Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77055
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care for 8 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 10 routine inspections and 4 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 6 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 745.641 (2 times, most recently Mar 24, 2025).
The state lists ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 07:00 AM to 06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Accredited, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 8 violations at ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care, 6 fall under rules Texas weights High and 0 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 | 6 | 75% |
| Medium High | 0 | 0% |
| Medium | 2 | 25% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care had 8 violations in five years, fewer than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 0.3 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
1 rule was cited more than once at ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care 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: Mar 24, 2025 · first: Feb 3, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
14 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | Inspection | 648 | None |
| May 21, 2025 | Inspection | 97 | None |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Investigation (self-report) | 6 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 4 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Inspection | 531 | 2 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Inspection | 730 | None |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Inspection | 500 | None |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2022 | Inspection | 686 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Investigation (self-report) | 2 | 2 |
One rule cited at ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care 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 · Mar 24, 2025 · Investigation (report)
An employee that regularly present at the operation did not have a background check.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Mar 12, 2025 · Investigation (report)
Base on the investigation conduct it is evidence to support that a caregiver grabbed a child by the face inappropriately.
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 · Jan 17, 2025 · Inspection
The director is missing the additional required annual training topics: * Administering medication *Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. * Understanding building and physical premises safety. * Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
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 · Jan 17, 2025 · Inspection
9 out of 10 caregivers did not have the required annual training topics in the following areas: * Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. * Understanding building and physical premises safety. * Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
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
High · Jan 31, 2024 · Investigation (report)
A child was left unsupervised and whereabouts were unknown for approximately three minutes.
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
High · Feb 3, 2022 · Inspection
A caregiver observed caring for kids does not have an active background check with and ELIGIBLE status. NOTE: The deficiency was corrected at inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Feb 2, 2022 · Investigation (report)
A caregiver forgot a child in the bathroom while taking the rest of the class to an activity.
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 · Feb 2, 2022 · Investigation (report)
A caregiver failed to ensure all children were in their care prior to leaving the classroom to their next activity.
In plain English: 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
Based on the kinds of rules cited at ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care:
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).