Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77077
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited My Kids Daycare for 23 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 25 routine inspections and 14 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 5 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.2805 (4 times, most recently Mar 25, 2025).
The state lists My Kids Daycare as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:30 AM to 07:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 23 violations at My Kids Daycare, 5 fall under rules Texas weights High and 14 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 | 5 | 22% |
| Medium High | 14 | 61% |
| Medium | 4 | 17% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
My Kids Daycare had 23 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 0.6 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 My Kids Daycare in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.2805 High | 4 | 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 · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Mar 25, 2025 · first: Feb 2, 2023 |
| 746.1203 Medium High | 3 | Caregivers must know and follow the state minimum standards and supervise children at all times. They must not be pulled away by tasks unrelated to caring for children, such as paperwork, janitorial work, or personal use of phones and other devices, and must pass along each child's information and parent instructions to the next shift. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Feb 6, 2023 · first: Jan 25, 2022 |
| 746.5603 Medium High | 2 | The state does not regulate which type of vehicle a center uses to transport children, but it sorts vehicles into general purpose vehicles, small school buses, and large school buses for its other transportation rules. Every vehicle must be kept in "safe operating condition" at all times, in the rule's words. Official rule text Most recent: Mar 19, 2026 · first: Aug 21, 2024 |
| 746.2207 Medium | 2 | 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 Most recent: Mar 12, 2025 · first: Jun 16, 2022 |
| 746.3407 Medium High | 2 | 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: Aug 21, 2024 · first: May 13, 2024 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
39 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | 3 | None |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | 686 | 4 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| May 22, 2025 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | 646 | None |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Investigation (self-report) | 3 | 1 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | Inspection | 3 | None |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Inspection | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 4 | None |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 4 | None |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Inspection | 7 | None |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Inspection | 2 | 2 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 18 | 3 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| May 13, 2024 | Inspection | 623 | 3 |
| May 10, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Inspection | 2 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 2 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Inspection | 612 | None |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Inspection | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | 689 | None |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 2 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Inspection | 496 | 2 |
3 rules cited at My Kids Daycare changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
Medium High · Mar 19, 2026 · Inspection
There are several indicator lights on the dashboard including the change engine oil and service tire. The back break and turning signal lights are not working properly.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Mar 19, 2026 · Inspection
During the inspection, caregivers were unable to identify who was in charge of the operation. When I asked one caregiver who was responsible, they identified another caregiver. However, that caregiver stated that they were not in charge.
In plain English: Whenever the director is away during operating hours, a qualified caregiver or director must be named to be in charge, and that person must know their duties and for how long, have the information needed to contact parents and authorities, and have authority to run the center. All employees must know who is in charge, and for a long absence the center must name someone who meets director qualifications and report that person to the state. Official rule text
Medium · Mar 19, 2026 · Inspection
Observed expired antiseptic solution in the first aid kit. NOTE: This was removed and replaced during the inspection.
In plain English: Each first-aid kit must hold a first-aid guide, adhesive tape, antiseptic, adhesive bandages, scissors, sterile gauze pads, a thermometer, tweezers, and waterproof disposable gloves. None of the supplies may be expired. Official rule text
Medium High · Mar 19, 2026 · Inspection
Two children with known food allergies did not have a food allergy emergency plan available for licensing to review.
In plain English: For each child with a food allergy diagnosed by a health-care professional, the center must have a food allergy emergency plan signed and dated by the child's health-care professional and parent. A copy must be kept in the child's file. Official rule text
High · Mar 25, 2025 · Investigation (report)
There is sufficient evidence that a child in care experienced a form of prohibited punishment.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Mar 12, 2025 · Inspection
I observed 3 children under the age of 2 watching television.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Mar 12, 2025 · Inspection
I observed a 13m, 15m, 16m, and 16m mixed with older kids. The oldest child in the group was 8 years in a group of 15 children.
In plain English: In a center with 13 or more children in care, infants may be grouped with older children only if the oldest child in the group is no more than 18 months older than the youngest. Centers with 12 or fewer children in care may combine ages under a separate rule. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 29, 2024 · Inspection
The playground structure has screws missing and cracks in the platform. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection by being removed.
In plain English: The director or a designee must check the active play space and equipment every day before play and do a fuller check at least monthly using a written checklist. Hazards or defects found must be removed or repaired promptly, children must be kept off the equipment until then, and inspection and repair records must be kept for at least three months. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 29, 2024 · Inspection
The fire extinguisher in the van was missing the gauge. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection.
In plain English: The director or a designee must inspect the fire extinguishers every month and record the date and the employee's name. Extinguishers must be serviced as the manufacturer or the fire marshal requires. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 21, 2024 · Investigation (report)
The diaper changing mats are torn and can not be cleaned properly.
In plain English: Caregivers must wash their own hands, wash the child's hands after each diaper change, throw away disposable gloves after each change, and sanitize the changing surface after each use (or use a disposable paper liner between back-to-back changes). Soiled diapers must go in covered or sealed containers, soiled clothing must go home in a sealed plastic bag, and caregivers with open wounds or casts or bandages that get in the way of handwashing may not change diapers. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 21, 2024 · Investigation (report)
There are several indicator lights on the dashboard including the change engine oil.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 21, 2024 · Investigation (report)
The hand washing sink in the schoolers has a foul odor of sewage.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · May 13, 2024 · Inspection
I observed several classrooms without electrical covers. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection by replacing the plastic covers.
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 High · May 13, 2024 · Inspection
During the inspection a caregiver stated that they wash bottles out in the hand washing sink.
In plain English: Caregivers must hold infants up to six months old, and older infants who cannot sit up on their own, while feeding them, and must never prop a bottle. Bottles and cups must be labeled with the infant's first name and last initial, infants may not walk around or sleep with a bottle or cup, the hand-washing sink and diaper-changing surface may not be used for food or bottle preparation, and high chair trays must be sanitized before each use. Official rule text
Medium High · May 13, 2024 · Inspection
I observed chipped paint on the walls in several classrooms.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jul 7, 2023 · Inspection
During the walk through a caregiver was heard yelling to a child in the PreK classroom, " If you don't stop screaming, you will not get anything!" This was during lunchtime.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jul 5, 2023 · Investigation (report)
A caregiver in the PreK classroom was heard yelling from the back of the center as we entered the front of the building.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 6, 2023 · Inspection
Information was obtained during an investigation inspection that a caregiver responsible for the school age children uses their personal cellphone device to take phone calls while children are in care.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
High · Feb 2, 2023 · Investigation (report)
During this investigation, it was determined a caregiver responsible for the school age group is using profane language while children are in care.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
High · Jun 16, 2022 · Investigation (report)
During an investigation, it was determined that caregivers were leaving children unattended.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Jun 16, 2022 · Investigation (report)
During an investigation, it was determined that children were engaged in screen time activities during rest times that were not related to the planned activities to meet educational goals, not age appropriate, and contained advertising or violence.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jan 25, 2022 · Inspection
Children in the toddler classroom were observed jumping on chairs, sitting on a table, running around the classroom, and pulling other children across the floor on chairs.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Jan 25, 2022 · Inspection
The activity plans were not posted in the classrooms. Note: This was corrected at inspection.
In plain English: The center must post each group's activity plan in a prominent place where parents and others can see it. Official rule text
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).