Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77077
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Tiny Feet Child Care for 33 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 7 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 3 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1309 (5 times, most recently Oct 3, 2025).
The state lists Tiny Feet Child Care as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 07:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes, Transportation to/from School, Weekend Care, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 33 violations at Tiny Feet Child Care, 3 fall under rules Texas weights High and 16 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 | 3 | 9% |
| Medium High | 16 | 48% |
| Medium | 13 | 39% |
| Medium Low | 1 | 3% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Tiny Feet Child Care had 33 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 4.3 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
6 rules were cited more than once at Tiny Feet Child Care in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1309 Medium | 5 | 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 Most recent: Oct 3, 2025 · first: Oct 12, 2022 |
| 746.1311 Medium | 4 | 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 · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Oct 3, 2025 · first: Oct 12, 2022 |
| 746.1315 Medium High | 4 | 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 Most recent: Oct 3, 2025 · first: Oct 12, 2022 |
| 746.4805 Medium High | 2 | The use zone in front of the entry and along the sides of a slide must extend at least six feet. In front of the slide exit it must extend at least six feet for slides six feet high or less, and for taller slides it must equal the platform's height above the surfacing, up to eight feet, without overlapping other equipment's use zones. Official rule text Most recent: Aug 18, 2025 · first: Aug 18, 2025 |
| 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: Sep 6, 2023 · first: Oct 12, 2022 |
| 746.1107 Medium High | 2 | Each caregiver must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma, a high school equivalent, or a high school certificate of coursework completion, in addition to meeting the standards for all employees. Official rule text Most recent: Nov 2, 2022 · first: Oct 12, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Inspection | 688 | 2 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Assessment | 3 | 3 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Inspection | 597 | 7 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Inspection | 679 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Inspection | 505 | 4 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Inspection | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Inspection | 10 | 2 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Inspection | 738 | 13 |
4 rules cited at Tiny Feet Child 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.
Medium · Aug 11, 2026 · Inspection
A volunteer present at the operation did not have a current orientation training certificate to provide to licensing during the inspection.
Official text of rule 746.1403
Medium High · Aug 11, 2026 · Inspection
One caregiver and director did not have a current transportation training certificate to provide to licensing during the inspection.
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 · Oct 3, 2025 · Assessment
The operation failed to submit trainings by compliance date. A caregiver did not have the following HASA trainings available for review. 1.Administering medication 2. Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. 3. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials. 4.Understand building and premises safety
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 3, 2025 · Assessment
The operation failed to submit trainings by compliance date. The director did not have the following HASA trainings available for review. 1. Administering medication 2. Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. 3. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials. 4. Building and premises safety
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 3, 2025 · Assessment
The operation failed to submit trainings by compliance date. The director and caregivers did not have the skill based CPR training certificate available for licensing to review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 18, 2025 · Inspection
The use zone in front of the slide did not have the required 6 feet.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Aug 18, 2025 · Inspection
The use zone around the stationary playground equipment does not meet the 6 feet perimeter requirements.
In plain English: The use zone around stationary play equipment (other than slides and soft contained play equipment) must extend at least six feet in every direction from the equipment's edge, and it may not overlap other use zones. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 18, 2025 · Inspection
The director and caregivers did not have the skill based CPR training certificate available for licensing to review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 18, 2025 · Inspection
The use zone of the slide was not the required 6 feet.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Aug 18, 2025 · Inspection
A caregiver did not have the following HASA trainings available for review. 1.Administering medication 2. Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. 3. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials. 4.Understand building and premises safety
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 18, 2025 · Inspection
A playground swing and slide structure did not have the required surfacing.
In plain English: The area under and around climbing, rocking, spinning, bouncing, or moving equipment, slides, and swings must have loose-fill or unitary (one-piece) cushioning surface. How deep or thick that surface must be depends on the height of the highest play surface on the equipment. Official rule text
Medium · Aug 18, 2025 · Inspection
The director did not have the following HASA trainings available for review. 1. Administering medication 2. Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. 3. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials. 4. Building and premises safety
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 20, 2024 · Inspection
I observed brown ceiling tiles in the primary room. The tiles appears to have a dip in them.
In plain English: 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
Medium · Sep 6, 2023 · Inspection
The director did not have 30 hours of annual training completed.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Sep 6, 2023 · Inspection
2 out off 2 caregivers did not have 24 hours of annual training completed.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Sep 6, 2023 · Inspection
2 out 4 children files reviewed did not have a current immunization record.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 6, 2023 · Inspection
A broken tricycle was observed on the playground. This was corrected during the inspection and removed off playground.
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, 2023 · Inspection
Caregiver arrived to the facility when inspector arrived. This left one caregiver with 17 children ages ranged from 5m-3yrs old alone in the building. This was corrected at inspection once caregiver walked into the building.
In plain English: 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)
Medium · Nov 2, 2022 · Inspection
During a follow up inspection, one caregiver was missing 9 hours of annual training for the annual training year.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Nov 2, 2022 · Inspection
During a follow up inspection, one caregiver was missing a high school diploma or the equivalent on file for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
Two caregivers personnel files were evaluated. Both were missing hours of annual training for the last annual training year.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
There was no written documentation provided to the parents stating the operation does not carry liability insurance.
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 High · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
One out of two caregivers was missing a high school diploma or the equivalent on file for review.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
The director did not provide CCR with accurate documentation during an inspection.
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 Low · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
One caregiver does not have a notarized affidavit on file for review.
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 · rule revised August 2024
High · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
I observed a five month child lying on her stomach while sleeping. Note: Corrected when the child was placed on her back.
Official text of rule 746.2427
High · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
In the infant classroom, I observed a five month old child sleeping in a crib with a pacifier clipped to her shirt. Note: Corrected when the pacifier and clip were removed from the crib.
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 · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
The director is missing hours of annual training for the last annual training year.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
The director and two caregivers do not have pediatric CPR training on file for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
The director and two caregivers do not have pediatric first aid training on file for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
I observed two children sleeping on mats that were not labeled by name or number. Note Corrected when the mats were labeled.
In plain English: Each walking child through age four must have an individual waterproof or washable cot, bed, or mat to sleep or rest on, provided by the center or the parent. Each must be labeled with the child's name (or a number with an assignment map), and floor mats must be marked so the sleeping side can be told apart from the floor side. Official rule text
Medium High · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
Two out of four children's files evaluated were missing current immunization records on file for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection
The operation's emergency preparedness plan does not state how children 24 months and younger will evacuate during an 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
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).