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First Place Kids

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
26 deficiencies on the state’s summary
18 high or medium-high risk
September 2, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 23, 2021
Capacity
132 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-09:00 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
1718396

Where

10111 Grant Rd Ste C
Houston, TX 77070

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 7
  • Medium-high 11
  • Medium 8
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 26.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
September 2, 2026High746.605(7) - Required Admission Information - Release Information
State’s note: “One child enrolled did not have required admissions information; alternate release information.”
September 7, 2026
September 2, 2026Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “A child enrolled in care with a noted food allergy does not have the required food allergy emergency plan.”
September 11, 2026
September 2, 2026Medium High746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
State’s note: “One staff person who provides transportation did not have the required 2 hours of transportation.”
September 7, 2026
May 11, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
State’s note: “The director did not have the transportation training certificate for review upon request during the investigation.”
May 20, 2026
May 11, 2026Medium High746.5603(c) - Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
State’s note: “Based on information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the daycare van was not in compliance because the operation did not maintain current liability insurance and the vehicle registration for the van used to transport children.”
May 29, 2026
May 11, 2026Medium High746.5619 - Plan to Handle Transportation Emergencies
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation, it is determined that the operation is not in compliance because the plan to handle transportation emergencies was not provided when requested.”
May 29, 2026
May 11, 2026High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation, the operation did not appropriately report to CCR regarding the incident that occurred while transporting children in care.”
May 29, 2026
September 4, 2025Medium746.1013(a)(3) - Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records
State’s note: “The person in charge during the inspection did not have access to the personnel and training records requested for reviewed. This was corrected during the inspection when the director was contacted and direct the staff to gather the information needed.”
At the inspection
September 4, 2025High746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
State’s note: “There were no child safety alarms observed installed in the bus used for transporting children during the inspection.”
September 4, 2025
September 4, 2025High746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “There were no first aid kit observed in the bus that was used to transport children. A new First Aid kit was added to the bus during the inspection.”
At the inspection
September 9, 2024Medium High746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
State’s note: “The transportation training documenation for the director was missing one hour as required, the certficate reviewed showing only one hour was completed in January 2024.”
September 23, 2024
September 9, 2024Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “The immunization records for an infant 7 months old was not available for reviewed during the inspection.”
September 16, 2024
September 14, 2023High746.613(a) - Required Immunizations
State’s note: “Two out of five children files did not have immunizations available for review during the inspection.”
September 21, 2023
September 14, 2023Medium746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
State’s note: “The playground maintenance check list was not available for review during the inspection”
September 21, 2023
September 14, 2023Medium High746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
State’s note: “The infant, toddler and PreK room had brown stained ceiling tiles.”
September 28, 2023
September 7, 2023High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence the director threatened corporal punishment when using a ruler with a relative child in care.”
October 25, 2023
December 5, 2022Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “Six children were observed watching a children show on the iPad during the walk through of the investigation inspection. Three children were observed to be under 2 years old. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver in charge was informed and removed the iPad.”
At the inspection
November 30, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to show a three years old child was left unsupervised in another classroom while in care at the operation.”
January 3, 2023
September 20, 2022Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “The feeding instruction for four infants in care was obseved not current during the inspection. There were no certification date from three of the feeding intruction sheets from the Infant classroom.”
October 11, 2022
September 20, 2022Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “The immunization records for two infants was observed not available for reviewed.”
October 11, 2022
September 20, 2022Medium746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
State’s note: “The admission information for one infant10 months old was not available for reviewed.”
October 11, 2022
September 20, 2022Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “A caregiver from Infant classroom did not wash their hands after finished changing diaper for a child before move on to the next child. This was corrected when the caregiver was informed and washed their hands after each diaper changing period.”
At the inspection
September 20, 2022Medium High746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
State’s note: “A substitute caregiver did not have the current training certification to reviewed, The last training certification was observed completed in 2020.”
October 11, 2022
March 15, 2022Medium746.4503(a) - Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
State’s note: “The sleeping mats in the Pre-K classroom were observed being torn showing the filling which is no longer waterproof. This was corrected, new nap mats were availble to replace the damaged ones.”
At the inspection
March 15, 2022Medium High746.1301(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
State’s note: “One caregiver was missing eight hours of pre-service training certification before they can be counted in ratio.”
March 22, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected First Place Kids?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 2, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does First Place Kids have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 26: 7 high-risk, 11 medium-high-risk, 8 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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