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Children's Courtyard

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

5 state inspections, last 2 years
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
16 high or medium-high risk
January 5, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 7, 2000
Capacity
152 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
547770- 810

Where

9144 Louetta Rd
Spring, TX 77379

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 7
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
September 4, 2025Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “One infant, 5 months of age was not strapped into the highchair.”
September 4, 2025
September 4, 2025Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “One staff did not wash, and/or assist a child, two years of age with handwashing after a diaper change.”
At the inspection
April 9, 2025High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “On 04/08/2025, one child was left unattended in the Grow Fit classroom for approximately 3-5 minutes. The person in charge, did not notify the parent of the incident immediately, and/or during pick-up the day of the incident. The following day, 04/09/2025, the parent was not notified of the situation until pick-up, at approximately 6-6:30PM, more than 12 hou…”
May 2, 2025
April 9, 2025High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “One child, 21 months old, was left unattended in the Grow Fit classroom for approximately 3-5 minutes. A staff retrieved the child when notified by another staff member. The child was returned to their primary classroom then after.”
April 11, 2025
August 2, 2024Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “On 08/08/2024 two infants, 12 months of age was grouped with school-age children, 4- 10 years of age. Based on the documentation observed the infants were present with the mixed group for approximately 10-15 minutes. A total of 18 children were signed in at one designated time. On 08/09/2024, one infant 12 months of age was grouped with school-age children,…”
September 27, 2024
May 1, 2024HighHRC 42.0563 - Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor
State’s note: “Three staff files hired after 09/01/2023 did not have a pre-employment affidavit available for review. Licensing staff provided a copy of form 2912 via email for staff to complete while Licensing was present.”
At the inspection
February 13, 2024Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The annual sanitation inspection was dated January 17, 2023.”
February 27, 2024
December 20, 2023High746.1003(3) - Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
State’s note: “The Director did not address safety concerns brought to their attention by the childcare staff related to behavior, which resulted in numerous of incidents where children were injured. Staff was not provided additonal trainings related to working with children who experienced behavioral problems.”
February 2, 2024
May 17, 2023Medium High746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
State’s note: “Based on the documentation observed the operation did not inspect and/or service the carbon monoxide detector. The were no documentation for the year of 2023.”
At the inspection
May 17, 2023High746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
State’s note: “There were two children's records did not obtain authorization from parent/guardian to transport a child for emergency medical treatment.”
May 19, 2023
May 17, 2023Medium746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
State’s note: “Three children's records observed did not have health statements available for review.”
June 7, 2023
November 1, 2022Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “One child's file did not include an immunization record for review. No record was in the child's file. Child's enrollment date is 10/04/2022.”
November 4, 2022
August 17, 2022Medium High746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
State’s note: “One out of five infant bottles were not labeled. The bottle did not contain the child's first name, and/or last name. The operation labels the child's individual tray, but not the bottle. The operation has now made the proper changes to bottle labeling.”
October 13, 2022
June 15, 2022Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “One caregiver was observed changing diapers within the infant classroom. The caregiver changed two diapers without washing their hands.”
At the inspection
April 25, 2022High746.2805(4) - Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained, there were reports of inappropriate discipline by the use of one's hand. Three out six children interviewed reported being hit by their caregiver.”
June 9, 2022
April 21, 2022Medium High746.1203(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages
State’s note: “The caregiver in the Toddler classroom was not aware of the specific ages of the youngest and oldest child in care. The caregiver in the Preschool classroom was not aware of the number of children in which they were responsible for. The caregiver stated there were a total of 8 children in care, and Licensing observed 11 children in care.”
April 25, 2022
April 19, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained, three children slipped through the gate on the playground area. The caregiver was not near the children in order to prevent them from leaving the active play area. The lead teacher was informed by another caregiver in a separate area that two children were outside of the gate.”
April 22, 2022
April 19, 2022Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The double gates along the main street were broken which left an open space for children to have access to a main road. The double gates between the school-age active play area and toddler active play area contained a hole in the gate.”
April 28, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Children's Courtyard?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 5, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Children's Courtyard have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 7 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-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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