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Dimples Childcare Learning Center

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

10 state inspections, last 2 years
37 deficiencies on the state’s summary
21 high or medium-high risk
July 1, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 2, 2017
Capacity
40 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
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1624876

Where

6720 Homestead Rd
Houston, TX 77028

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 7
  • Medium-high 14
  • Medium 15
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 37.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
July 1, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
State’s note: “1 staff member who has been an employee since 2022 is missing the Health and Safety Audit annual trainings for Administering Medications, Hazardous Materials and Food Allergies.”
July 8, 2026
July 1, 2026Medium Low746.901(1) - Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
State’s note: “2 out of 4 staff files is missing documentation showing the dates of the first day on the job.”
July 8, 2026
July 1, 2026Medium746.901(10) - Required Personnel Records - Current Driver's License
State’s note: “1 out of 4 staff files missing a copy of a photo identification. Note: this was corrected at inspection when a copy of the ID was made.”
At the inspection
July 1, 2026Medium High746.5013(a)(1) - Safety Requirements for Wading Pools - Stored Out of Children's Reach
State’s note: “A children's inflatable wading pool is stored on the playground making it accessible to children.”
July 8, 2026
July 1, 2026Medium746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
State’s note: “1 out of 4 staff files is missing documentation showing how the employee meets the minimum age and education qualifications.”
July 8, 2026
May 12, 2026Medium746.2206(1)(A) - Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play - Infant Birth to 12 Months
State’s note: “The infant written activity plan and daily schedule does not reflect outdoor time opportunities for infants.”
May 15, 2026
May 12, 2026Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “Present on the playground is a wooden border that has come apart and poses a tripping hazard. The grass on the playground needs to be cut.”
May 15, 2026
May 12, 2026Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “2 children in high chairs were unfastened. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver fastened the safety straps.”
At the inspection
October 21, 2025Medium746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
State’s note: “Two children were eating breakfast with screen time. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the tv.”
At the inspection
October 21, 2025High746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “A first aid kit for 1 transportation vehicle was incomplete, missing the thermometer and scissors . Note: this was corrected at inspection when the driver added the items to the first aid kit.”
At the inspection
October 21, 2025High746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
State’s note: “1 out of 4 children transported is missing the emergency medical authorization form.”
October 21, 2025
October 21, 2025High746.5607(e)(4)(A) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 4 through 7 years of age, outgrown weight or height limit of seat and less than 4 feet, 9 inches in height
State’s note: “Two children under 4'9" were riding in the general purpose vehicle without a booster seat.”
October 21, 2025
October 21, 2025High746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
State’s note: “2 out of 2 transportation vehicles, purchased or leased on or after December 31, 2013, is not working or maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions.”
October 21, 2025
October 21, 2025High746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
State’s note: “2 out of 2 transportation vehicles had non-working fire extinguishers with the needle in the red.”
October 21, 2025
July 8, 2025Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “2 out of 4 children files missing immunization records.”
July 22, 2025
July 8, 2025Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “2 out of 4 staff missing one hour in abuse/neglect; 4 out of 4 staff missing SIDS/ Shaken baby/ early child brain development; 3 out of 4 missing emergency preparedness; 4 out of 4 missing communicable disease; 3 out of 4 missing administering medication; 3 out of 4 missing food allergy; 4 out of 4 missing building safety; 3 out of 4 missing hazardous materi…”
July 15, 2025
July 8, 2025Medium746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
State’s note: “The operational policies is missing: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play; (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor; (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation; (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take p…”
July 15, 2025
July 8, 2025Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “1 infant is missing a written feeding instructions form. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the parent filled out a form.”
At the inspection
July 8, 2025Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “The center is missing documentation of emergency drills.”
July 15, 2025
July 8, 2025Medium746.901 - Required Personnel Records
State’s note: “Missing the following records at the child-care center for one staff file: Documentation showing the dates of the first day on the job; Documentation showing how the employee meets the minimum age and education qualifications; A notarized Affidavit for Applicants for Employment; A Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Car…”
July 15, 2025
July 8, 2025Medium746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
State’s note: “Operational policies missing information for a parent or guardian of a child at a child care facility has the right to: (1) enter and examine the child care facility during the facility's hours of operation without advanced notice; (3) receive inspection reports for the child care facility and information about how to access the facility's online compliance …”
July 15, 2025
July 8, 2025Medium High746.1301(a)(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
State’s note: “1 out of 4 staff files missing transportation training for caregivers that transport.”
July 15, 2025
May 13, 2025Medium High746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
State’s note: “The tracking system for each child coming and going from your child-care center throughout the day was not maintained for all children attending care. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director updated the daily log sheet.”
At the inspection
May 13, 2025Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “A tv was playing cartoons in the infant room with children under 2 years old. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the tv.”
At the inspection
August 9, 2024Medium High746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
State’s note: “The center's director owes 2-hour training for transportation.”
August 12, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Dimples Childcare Learning Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 10 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 1, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Dimples Childcare Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 37: 7 high-risk, 14 medium-high-risk, 15 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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