Licensed child care center · public record
Creative Care - Blalock
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
6 state inspections, last 2 years
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
August 5, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued October 6, 2026
- Capacity
- 193 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1818437
Where
1639 Blalock Rd
Houston, TX 77080
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft. State’s note: “The loose fill of the slide in the older playground area measured at less than 4 inches.” |
| August 5, 2026 | High | 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle State’s note: “A transportation van purchased after 12.2013 was not equipped with a child safety alarm.” |
| August 5, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “The loose fill in the swing areas of the older playground area measured at less than 3 inches deep.” |
| May 7, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “A pushpin was in an area that was accessible to a child in care at the operation.” |
| March 23, 2026 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Two infants that are not yet on table food did not have an updated feeding instruction signed by a parent/guardian.” |
| September 3, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “There are two ant hills and high grass in the outdoor play area.” |
| September 3, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “The use zone of two swings sets have a depth of 3in.” |
| September 3, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft. State’s note: “The use zone of a slide with a height of 5ft 7in has a loose-fill surfacing depth of 3.5 inches. The use zone of a play structure with a height of 5ft 9in has a loose-fill surfacing depth of 7 inches.” |
| August 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4807(b) - Measurement of Use Zone for Swings - No Overlap State’s note: “The use zone of a to and fro swing set overlaps with a rocking horse.” |
| August 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean State’s note: “Two of the sofas in the school age room have torn couches.” |
| August 19, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) State’s note: “Two employees did not have the completed pre-affidavit form on file.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- August 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 11, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 7, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- March 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 3, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Creative Care - Blalock?
Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 5, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Creative Care - Blalock have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 1 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-risk, 1 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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