Licensed child care center · public record
Houston Heights DC Center
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
28 deficiencies on the state’s summary
19 high or medium-high risk
August 6, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued September 22, 2000
- Capacity
- 150 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
- 545397
Where
902 W 8th St
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. Showing the newest 25 of 28.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2026 | Low | 746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program State’s note: “Two children enrolled in the operation did not have the required Health Statements on file.” |
| August 6, 2026 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “During the inspection it was found that the operation is not maintaining current feeding instructions for six infants in care.” |
| August 6, 2026 | Medium | 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required State’s note: “Two caregivers are missing the required 24 annual training hours.” |
| August 6, 2026 | Medium | 746.4307 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required State’s note: “The operation did not have two exits out of a fenced area in the playground.” |
| August 6, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation did not have a current Fire Inspection Report for review.” |
| August 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2409(a)(3) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Waterproof, Washable Mattress State’s note: “During the recent inspection, it was observed that a few child sleeping mats were torn and ripped, compromising the integrity of the protective outer covering” |
| August 29, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “One caregiver first aid expired on 1/2024.” |
| August 29, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “The operational policies does not cover how they will promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity and the benefits for the children.” |
| August 29, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5202(2) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Communication Procedures State’s note: “The emergency preparedness plan did not have how the operation will move infants and children with limit mobility.” |
| August 29, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection State’s note: “The operation does not have an updated gas inspection, the last inspection was conducted on 9/28/2022.” |
| August 29, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “The Tiny Tots classroom had one caregiver with six infants specified age group for 12-17 months old is 1 to 5. The caregiver was one over ratio at naptime.” |
| August 29, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR State’s note: “One caregiver CPR expired on 1/2024 and another caregiver CPR was conducted online.” |
| 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 7, 2023 | Medium | 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required State’s note: “Two caregivers are missing 2 hours for annual training for training year 6/14/2022 to 6/14/2023 and training year 9/16/2021 to 9/16/2022. Another caregiver is missing 5 hours or annual training for training year 8/16/2022 to 8/16/2023. Corrected: When taken two hours of training for training year 6/14/2023 to 6/14/2022 and 9/16/2022 to 9/16/2023. Five h…” |
| September 7, 2023 | High | 746.301(7) - Notification of Additional Services Offered State’s note: “The operation did not notify licensing that they were offering transportation as a service. Corrected: When I reviewed the buses and transportation standard.” |
| September 7, 2023 | Medium | 746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required State’s note: “The director is missing 27 hours for annual training for training year 5-1-2022 to 5-1-2023. 19 hours were taken from training year 5-1-2023 to 5-1-2024 and still missing 6 1/2 hours of annual training.” |
| September 7, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “The director and two drivers did not have transportation training and have been transporting children.” |
| September 7, 2023 | Medium High | 746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps State’s note: “Two children in high chairs were not strapped in due to the hair chairs not having straps on them. Corrected: When the operation put straps on the high chairs and the children were strapped in.” |
| September 7, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “Four caregivers did not have the corrected curriculum for CPR it was not instructed on a manikin in person.” |
| September 16, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3420(1) - Hand Sanitizer - Only for Children 24 Months and Older State’s note: “It was stated by a caregiver she uses hand sanitizers after changing children, the children in the class ages are 13-15 months old.” |
| September 16, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2909(4) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway State’s note: “It was observed that the spacing between cots did not have enough space between the cots for children to get up and move or the caregiver to walk through.” |
| September 16, 2022 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation last fire inspection expired on 1/31/2021.” |
| September 16, 2022 | Medium | 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification State’s note: “The operation did not have a updated children's product form.” |
| September 16, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1203(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages State’s note: “Caregiver stated she had 11 children in care, when I counted there were only 9 children.” |
| September 16, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3505(a) - Diapering Procedures - Caregiver's Hands Washed State’s note: “After the caregiver changed a child hand sanitizers was used and the caregiver did not wash their hands with soap and water.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- August 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 25, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 17, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 27, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 9, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 29, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 24, 2024 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- September 7, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 27, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 16, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Houston Heights DC Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 6, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Houston Heights DC Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 28: 3 high-risk, 16 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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