Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77064
Between Apr 13, 2022 (the first state visit on record) and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Starting Point Childrens Center for 44 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 22 routine inspections and 11 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 6 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.605 (4 times, most recently Feb 12, 2026).
The state lists Starting Point Childrens Center as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:30 AM to 06:30 PM (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. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 44 violations at Starting Point Childrens Center, 6 fall under rules Texas weights High and 26 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 | 14% |
| Medium High | 26 | 59% |
| Medium | 11 | 25% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 1 | 2% |
Starting Point Childrens Center had 44 violations since Apr 13, 2022, a shorter record than most, more than the five-year median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.9 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
10 rules were cited more than once at Starting Point Childrens Center since Apr 13, 2022.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.605 Medium High | 4 | 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 · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Feb 12, 2026 · first: Oct 11, 2023 |
| 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: Aug 12, 2025 · first: Feb 16, 2024 |
| 746.1301 Medium High | 4 | New employees must complete orientation within seven days and before being alone with children, and caregivers must complete 24 hours of pre-service training (8 hours before being counted in the ratio and 16 more within 90 days) unless exempt. Caregivers and the director must complete pediatric first aid within 90 days and before being alone with children, and pediatric CPR within 90 days, keep both current, complete annual training every 12 months (24 hours for caregivers, 30 for the director), and take extra yearly training if they transport children under nine or take children to a pool. Official rule text (single-rule page) · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Oct 11, 2023 · first: Oct 11, 2023 |
| 746.1601 Medium High | 3 | 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) Most recent: Feb 26, 2026 · first: Aug 22, 2023 |
| 746.3701 Medium High | 3 | 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 Most recent: Feb 16, 2024 · first: Jun 20, 2023 |
| 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: Feb 12, 2026 · first: Oct 11, 2023 |
| 746.4003 Medium | 2 | 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 Most recent: Feb 16, 2024 · first: Oct 11, 2023 |
| 746.501 Medium | 2 | The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024 Most recent: Oct 11, 2023 · first: Oct 11, 2023 |
| 746.613 Medium High | 2 | Each child from birth through age 14 must meet and keep meeting the state health department's immunization requirements, and the center must keep current immunization records, including any exemptions or exceptions. Required immunizations must be complete by the admission date, unless an exemption is verified by then or a homeless or foster child is admitted provisionally for up to 30 days. Official rule text Most recent: Oct 11, 2023 · first: Oct 11, 2023 |
| 746.1205 High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Aug 22, 2023 · first: Jun 20, 2023 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (from Apr 13) | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
33 visits on record since Apr 13, 2022, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Investigation (report) | 4 | None |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Inspection | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Inspection | 551 | 6 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Inspection | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 2 | 2 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Inspection | 725 | 3 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Inspection | 547 | 4 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Inspection | — | None |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2023 | Inspection | 11 | None |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Inspection | 821 | 17 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 5 | None |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 5 | None |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Inspection | 12 | 7 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Inspection | 4 | None |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Inspection | 439 | 3 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Inspection | — | None |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Inspection | 664 | None |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Inspection | — | None |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 4 | None |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Inspection | 242 | None |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Inspection | 279 | None |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Inspection | — | None |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Inspection | 1184 | None |
4 rules cited at Starting Point Childrens 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.
Medium High · Feb 26, 2026 · Inspection
The infant 1 classroom had 1 caregiver with 6 children ages 9 months through 23 months: with a specified age range of 12-17 months. The classroom was over ratio by one child. Ratio needs to be 1:5.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 12, 2026 · Inspection
One of the drivers and director did not have transportation 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 · Feb 12, 2026 · Inspection
Child has been enrolled for over a year, child was enrolled in 4/18/2024 and did not have a health statement on file.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Feb 12, 2026 · Inspection
The operation las fire inspection was conducted on 6-18-2025, over a year ago.
In plain English: The center must have a fire inspection by a state or local fire marshal before its first permit is issued and at least once every 12 months. Centers in public school buildings run by the local school district are exempt, and if no inspection is available the center must get written proof of that from a fire marshal or county judge. Official rule text
Medium High · Feb 12, 2026 · Inspection
The health inspection was last conducted on 2-6-2025.
In plain English: The center must have a sanitation inspection by a local sanitation official before its first permit and at least once every 12 months, unless it is in a public school building run by the local school district. If no inspection is available, the center must get written proof of that from a sanitation official or county judge and keep it at the center. Official rule text
Medium High · Feb 12, 2026 · Inspection
The infant two classroom was out of ratio for nap time, there was one caregiver specified age ground 12-17 months old, the caregiver was three over the ratio for 1 to 5 children.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 12, 2026 · Inspection
Two children did not have an emergency contact beside a parent.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 12, 2025 · Inspection
During the inspection of the school age room I observed a wall with large area of paint peeled.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Aug 8, 2025 · Investigation (report)
The director was found not to have been ensuring the operation was operating in compliance with minimum standards when she taped a piece of paper over a hole with mold in the preschool classroom.
In plain English: The director must make sure the center's daily operation and all employees follow the minimum standards, that staff assignments match their skills and training, and that employees are supervised. Caregivers may not be regularly scheduled for more than ten hours of direct child care in a 24-hour period, and qualified substitutes must be called in when needed to meet the standards. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 8, 2025 · Investigation (report)
During the walkthrough I observed mold on a wall in the preschool room.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Feb 14, 2025 · Inspection
During review of personnel records 2 out of 10 records evaluated did not have a copy of current driver's license for caregivers providing transportation services. This was corrected when the director made copies and placed them in the file.
In plain English: The center must keep a file at the center for each employee, caregiver, substitute, and volunteer, available during operating hours. It must include 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
Medium High · Feb 14, 2025 · Inspection
During the walkthrough of the upstairs school age room, I observed a crack in the ceiling sheetrock.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 14, 2025 · Inspection
During review of record keeping 1 out of 10 records evaluated did not have current CPR training.
In plain English: Each caregiver and the center director must hold a current certificate in pediatric first aid (including rescue breathing and choking) and in pediatric CPR. A new caregiver may work with children before getting the CPR certificate, but at least one employee or caregiver with a current pediatric CPR certificate must be on the premises whenever children are in care. Official rule text
Medium High · Feb 16, 2024 · Inspection
The operation has a water hose on the toddler s playground and is accessible to the children. Note: This was corrected when the director stored the water hose away.
Official text of rule 746.5015
Medium · Feb 16, 2024 · Inspection
The infant classroom first aid kit was missing tape, scissors, thermometer, and tweezer. Note: This was corrected when the director added the items in the first aid kit.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Feb 16, 2024 · Inspection
The Pre-K and School-age classroom has cleaning products stored under the sink cabinet that is accessible to the children with no locking mechanism.
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Medium High · Feb 16, 2024 · Inspection
The toddler one classroom was missing a safety outlet cover. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director replaced the outlet covers.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, one record lacked the original exemption form for the child.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 9 personnel records evaluated, 7 staff did not complete 24 clock hours of annual training for their respective training year. The staff will need to receive make-up training hours that will not count towards the current training year.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
The First Aid Kit in one van did not have Band-Aids or antiseptic solution/wipes.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
The parent handbook does not inform parents of the benefits of physical activity and outdoor play, the duration of phys cai activity and outdoor play, types of physical activities the children will participate in, the setting of the activities, the criteria used when there is extreme weather and the plan for children to still receive physical activity when weather prevents them from going outside.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
Three classrooms (Infant Two and Pre-K) do not have activity plans that state the specific daily activities.
In plain English: A written activity plan must name the group and the dates it covers and outline the specific daily activities. It must give children enough time to progress at their own pace and avoid long waits or long stretches of sitting or standing, and any screen time in the plan must come with other choices for children who do not want to take part. Official rule text
Medium High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
A caregiver is not washing their hands with running water and soap after diaper changes,
In plain English: Employees must wash their hands at set times, including on arrival, before handling food or medication or feeding a child, after diapering or helping a child use the toilet, after their own toileting, and after wiping noses or handling other bodily fluids. They must also wash after outdoor activities, handling animals or raw food, eating or smoking, using cleaners or chemicals, and removing gloves. Official rule text
Medium High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
The Emergency Preparedness Plan does not state how children will be cared for during the emergency.
In plain English: The center's written emergency plan must explain how staff will evacuate, relocate, or shelter and lock down children, 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 center 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
Medium · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, one lacked the name, address and phone number of the child's doctor.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, three lacked a health care statement,
In plain English: For each child who does not attend pre-K or school away from the center, the center must have a health statement on file within one week of admission. This is usually a written statement from a 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 High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
The director has not completed a Transportation Safety training course.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
The parent handbook does not inform parents of the procedures that will take place for inclusive child care for any child with special care needs.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Low · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, one did not include the results of a vision and hearing screening.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, one lacked the address of the emergency contact.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 7 have not completed 24 clock hours of pre-service training. These staff are being counted in the child/staff ratio. Additionally, one staff that just started on the day of the inspection was counted in the child/staff ratio without the 8 clock hours of pre-service training being completed. This staff needs to complete the 8 clock hours of pre-service training by 10/16/23.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
The director received 6 of the 30 clock hours of required annual training for the March 2022-March 2023 training year. The director will need to receive 24 clock hours of make-up training that will not count towards the current training year.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
All 10 of the children's records lacked information regarding special needs.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
High · Oct 11, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, five were behind with immunizations.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 22, 2023 · Inspection
A toddler classroom was of compliance with child/staff ratios. There were 12 children, ages 22 months to 2 years old with one caregiver. The specified age group was 2 years old.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 22, 2023 · Inspection
There were uncovered outlets in a pre-k classroom.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Aug 22, 2023 · Inspection
The school age chuldren were watching a show that was not educational and not related to planned activities. This was corrected at inspection.
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
Medium High · Aug 22, 2023 · Inspection
A caregiver for a toddler classroom did not know the ages of children she was responsible for.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Aug 22, 2023 · Inspection
The background check staff that is no longer employed by the center was not inactivated within the 7 days. This was corrected at inspection.
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 · Aug 22, 2023 · Inspection
Grass has overgrown the loose-fill surfacing in several areas of the playground; therefore, the loose-fill surfacing is not being maintained at the proper depth of 6 inches.
In plain English: Loose-fill surfacing under play equipment must be kept at least six inches deep when the highest play surface is five feet or lower, and at least nine inches deep when it is higher. It may not be laid over concrete or asphalt or used indoors, and equipment posts must be marked to show the required depth. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 22, 2023 · Inspection
The school-age classroom was not in compliance with the maxium group size. There were 36 children, ages 5-12 years old, with two caregivers. The specified age group was 7 years old.
In plain English: When 13 or more children are in care, a group, even with two or more caregivers, may have at most 10 infants under 12 months, 13 children 12 to 17 months, 18 children 18 to 23 months, 22 two-year-olds, 30 three-year-olds, or 35 children ages four through 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age. Official rule text (single-rule page)
High · Jun 20, 2023 · Inspection
One infant, 5 months of age was observed covered with a blanket during naptime. One infant, 12 months of age was observed with a bottle in the crib during naptime. Caregivers were advised to remove extra objects from all infant cribs.
In plain English: Centers may not use baby walkers, doorway jumpers, accordion gates, toys small enough to swallow or choke on, or bean bags, waterbeds, or foam pads as sleeping equipment for infants. For an infant younger than 12 months, the crib or play yard must be bare except for a tight-fitting sheet and, if used, a thin, tight-fitting mattress cover made for that mattress. Official rule text
High · Jun 20, 2023 · Inspection
One child, 12 years of age was observed on the entryway stairs of the school-age area, which was separate from the remainder of the classroom. An 11-year-old child was observed walking from the upstairs area unsupervised, and into the hallway of the main childcare facility. No caregiver was observed with the child, and/or in the hallway.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jun 20, 2023 · Inspection
Three outlet plugs were uncovered, and/or misplaced in the Preschool 3 classroom. The assistant Director was able to replace the outlet covers during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).