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Licensed child care center · public record

First Step Holdings Inc. dba Discovery Schoolhouse

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

5 state inspections, last 2 years
16 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
October 21, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 29, 2014
Capacity
219 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 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
1548182

Where

4900 Falcon Landing Blvd
Katy, TX 77494

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 7
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 1

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
October 21, 2026Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “Five out of ten staff's records evaluated were lacking twenty-four clock hours of training.”
October 30, 2026
October 21, 2026Low746.1045 - Education Outside of U.S.
State’s note: “Two out of ten staff records evaluated the education outside of U.S. was not translated to English.”
October 30, 2026
October 21, 2026Medium746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
State’s note: “One of out ten staff files evaluated did not have documentation showing their education qualification.”
October 30, 2026
October 27, 2025Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “The operation has not complete their annual children product certification since year of 2024.”
November 7, 2025
October 27, 2025Medium746.4003(b) - First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
State’s note: “The first aid kit cabinet was review. Four items were found to be expired since 2024.”
November 7, 2025
October 27, 2025Medium746.503 - Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
State’s note: “A total of ten children files were review; Ten out of ten children files were missing the parental right form 2987 in their respective folders.”
November 7, 2025
December 5, 2024Medium High746.5205(2) - Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
State’s note: “Operation failed to conduct 4 severe weather drills for a calendar year. The last drill was conducted in January 2024.”
December 12, 2024
December 6, 2023High746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “1 of 4 vans observed was missing multiple items in their first aid kit. ** Director gathered and placed missing items into the kit during the inspection. **”
At the inspection
August 5, 2023Medium High746.2905(2) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Confine in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “The caregiver placed a 16 month-old child that refused to sleep in a restrictive device.”
October 6, 2023
August 5, 2023Medium746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
State’s note: “A parent was not notified of a bruise their child sustained while in care.”
August 22, 2023
December 9, 2022Medium High746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
State’s note: “The mulch on the large playground was not at the proper depth of 9 inches. The mulch was gathered under the bottom of the plsy structure.”
February 6, 2023
August 15, 2022Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “A health inspection was last completed on 08.05.21.”
September 5, 2022
June 2, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “An eight year old child was observed in a classroom unsupervised at inspection.”
June 2, 2022
May 23, 2022Medium746.201(7) - Operation Open to Parents At All Times
State’s note: “Parents are not entering the operation as a covid precaution. Note: directo/ownerr stated parents will resume drop off/pick up within the facility on 06.06.22.”
June 2, 2022
April 10, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “A two year old child was left unsupervised on the playground for less than five minutes.”
April 29, 2022
March 2, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “A 16 month old was left unattended on the playground for a few minutes.”
March 3, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected First Step Holdings Inc. dba Discovery Schoolhouse?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 21, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does First Step Holdings Inc. dba Discovery Schoolhouse have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 16: 4 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 7 medium-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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