Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77038
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Unity Child Care for 14 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 5 routine inspections and 2 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 2 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.521 (2 times, most recently Dec 29, 2025).
The state lists Unity Child Care 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: After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 14 violations at Unity Child Care, 2 fall under rules Texas weights High and 6 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 | 14% |
| Medium High | 6 | 43% |
| Medium | 1 | 7% |
| Medium Low | 4 | 29% |
| Low | 1 | 7% |
Unity Child Care had 14 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 2.4 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
2 rules were cited more than once at Unity Child Care in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.521 Medium Low | 2 | Parent right to receive contact information for CCR Most recent: Dec 29, 2025 · first: Dec 29, 2025 |
| 746.611 Medium | 2 | 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 Most recent: Dec 29, 2025 · first: Dec 29, 2025 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Inspection | 698 | 11 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Inspection | 568 | None |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Inspection | 691 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Inspection | 581 | None |
| Jan 3, 2022 | Inspection | 615 | None |
One rule cited at Unity 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 High · Jan 6, 2026 · Assessment
A composite structure with swings is being used on the playground.
Official text of rule 746.4701
Medium High · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
Of the 6 children's records evaluated, 3 lacked the requirdd infformation regarding special needs.
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 Low · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
Parents have not been provided with the correct website to review the center's compliance history online.
Medium High · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
The handle to the passenger door of one van is missing.
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 · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
Of the 6 children's records evaluated, 1 lacked a parent signed health statement that includes the name and address of the doctor who examined the child within the last 12 months.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
All of the booster and sfaety seats on both vehicles used for transportation are expired.
In plain English: Each child being transported must be secured in a car seat, booster seat, vest, harness, or seat belt that fits the child's age, height, and weight, meets federal crash-test standards, is installed per the maker's instructions, and has not expired, been damaged, or been in an accident. Children 12 and younger may not ride in the front seat. Official rule text
Medium High · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
The amount of food eaten is not being documented on the daily report sheet. This was corrected at inspection.
In plain English: By the time an infant is picked up, the center must give the parent a written or electronic report for the day showing when the infant slept, when and how much the infant ate, when diapers were changed, the infant's general mood, and a short summary of activities. Official rule text
High · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
The operational policies is lacking the following information: 1. A suspension and expulsion policy. 2. Safe sleep policy for infants 12 months and younger. 3. The type of indoor and outdoor activities the children will participate in. 4. The setting of indoor and outdoor physical activities. 5. The criteria used when weather prevents outdoor play. 6. The plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 7. Inform mother's of a comfortable place to breastfeed and they have the right to provide breast milk. 8. Annual staff training requirements in child abuse and neglect. 9. Steps the center will take to increase staff and parent awareness and prevention techniques regarding child abuse and neglect. 10. Community organizations the center will partner with. 11. Actions a parent of a ch8ild who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance. 12. Staff vaccination policy. 13. Inform parents the center is in a gang free zone.
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
Low · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
Of the 6 children's records evaluated, 1 lacked a health statement from a health care professional.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
Of the 6 personnel records evaluated, 2 lacked the pre-employment affidavit. This was corrected at inspection.
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 Low · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
Parents have not been pr]provided with the correct contact information for the local Child Care Regulation Office.
High · Dec 29, 2025 · Inspection
Two children were observed napping with strings attached to their pacifiers. This was corrected at inspection.
In plain English: Infant care must include regular care by the same caregiver when possible, individual attention such as talking, playing, and holding, comforting infants who are upset, and prompt attention to feeding and diapering. The area must be kept free of objects infants or toddlers could choke on, and an infant may never be left unsupervised. Official rule text
Medium Low · Jan 21, 2025 · Assessment
The number of employees leaving employment was not reported by the deadline.
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
Medium High · Jan 3, 2024 · Inspection
One caregiver did not have current tranining in pediatric First Aid/CPR.
In plain English: 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
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).