Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77018
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Toddler House INC No 4 for 41 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 24 routine inspections and 8 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 9 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.3407 (5 times, most recently Oct 5, 2026).
The state lists Toddler House INC No 4 as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 41 violations at Toddler House INC No 4, 9 fall under rules Texas weights High and 22 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 | 9 | 22% |
| Medium High | 22 | 54% |
| Medium | 8 | 20% |
| Medium Low | 2 | 5% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Toddler House INC No 4 had 41 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.5 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
8 rules were cited more than once at Toddler House INC No 4 in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.3407 Medium High | 5 | 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: Oct 5, 2026 · first: Sep 11, 2023 |
| 746.1203 High | 4 | 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 Most recent: Aug 9, 2024 · first: Jul 1, 2022 |
| 746.1315 Medium High | 3 | 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 5, 2026 · first: Oct 25, 2022 |
| 746.605 Medium High | 3 | 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: Oct 22, 2024 · first: Oct 25, 2022 |
| 746.4907 Medium High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Oct 5, 2026 · first: Jul 28, 2022 |
| 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 · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Oct 22, 2024 · first: Oct 25, 2022 |
| 746.1205 Medium 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 9, 2024 · first: Aug 9, 2024 |
| 746.1601 Medium High | 2 | 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: Aug 31, 2023 · first: Jul 1, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
32 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Inspection | 823 | 4 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Inspection | 69 | None |
| May 15, 2025 | Inspection | 353 | None |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 2 |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Inspection | 922 | 3 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Inspection | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 4 | 1 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Inspection | 5 | None |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 6 | None |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Inspection | 5 | 5 |
| May 30, 2024 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| May 23, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Inspection | 96 | None |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Inspection | 352 | 4 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Inspection | 3 | None |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | 2 | 2 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Inspection | 954 | 8 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Inspection | 2 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Inspection | 3 | None |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 5 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Inspection | 3 | 2 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Inspection | 3 | 2 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Inspection | 266 | 2 |
6 rules cited at Toddler House INC No 4 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 · Oct 5, 2026 · Inspection
The grass in the outdoor playground area is above the height of the ankles. The grass has grown over the loose fill in the swings and slide area. There is a tree stump with a large hole in the outdoor playground area.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 5, 2026 · Inspection
The operation was not able to provide documentation of the most recent fire inspection
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 5, 2026 · Inspection
The loose fill in the area of the swings and the slide is less than 1 inch.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 5, 2026 · Inspection
A caregiver had a CPR training that expired on 8.2026.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Mar 19, 2025 · Investigation (report)
A caregiver displayed improper good judgement.
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 · Mar 19, 2025 · Investigation (report)
The operation did not report an incident that placed a child at risk within the two-day time frame.
In plain English: The center must tell the state licensing office as soon as possible, and within two days, about events such as a child injury that needs medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness that needs hospitalization, a reportable disease, the arrest or criminal charge of a person who needs a background check, or any unusual situation that puts a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. A child's death in care must be reported immediately. Official rule text
Medium High · Oct 22, 2024 · Inspection
Two children had a parent as a emergency contact.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 22, 2024 · Inspection
One caregiver is missing 13 hours of annual training for training year 6/29/23-6/29/24, one caregiver is missing 15 hours for training year 9-4-23-9-4-24.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 22, 2024 · Inspection
One child is missing a health statement and the child has been enrolled for longer then a year.
In plain English: 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
Medium High · Oct 1, 2024 · Inspection
In the pre-school and school age classroom the walls and floors are still not clean.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Sep 19, 2024 · Investigation (report)
Base on the investigation conducted an infant had a bib on their neck while asleep in 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
Medium High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
In the classrooms walls and floors are not cleaned. In the toddler classroom the wall is missing the boarder.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
A caregiver was seen using her personal device to watch a show during nap time. This was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver put her phone away.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
An infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device at 12:51pm the infant dailly report showed the infant went to sleep at 11:40 am. The infant was asleep in the swing for over an hour. The infant was removed from the swing.
In plain English: An infant may not sleep in a restrictive device unless the center has a completed Sleep Exception Form with a health-care professional's signed statement that it is medically necessary. Without that form, if an infant falls asleep in such a device, the caregiver must move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
Two teachers did not know or have documentation of the children's names and ages.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
Cleaning supplies were within reach of children in the school age room. This was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver moved the cleaning supplies to the cleaning supplies closet.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
During the inspection 3 caregivers provided an incorrect number to licensing for the number of children they were responsible for supervising.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 24, 2023 · Inspection
On the infant/toddler playground they is only one exit, the fence area needs another exit.
Official text of rule 746.4307
Medium High · Oct 24, 2023 · Inspection
The fence around both play area was only 3 ft and 9 inches, it is not the required 4ft tall.
In plain English: The outdoor activity space must be enclosed by a fence or wall at least four feet high. Exceptions include programs that only offer after-school care in a public school classroom, programs that only offer alternate care or get-well care, and spaces used only by children five and older. Official rule text
Medium · Oct 24, 2023 · Inspection
Two infants did not have updated feeding instruction forms the forms was last updated in September.
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 · Oct 24, 2023 · Inspection
The sanitation inspection expired 10-4-2023.
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 · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
Under the swings and moving equipment they did not have the required loose-fill surfacing under the equipment.
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 High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
On the playground the grass area was high and one of the play structures had broken pieces.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 31, 2023 · Investigation (report)
In the school age classroom they was one caregiver with 48 children in care they were 22 children over ratio. In the infant classroom the caregiver had 5 infants specified age group 0-11 months old the caregiver had one over ratio. One caregiver had 19 children specified age group 4 years old, the caregiver had one over ratio.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Oct 25, 2022 · Inspection
One caregiver is missing an affidavit form in their 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 · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · Oct 25, 2022 · Inspection
The director and three caregiver do not have annual transportation training. One caregiver last training was done 3/6/2020.
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 25, 2022 · Inspection
Four caregivers did not have 24 annual training hours (6/29/2021 to 6/29/2022, 11/2/2020 to 11/2/2021, 9/17/2021 to 9/17/2022, 10/21/2021 to 10/21/2022 and 9/4/2021 to 9/4/2022) and one caregiver is missing 14 hours of annual training for training year 11/5/2020 to 11/5/2021.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Oct 25, 2022 · Inspection
Two caregivers are missing first aid training one caregivers expired 1/27/2019 and the other caregiver did not have a card.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 25, 2022 · Inspection
Three children are missing an address for their emergency contact.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium Low · Oct 25, 2022 · Inspection
One child is missing admission date on their enrollment form.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Oct 25, 2022 · Inspection
Two caregivers are missing CPR training one caregivers expired 1/27/2019 and the other caregiver did not have a card.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 25, 2022 · Inspection
The director did not have any training hours for training year 2/15/2021 to 2/15/2022. Corrected: When the director had training hours for current training year 2/15/2022 to 2/15/2023.
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 · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Jul 28, 2022 · Inspection
The play area on both playgrounds didn't have enough loose-fill surfacing under both swings sets.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jul 20, 2022 · Investigation (report)
I asked a caregiver how many children they had it was stated 25, when I counted the children it was 26.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Jul 14, 2022 · Inspection
Children were sitting around at the tables and carpet with no activity sitting and waiting to go home.
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
High · Jul 14, 2022 · Inspection
The pre-school and school age children were combined together in the school age classroom. When asked the school age caregiver how many it was stated 15, when I asked the first pre-school caregiver how many she stated 6. When I counted all the children in the room their where 26 children, which left 5 children unattended without a caregiver.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Jul 1, 2022 · Inspection
The school age caregiver had 27 children, the max group for one caregiver is 1 to 26.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jul 1, 2022 · Inspection
When asking a caregiver how many children they had it was stated 15 and when I counted they were only 13 children. When asking another caregiver how many children she had it was stated 17 when I counted it was only 16 children.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Jun 30, 2022 · Investigation (report)
During the determination of the investigation it was stated that parents are not allowed in the building to drop children off or talk with caregivers. Parents are only allowed at the front entrance of the operation.
In plain English: The permit holder must set and follow policies that meet the state minimum standards, name a qualified director who is responsible on site every day, make sure staff report suspected abuse directly to the state hotline, and keep the number of children in care within the licensed capacity. It must also let parents visit any time during operating hours without prior approval and follow the state child-care licensing law and rules. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Oct 29, 2021 · Inspection
During the inspection I observed a changing table that was found to be contaminated with food and other substances. Photos were taken. This was corrected when the caregiver sanitized the changing table.
In plain English: Caregivers must wash their own hands, wash the child's hands after each diaper change, throw away disposable gloves after each change, and sanitize the changing surface after each use (or use a disposable paper liner between back-to-back changes). Soiled diapers must go in covered or sealed containers, soiled clothing must go home in a sealed plastic bag, and caregivers with open wounds or casts or bandages that get in the way of handwashing may not change diapers. Official rule text
Medium High · Oct 29, 2021 · Inspection
During the inspection I observed a caregiver wiping two children's noses without washing her hands in between.
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
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This page reports the state’s records for Toddler House INC No 4; 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).