Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77071

Yeshiva Torat Emet

11330 BRAESRIDGE DR, Houston, TX 77071 · (713) 721-3900 · State permit no. 1547622

Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Yeshiva Torat Emet for 10 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 6 routine inspections and 2 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 4 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.303 (2 times, most recently Jan 22, 2025).

The state lists Yeshiva Torat Emet as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 08:30 AM to 04:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Program type: Child Care Program.

Violations by state risk weight

Of the 10 violations at Yeshiva Torat Emet, 4 fall under rules Texas weights High and 4 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work

WeightViolationsShare
High440%
Medium High440%
Medium00%
Medium Low220%
Low00%

Compared with other Houston licensed child care centers

Yeshiva Torat Emet had 10 violations in five years, fewer than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.3 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.

Violations in five years: Yeshiva Torat Emet 10, Houston five-year median 11This daycare10Houston median11

Repeat issues

2 rules were cited more than once at Yeshiva Torat Emet in the last five years.

RuleTimesWhat the rule covers
746.303
Medium Low
2The 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
Most recent: Jan 22, 2025 · first: Mar 14, 2022
746.1203
Medium High
2Caregivers 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: Feb 21, 2023 · first: Feb 21, 2023

Year by year

Routine inspections and violations per year at Yeshiva Torat Emet, 2021 to 2026002021112022222023122024132025122026
YearRoutine inspectionsAll state visitsViolations
2021 (from Oct 20)000
2022121
2023222
2024112
2025123
2026112

Every state visit

8 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.

DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Feb 20, 2026Inspection4982
Feb 20, 2025Inspection8312
Jan 22, 2025Assessment11
Feb 21, 2024Inspection4442
Feb 23, 2023Inspection2None
Feb 21, 2023Inspection4092
Mar 14, 2022Assessment11
Feb 23, 2022Inspection778None

All 10 violations, newest first

One rule cited at Yeshiva Torat Emet changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.

High · Feb 20, 2026 · Inspection

745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

A caregiver was observed to be present and in care of children without notification of eligibility from the centralized background check unit.

In plain English: An operation must get notice from the state's background check unit that a person is eligible, eligible with conditions, or provisionally eligible with conditions before letting that person be at the operation. While waiting, the person may attend orientation or pre-service training only if they have no contact with children in care. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 20, 2026
Correction verified:
Feb 20, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Feb 20, 2026 · Inspection

746.201(11) - AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity

The operation was observed to be over capacity. The operation's capacity is currently 187. 202 children were counted in care. The operation was over capacity by 15 NOTE: The operation was measured during the inspection to include added classrooms to the capacity.

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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 20, 2026
Correction verified:
Feb 27, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Feb 20, 2025 · Inspection

745.635(2) - AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter

An individual ineligible to be present was observed at the operation in direct care of children.

In plain English: If the state's background check unit finds a person ineligible, the operation must immediately remove that person from the operation and confirm it received the notice. If the person is eligible or provisionally eligible with conditions, the operation must limit the person's duties to follow those conditions. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 20, 2025
Correction verified:
Feb 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 20, 2025 · Inspection

746.3419 - Handwashing Procedures

Multiple caregivers were observed doing diaper changes or assiting with tolieting and did not have the children wash their hands or wash their own hands.

Official text of rule 746.3419

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 20, 2025
Correction verified:
Feb 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium Low · Jan 22, 2025 · Assessment

746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by 11:59 p.m. on January 15, 2025, as required.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 25, 2025
Correction verified:
Jan 24, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Feb 21, 2024 · Inspection

746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

The caregiver did not have a child was their hands after removing the child from the diaper changing table.

In plain English: Children must wash their hands before eating and before water-table play, and after using the toilet or having a diaper changed, after outdoor activities, after playing in sand, and after feeding or touching animals. They must also wash any other time a caregiver has reason to believe they touched something that could harm them. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 21, 2024
Correction verified:
Feb 23, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 21, 2024 · Inspection

746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area

A child was observed to be repmved from the diaper changing table. The caregiver did not replace the disposable liner before placing another child on the 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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 21, 2024
Correction verified:
Feb 23, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Feb 21, 2023 · Inspection

746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

A child in a play yard was observed to be placed in the closet for naptime. The light was off and the door was closed. The caregiver's back was facing the door NOTE: The child was removed from the closet when instructed by Licensing.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 21, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 23, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 21, 2023 · Inspection

746.1203(6) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities

A caregiver was observed to be on their personal device while supervising naptime.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 21, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 23, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium Low · Mar 14, 2022 · Assessment

746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

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. NOTE: The operation reported the number of employees who left in 2021 on 3/1/2022 after the deadline.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 14, 2022
Correction verified:
Mar 14, 2022
Technical assistance given:
No

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Source and corrections

This page reports the state’s records for Yeshiva Torat Emet; 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).