in every direction from the equipment's edge, and it may not overlap other use zones. Official rule text
Medium · Jul 10, 2025 · Inspection
Two children files did not have a copy of their shot record on file.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jul 10, 2025 · Inspection
Four children files reviewed did not have health statements in their file.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jul 10, 2025 · Inspection
Three files reviewed did not have an address for their emergency contact information. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver in charge was able to contact parents and get the addresses.
In plain English: Before admitting a child, the center must collect set information, including the child's name and birth date, how to reach the parents, an emergency contact for when parents can't be reached, the people allowed to pick up the child, and permission to get emergency medical care. It must also record the child's special care needs, any allergies with a food allergy emergency plan if needed, and permission for transportation, field trips, or water activities if the center offers them. Official rule text
Medium Low · Jan 17, 2025 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Oct 17, 2024 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information obtained during the investigation conducted by DFPS, there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation that children are being inappropriately disciplined.
In plain English: No child may be treated in a harsh, cruel, or unusual way. Banned methods include physical punishment or threats of it, punishment tied to food, naps, or toilet training, grabbing or pulling a child, yelling at or humiliating a child, and putting a child in a locked or dark room. Official rule text
Medium High · Jul 18, 2024 · Inspection
Two fans were observed sitting on top of a table next to children. The fans were not anchored or safe guarded. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver removed the fans.
In plain English: All areas children can reach must be free of hazards. The rule lists examples such as childproof covers on outlets for children under five, heaters and fans mounted out of reach or guarded, poisonous plants kept out of reach, pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children, and TVs anchored so they cannot tip over. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Jul 18, 2024 · Inspection
All thirty hour's of the directors trainings were presented by the director and were not instructor led or self instructional.
In plain English: A center director must complete 30 hours of training each year that fits the ages of the children served, including at least six hours on topics such as child development or guidance and discipline, at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect, and three to six hours on management or staff supervision depending on experience. At least six of the hours must be instructor-led. Official rule text
Medium High · Jul 18, 2024 · Inspection
The sanitation report was not available for review.
Official text of rule 746.3403
High · Jul 18, 2024 · Inspection
A school age caregiver with an ineligible background check was seen caring for children This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver left the operation.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jul 18, 2024 · Inspection
One caregiver was observed supervising an infant classroom and supervising a toddler classroom. There was a door between both classroom's and the caregiver was standing in between both rooms.
In plain English: Each caregiver must know which children they are responsible for, how many there are, and each child's name and age. The caregiver must stay close enough to see or hear what each child is doing, as the situation calls for, and be able to step in when needed. Official rule text
Medium High · Jul 18, 2024 · Inspection
In the toddler classroom, a medium sized hole was observed on the floor, posing a risk to children.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jul 18, 2024 · Inspection
One caregiver was observed by herself in the school age classroom with a mixed group of twenty-eight children. The youngest child was three and the oldest child was fifteen. The specified age group was three.
In plain English: In centers licensed for 13 or more children, one caregiver may supervise at most 4 infants under 12 months, 5 children 12 to 17 months, 9 children 18 to 23 months, 11 two-year-olds, 15 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 22 five-year-olds, or 26 children ages 6 to 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age as the rules define it. Official rule text (single-rule page)
Medium · Jul 18, 2024 · Inspection
Multiple school age children were observed playing Roblox on there tablets. There was also other children observed watching a cartoon on TV that was not educational. Also children in the toddler classroom were watching television that was not educational or apart of daily activities. This was corrected during the inspection when the children put there tablets away.
In plain English: Centers may not use screen time for children under two. For older children, screen time may only add to other activities, not replace them, and it must be tied to planned learning goals, age-appropriate, no more than one hour a day, free of ads and violence, and not used during meals, snacks, naps, or rest times. Official rule text
High · Jul 18, 2024 · Inspection
A fifth teen year old child who is enrolled at the operation does not have a background check.
In plain English: An operation must get notice from the state's background check unit that a person is eligible, eligible with conditions, or provisionally eligible with conditions before letting that person be at the operation. While waiting, the person may attend orientation or pre-service training only if they have no contact with children in care. Official rule text
High · Aug 29, 2023 · Inspection
A five month old infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer seat. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver removed the infant from the bouncer and placed the infant in the crib.
In plain English: An infant may not sleep in a restrictive device unless the center has a completed Sleep Exception Form with a health-care professional's signed statement that it is medically necessary. Without that form, if an infant falls asleep in such a device, the caregiver must move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. Official rule text
High · Aug 29, 2023 · Inspection
An infant caregiver with an ineligible background was seen caring for infants. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Mar 2, 2022 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).