Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77058
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Space Family Education Inc. for 11 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 10 routine inspections and 4 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 5 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 745.641 (2 times, most recently Oct 25, 2024).
The state lists Space Family Education Inc. as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: Accredited, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 11 violations at Space Family Education Inc., 5 fall under rules Texas weights High and 4 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 | 45% |
| Medium High | 4 | 36% |
| Medium | 2 | 18% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Space Family Education Inc. had 11 violations in five years, the same as the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 0.8 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
2 rules were cited more than once at Space Family Education Inc. in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 745.641 High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Oct 25, 2024 · first: Feb 1, 2024 |
| 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: Feb 1, 2024 · first: Jun 15, 2023 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
14 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | Inspection | 572 | None |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Inspection | 331 | None |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Inspection | 458 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Inspection | 609 | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Inspection | 490 | 3 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 2 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Inspection | 2 | 2 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2023 | Investigation (self-report) | 2 | None |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Inspection | 520 | None |
One rule cited at Space Family Education Inc. 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 · Oct 25, 2024 · Inspection
It was determined the background check for caregiver supervising a group of children was inactivated. NOTE: The caregiver left premises during inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Feb 1, 2024 · Inspection
During inspection on 2/1/2024, I observe an employee in the classroom with children not counted in child-caregiver ratios, but the operation did not have the eligibility results completed. Note: corrected during inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 1, 2024 · Inspection
I observe a large garbage bag in the playground area accessible to children. Note: corrected when garbage bag disposed.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 14, 2023 · Inspection
I did not observe most recent fire marshal inspection report 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 · Sep 14, 2023 · Inspection
The infant feeding instruction was not updated every 30 days as required.
In plain English: For an infant who is not yet eating table food, the center must get written feeding instructions signed and dated by a parent or health-care professional, and must follow them. The center must review and update the instructions with the parent every 30 days until the infant can eat table food. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 14, 2023 · Inspection
Director is missing current transportation safety training.
In plain English: If the center transports children younger than nine (by age or development), each employee must complete two hours of transportation training each year before transporting a child, and the director must complete it too. These two hours are separate from orientation, pre-service, and annual training hours. Official rule text
Medium · Aug 11, 2023 · Assessment
During recent inspection by DFPS, no documentation was available to show a caregiver obtain training of abuse and neglect.
In plain English: A caregiver's 24 hours of yearly training must fit the ages of the children in their care and cover set topics, including at least six hours on areas such as child development or guidance and discipline, and at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect. At least five of the hours must be instructor-led, and caregivers of children under 24 months must also have one hour on shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep practices and SIDS, and early brain development. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024
High · Jun 20, 2023 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information provided during the DFPS investigation, a caregiver used harsh treatment to a child in care when she picked up a child by one arm and threw the child to the ground.
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
High · Jun 20, 2023 · Investigation (report)
Based on the Preponderance of Evidence found during the DFPS investigation, it was Reason to Believe that a caregiver Physically Abused a child in care.
In plain English: Every center employee, including staff not counted in the child-to-caregiver ratio, must show competency, good judgment, and self-control around children and treat them with courtesy, respect, and patience. Employees must make sure no child is abused, neglected, or exploited in care, and must report suspected abuse or neglect to the state. Official rule text
High · Jun 15, 2023 · Inspection
Caregiver in the pre-k room did not provide accurate number of children in the classroom during naptine. Note: corrected during inspection.
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 · Jun 15, 2023 · Inspection
I observe in the playground area a manhole that was not secured and an active wasp nest near swing set.
Plain-English explanation above
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This page reports the state’s records for Space Family Education Inc.; it is not a rating, a recommendation, or a background check, and may not be used for employment, tenant, credit, or insurance decisions.
Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).