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Children's Center of Excellence and Daycare

Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

4 state inspections, last 2 years
76 deficiencies on the state’s summary
59 high or medium-high risk
February 26, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 29, 2021
Capacity
81 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1716285

Where

12609 S Gessner Rd
Houston, TX 77071

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 28
  • Medium-high 31
  • Medium 14
  • Medium-low 2
  • Low 1

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected. Showing the newest 25 of 76.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
May 31, 2024Medium High746.2409(a)(1) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
State’s note: “A 7 month old infant was observed sleeping in a crib with two additional mattresses under the original mattress.”
May 31, 2024
January 31, 2024High745.8641 - Requirements during probation
State’s note: “Probation condition #6 was not fully satisfied due to the following information not being available for review for all staff including the director. A training information sheet which lists each of the following: -name and role (director, caregiver, cook, driver) -original hire date -current training timeframe -date CPR/FA training completed -date or…”
February 22, 2024
November 10, 2023High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient information to support the allegation regarding staff yelling at children. Based on the information obtained, staff yell at children to sit down, be quiet or stop talking.”
January 8, 2024
November 10, 2023High746.2805(10) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, children are made to put their heads down on the table for a period of 5-10 minutes. If anyone is heard talking, the time will restart, or additional minutes will be added for all children. Children who are not misbehaving or those who arrive to the operation after timeout has begun are also require…”
January 8, 2024
October 31, 2023Medium High746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
State’s note: “Records were reviewed for 10 staff. 2 caregiver with less than 2 years of child care experience hired June and July 2023, did not have the required 24 hours of training within 90 days of employment. 1 caregiver with no previous experience had documentation of training. NOTE: Caregivers hired June and July of 2023 had 8 hours of pre-service training docume…”
November 17, 2023
October 31, 2023Medium746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “Records for 10 staff including the director was reviewed. All records were observed to be missing the following: Date of hire Documentation whether pre-service training be required. Documentation all required orientation topics have been received.”
November 10, 2023
October 31, 2023Medium High746.1109(b)(2) - Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption Attends High School - Supervised By Qualified Caregiver
State’s note: “A 17 yr old caregiver who currently attends high school was observed to be left unsupervised with a group of children multiple times. The supervising caregiver was observed to be going back and forth between the kitchen and classroom.”
October 31, 2023
August 25, 2023Medium746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
State’s note: “Children were observed sitting in high chairs and the safety straps were not secured. Note: The provider secured the straps for each child during the inspection.”
At the inspection
August 25, 2023High746.2805(10) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “A caregiver placed a child in a high chair for misbehaving during the inspection.”
August 25, 2023
July 27, 2023Medium746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
State’s note: “During the inspection expired boxes of Benadryl and Neosporin ointment was observed and has not been disposed of. Note: The provider disposed the medication during the inspection.”
At the inspection
July 27, 2023Medium High746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
State’s note: “Documentation showing the carbon monoxide detectors are being tested monthly was not available for review upon request.”
August 4, 2023
July 27, 2023Medium746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
State’s note: “Children were observed sitting in chairs equipped with safety straps and the safety straps were not secured. Note: The provider secured the straps for each child during the inspection.”
At the inspection
July 27, 2023Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “1 out of 4 chidlren's files evaluated did not contain documentation of current immunizations. The record provided was missing 1 dose of MMR and 1 dose of VAR.”
August 4, 2023
July 27, 2023High746.5319 - Smoke Detectors Testing
State’s note: “Documentation showing the smoke detectors have been tested monthly was not available for review upon request.”
August 4, 2023
May 16, 2023Medium High746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
State’s note: “1 out of 8 employee files evaluated did not contain current CPR/First Aid training. The certifiate provided had expired on May 4th, 2023.”
May 23, 2023
May 16, 2023Medium746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
State’s note: “Children's files evaluated did not contain a complete record. The following information was missing or incomplete: - Two were missing the address, and phone # of the emergency medical facility - Three were missing the special needs statements - Two were missing the parents signature for receiving a copy of the operational policies”
May 30, 2023
May 16, 2023Medium Low746.1329(a) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
State’s note: “Documentation showing training in the following topics were not available for review during the inspection: - Recognizing and Reporting Suspected Abuse and Neglect of Children - Transportation Safety Training”
May 30, 2023
May 16, 2023High746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
State’s note: “The operational policies were evaluated and did not contain the following information: - A Safe Sleeping Policy for Infants Under 12 months - The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play - The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor - The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may en…”
May 30, 2023
May 16, 2023Medium746.901 - Required Personnel Records
State’s note: “7 out of 8 staff files evaluated did not contain a complete personnel record. The following information was missing: 4 were missing the Licensing affidavits were not notarized 2 were missing the Proof of education was missing 3 were missing Signatures that the staff have completed orientation to the center”
May 30, 2023
May 3, 2023Medium High746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
State’s note: “The operation did not report an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth to childcare regulation.”
June 22, 2023
March 30, 2023Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed leaving a classroom multiple times during the inspection. The caregiver left another caregiver alone to supervise a total of 14 children 20m-2yrs old. Based on the specified age group (SAG) of the classroom was 2yrs. The caregiver was over ratio by 3 Upon arrival 3 caregiver were observed in the infant room, two caregiver then lef…”
March 30, 2023
March 30, 2023High745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
State’s note: “A caregiver with a conditonal background check stating they must never be left alone with child was left alone with 6 infant 4-15mo”
March 30, 2023
March 16, 2023Medium High746.4001(3) - First Aid Kit - Easily Accessible to Employees
State’s note: “The first aid kit was observed to be located in the truck of the vehicle used for transportation and was not readily accessible by the driver.”
March 16, 2023
March 16, 2023High746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
State’s note: “The vehicle used for transportation did not have emergency medical authorization for any of the children being transported.”
March 16, 2023
March 16, 2023Medium High746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
State’s note: “The operation does not keep a sign-in/out log for children being transported.”
March 16, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Children's Center of Excellence and Daycare?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on February 26, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Children's Center of Excellence and Daycare have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 76: 28 high-risk, 31 medium-high-risk, 14 medium-risk, 2 medium-low-risk, 1 low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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