Registered Child Care Home · Houston, TX 77067
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Sha'Coi Willis for 25 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 7 routine inspections; 5 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 747.605 (5 times, most recently Feb 5, 2026).
The state lists Sha'Coi Willis as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:30 AM to 05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
Registered child care homes in Texas care for up to 6 children in the caregiver’s own residence, plus up to 6 more school-age children after school (12 at most). They follow the Minimum Standards in Chapter 747 and get an unannounced state inspection at least once every two years. The state lists Sha'Coi Willis with a capacity of 9.
Of the 25 violations at Sha'Coi Willis, 5 fall under rules Texas weights High and 12 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 | 20% |
| Medium High | 12 | 48% |
| Medium | 6 | 24% |
| Medium Low | 1 | 4% |
| Low | 1 | 4% |
Sha'Coi Willis had 25 violations in five years, more than the median of 6 across Houston’s 355 registered child care homes, and 3.6 per routine inspection against a median of 2.2 — a count of state records, not a rating.
3 rules were cited more than once at Sha'Coi Willis in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 747.605 Medium High | 5 | Before admitting a child, the home 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 home offers them. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Feb 5, 2026 · first: Mar 9, 2022 |
| 747.1309 Medium | 2 | The primary caregiver of a child-care home must complete at least 30 hours of training each year that fits the ages of the children in care, including at least six hours on topics such as child development or guidance and discipline, and three to six hours on management or staff supervision depending on experience. At least six hours must be instructor-led, and homes caring for children under 24 months must include one hour on shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep practices and SIDS, and early brain development. Official rule text Most recent: Feb 5, 2026 · first: Feb 5, 2025 |
| 747.3501 Medium High | 2 | All areas children can reach in the home 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, and pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children. Official rule text Most recent: Feb 5, 2026 · first: Feb 5, 2025 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
7 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | Inspection | 1041 | 6 |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1061 | 10 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Inspection | 3 | 2 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Inspection | 1035 | None |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Inspection | 970 | None |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Inspection | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Inspection | 970 | 6 |
3 rules cited at Sha'Coi Willis 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 · Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection
Of the four children's records evaluated, one lacked the name and phone number of the school the child attends.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection
There was a trash bag and an overflowing trash can on the outside activity space.
In plain English: The child-care home must clean, repair, and maintain the home, 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
High · Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection
A small trampoline used by children has not been installed under a resilient surface.
Official text of rule 747.4403
High · Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection
Of the four children's records evaluated, one lacked authorization for emergency medical care.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection
There were loose boards on the ground and leaning up against the home in the outside activity space.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection
The primary caregiver received 25 of the 30 clock hours of required training for the March 2024-March 2025 training year. The primary caregiver will need to complete 5 clock hours of training.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
Parents have not been notified in writing that the childcare home does not have liability insurance,
Medium High · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
There was an uncovered outlet in the area used by children. This was corrected at inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
The operational policies lacked the following information: 1. The duration of outside play time. 2. Informing parents of their rights as a parent of a child enrolled in child care. 3. How parents may access Minimum Standards, Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline and the HHSC website 4. Safe sleep policy for children 12 months and younger
In plain English: The primary caregiver of a child-care home must set and follow policies that meet the standards, make sure assistants, substitutes, and household members follow the rules that apply to them, start required background checks, and report suspected abuse directly to the state hotline. The caregiver must also let parents visit any time during operating hours without prior approval and never go over the home's licensed or registered capacity. Official rule text
Medium · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
The CPSC certiciation form verifying all equiment in the home is safe has not been completed.
In plain English: The child-care home must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, menus, medication records, pet vaccination records, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep crib documentation, a signed form showing it reviewed federal product recall notices, and proof of liability insurance or written notice to parents that it has none. Official rule text
Medium · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
The First Aid Kit lacked scissors, adhesive tape and a Guide to First Aid.
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 · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
All 4 children's records evaluated alcked the new required information regarding special needs.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
All 4 children's records evaluated lacked the new required information for water activities.
Plain-English explanation above
Low · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
Of the 4 children's records evaluated, 2 lacked a health statement, The name and address of the doctor who examined the child within the last 12 months was missing.
In plain English: For each child who does not attend pre-K or school away from the home, the child-care home must have a health statement within one week of admission. This is usually a written statement from a licensed health-care professional who examined the child in the past year saying the child can take part in the program; the rule also allows a parent's religious affidavit, or a parent's interim statement followed by the professional's statement within 12 months. Official rule text
Medium · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
The primary caregiver received 22 of the 30 clock hours of annual training for the March 2023-March 2024 training year, The caregiver will need to receive 8 clock hours of make-up training.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 5, 2025 · Inspection
The emergency preparedness plan does not state the procedures for a shelter in place/lock down drills.
In plain English: The home's written emergency plan must explain how children will be evacuated, relocated, or sheltered and locked down, including children under 24 months and those who need extra help, and how every child will be accounted for. It must also cover how the home will contact authorities and parents, bring each child's emergency contacts and medical authorization, keep caring for children until they are picked up, and reunite them with parents. Official rule text
High · Mar 11, 2024 · Inspection
A smoke detector is not located in the room used by children.
In plain English: The child-care home must have a working smoke-detection system, either an electronic alarm and smoke detection system or individual electric or battery-operated smoke detectors in each room children use. Official rule text
Medium High · Mar 11, 2024 · Inspection
An evacuation and relocation diagram was not available for review.
Official text of rule 747.5007
High · Mar 24, 2022 · Inspection
One individual who answered the door did not have an active background check while 2 children were present in care. The primary caregiver stated that the individual completed their fingerprint on 03/23/2022. As of 03/24/2022, the background check portrays as pending.
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
Medium Low · Mar 9, 2022 · Inspection
The primary caregiver did not have a notarized affidavit avaible for review.
In plain English: The child-care home must keep a file for each assistant and substitute caregiver with items such as start and end dates, proof of age and education qualifications, the required state affidavit forms (Forms 2985 and 2912), training records, proof that background checks were requested, and a copy of a photo ID. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024
High · Mar 9, 2022 · Inspection
The home did not contain a carbon monoxide upstairs. The primary caregiver stated they were not aware that they needed one upstairs.
Official text of rule 747.5331
Medium High · Mar 9, 2022 · Inspection
A total of 7 children were observed in care, 22 months-4 years of age.
In plain English: Not counting children five or older in care after school hours, a registered child-care home may care for no more than six children at a time, at most four of them under 18 months; adding those after-school children, the total may reach 12, counting children related to the caregiver. The total cap falls as the number under 18 months rises: 10 with one, 8 with two, 7 with three, and 6 with four. Official rule text (single-rule page)
Medium · Mar 9, 2022 · Inspection
One out of seven children's file did not include a copy of current immunization record.
In plain English: The child-care home 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 medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the home, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text
Medium High · Mar 9, 2022 · Inspection
During the inspection the primary caregiver did not have the required annual 30 hours avaible for review.
In plain English: Each caregiver must complete orientation within seven days and before being alone with children, and pediatric first aid and CPR on a set schedule (before the home is registered or licensed for the primary caregiver, before being counted in the ratio for substitutes, within 90 days for assistants), then stay current. Annual training is due within 12 months of starting and every 12 months after: 30 hours for the primary caregiver, and 15 hours (registered homes) or 24 hours (licensed homes) for assistants and substitutes counted in the ratio more than ten times a year, plus yearly transportation or pool training when it applies. Official rule text (single-rule page) · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Mar 9, 2022 · Inspection
Three out of seven children's file did not contain an emergency contact.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).