Licensed child care center · public record
Children Today
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
17 state inspections, last 2 years
77 deficiencies on the state’s summary
37 high or medium-high risk
November 4, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 20, 2019
- Capacity
- 60 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 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
- 1680717
Where
4204 Yale St
Houston, TX 77018
Deficiencies by risk level
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 77.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “The operation was unable to provide documentation of the parent handbook the meets the requirements of the minimum standards.” |
| October 7, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Three children files did not have the current immunization record.” |
| October 7, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records State’s note: “Operation was unable to provide documentation of the recent playground maintenance checklist.” |
| October 7, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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: “A caregiver left the classroom to open the front door. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom.” |
| September 9, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records State’s note: “Operation did not have a record of the previous three months of playground maintenance checklist.” |
| September 9, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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: “A caregiver left the classroom to open the front door. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom.” |
| April 30, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “A reviewed child's file did not have a complete emergency contact that was separate from the parent.” |
| April 30, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “The CPR certificate provided via email did not include the required hands-on curriculum.” |
| March 16, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “A reviewed child's file did not have a complete emergency contact.” |
| March 16, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “A caregiver has an expired CPR date of 7.2025.” |
| January 28, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(1) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records State’s note: “The operation was unable to provide access to the children's records.” |
| January 28, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “The operation was unable to provide access to the personnel records.” |
| December 11, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “The operation was unable to provide access to the personnel records.” |
| December 11, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(1) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records State’s note: “The operation was unable to provide access to the children's records.” |
| December 4, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(17) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Record of Pest Extermination State’s note: “The operation was not able to provide the documentation of the most recent pest extermination.” |
| December 4, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3427 - Pest Extermination State’s note: “The operation uses over the counter pest control without a certified noncommercial applicator.” |
| December 4, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407(13) - Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials State’s note: “There was a box of combat max roach killer within reach of children in the hallway.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Four of the six reviewed children records did not have an updated immunization record.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “A present caregiver had a cpr/first aid training with an expiration date of 7/2025.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium | 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills State’s note: “The operation did not have documentation of fire drills completed for 2025.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required State’s note: “A caregiver had 20 of the 24 required annual training hours.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5207(b) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room State’s note: “The toddler room did not have an evacuation diagram posted.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium High | 746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets State’s note: “A crib sheet in the infant room was not snug fitting. This was corrected when the caregiver replaced the crib sheet with a snug fitting crib sheet.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The grass in the outdoor area has grown to a height above the ankles.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) State’s note: “Three caregiver files did not have a pre employment affidavit.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 11, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 4, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 8, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 25, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 6, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Children Today?
Texas HHSC's file lists 17 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 4, 2026. 15 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Children Today have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 77: 7 high-risk, 30 medium-high-risk, 37 medium-risk, 3 medium-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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