Licensed child care center · public record
Esperanza Heights
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
3 state inspections, last 2 years
19 deficiencies on the state’s summary
10 high or medium-high risk
September 14, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued October 29, 2002
- Capacity
- 86 children
- Ages served
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 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
- 816646
Where
429 Heights Blvd
Houston, TX 77007
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “During the review of children's records 2 out of the 8 records evaluated did not have all of the required emergency contact information.” |
| September 17, 2025 | Medium | 746.1325(b) - Documented annual training - Specific to water safety State’s note: “CCR reviewed the operation Summer Safety training PowerPoint and found it does not meet the specific training requirements for water safety in and around swimming pools.” |
| September 17, 2025 | Medium High | 746.605(16) - Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission State’s note: “Four children's admission forms were evaluated and were missing the question about whether the child can swim and if they have a swim life jacket.” |
| September 17, 2025 | Low | 746.1329(b)(5) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Trainer's Qualifications State’s note: “CCR observed a training certificate that did not include all of the requirements, such as the trainer's qualifications.” |
| September 17, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3701(3) - Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded State’s note: “CCR observed floor fans in the school-age classroom and on the outside playground that are accessible to the children.” |
| September 17, 2025 | Medium | 745.651(2)(A) - Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list State’s note: “The operation have not validated the people since 02/24/2025.” |
| September 17, 2025 | Medium | 746.901(6) - Required Personnel Records -Training Hours State’s note: “Three staff files were reviewed, and the water safety training certificate was missing from each of file.” |
| September 19, 2024 | Medium | 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics State’s note: “The director is missing the required annual training topics: * Emergency preparedness * Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, *Administering medication, *Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials *Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction * Understanding building an…” |
| September 19, 2024 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “2 out of 4 caregivers were missing the following annual training topics: * Emergency preparedness * Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, *Administering medication, *Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials *Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction * Understanding…” |
| September 19, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “The operation has not conducted a fire drill since May/2024.” |
| January 24, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.” |
| September 25, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3701(10) - Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over State’s note: “A television in the stem room was not anchored down.” |
| September 25, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures State’s note: “The operation did not have their emergency preparedness plan available for viewing.” |
| September 25, 2023 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “One child is missing information for their emergency contact person.” |
| September 25, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “Two children with an food allergy did not have a food allergy plan on file.” |
| September 25, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3401(c)(2) - Annual Sanitation Inspection- Inspection unavailable must maintain documentation at operation and make available to us State’s note: “The operation did not have any documentation on not having to have a sanitation inspection.” |
| October 3, 2022 | Medium | 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required State’s note: “One caregiver is missing 15 hours of training for training year 5/21/2021 to 5/21/2022. The other caregiver is missing 14 hours of training for training year 7/20/2021 to 7/20/2022.” |
| October 3, 2022 | Medium | 746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required State’s note: “The director is missing 15 hours of annual training for training year 6/8/2021 to 6/8/2022.” |
| October 3, 2022 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “The eight children's files that were reviewed did not have an address for the emergency contact.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 14, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 19, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 24, 2024 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- September 25, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 3, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Esperanza Heights?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 14, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Esperanza Heights have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 19: 10 medium-high-risk, 7 medium-risk, 1 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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