Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77013
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Tiny Tots Childcare Center, LLC for 17 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 8 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 2 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1309 (2 times, most recently Dec 2, 2025).
The state lists Tiny Tots Childcare Center, LLC 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: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 17 violations at Tiny Tots Childcare Center, LLC, 2 fall under rules Texas weights High and 7 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 | 2 | 12% |
| Medium High | 7 | 41% |
| Medium | 4 | 24% |
| Medium Low | 3 | 18% |
| Low | 1 | 6% |
Tiny Tots Childcare Center, LLC had 17 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 2 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
5 rules were cited more than once at Tiny Tots Childcare Center, LLC in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1309 Medium | 2 | 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 Most recent: Dec 2, 2025 · first: May 15, 2025 |
| 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: May 15, 2025 · first: May 19, 2023 |
| 746.1315 Medium High | 2 | 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: May 15, 2025 · first: May 15, 2025 |
| 746.603 Low | 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: May 15, 2025 · first: May 15, 2025 |
| 746.901 Medium Low | 2 | 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 Most recent: May 15, 2025 · first: May 15, 2025 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | Inspection | 560 | 2 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | 14 | None |
| May 15, 2025 | Inspection | 719 | 12 |
| May 31, 2024 | Inspection | 178 | None |
| May 16, 2024 | Inspection | 557 | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | Inspection | 3 | None |
| May 19, 2023 | Inspection | 697 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Inspection | 537 | None |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
Medium · Dec 2, 2025 · Inspection
5 out of the 9 staff records that were reviewed did not have all of the required annual training topics.
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Medium High · Dec 2, 2025 · Inspection
The operation has exposed sharp nails on their playground fence.
In plain English: 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
Medium · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
One children are missing a health statement and have been enrolled at the operation for a year.
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Medium High · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
Two children did not have an emergency contact that was not a parent and two children did not have a number for the emergency contact.
In plain English: 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
Medium · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
The director is missing 19 annual hours for training year 4-25-24 to 4-25-25.
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 High · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
One caregivers were missing first aid training.
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Medium · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
Six caregivers were missing annual training for their training year.
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Medium High · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
The operation had a play structure that the swings were attached.
Official text of rule 746.4701
Low · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
Two children that are four years old did not have a hearing or vision screening.
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High · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
A caregiver was standing in a door way supervisor two groups of children for nap time.
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Medium Low · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
Five caregivers are missing affidavit forms.
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Medium High · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
One driver did not have current transportation training and the other driver transportation training was not available.
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 Low · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
Six caregivers that have started after September 2023 did not have a pre-employment form.
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Medium High · May 15, 2025 · Inspection
One caregivers are missing CPR training.
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Medium High · May 16, 2024 · Inspection
The operation did not practice a fire drill for the month of April.
In plain English: The center must hold a fire drill every month, and the children must be able to get out of the building within three minutes. It must also hold a severe-weather sheltering drill and a lock-down drill at least four times a year each, and record the date, time, and length of every drill. Official rule text
High · May 19, 2023 · Inspection
There were 5 children left unattended in their classroom while the caregiver was prepping other students in the cafeteria for lunch. Note: corrected when all of the children were with their caregiver.
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Medium Low · Feb 25, 2022 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
In plain English: The center must tell the state in writing within five days when its designee, the head of its governing body, their address, or its director changes. Each year by January 15, it must report online how many employees stopped working there during the previous year. Official rule text
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).