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Kids 'R' Kids #4

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

6 state inspections, last 2 years
30 deficiencies on the state’s summary
19 high or medium-high risk
August 28, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued November 25, 2013
Capacity
281 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
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1518583

Where

10708 Ranchstone Dr
Houston, TX 77064

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 6
  • Medium-high 13
  • Medium 9
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 30.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
August 28, 2026Medium746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
State’s note: “During review of record keeping 1 out of 10 files evaluated did not have a health statement.”
September 4, 2026
August 28, 2026Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “During review of record keeping 2 out of 10 files evaluated did not include an address for the emergency contact as required.”
September 4, 2026
August 28, 2026High746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “The operation was found to not have complete first aid kits on 3 vans used for transportation. This was corrected when the director replaced missing items in all three vans.”
At the inspection
July 20, 2026High746.2805(7) - Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
State’s note: “Because a child refused to nap it was determined that a caregiver placed them in a closed restroom for approximately 5 minutes.”
August 18, 2026
August 28, 2025Medium High746.1305(b) - Pre-service Training for Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months
State’s note: “During the inspection 1 out of 4 infant teachers did not have pre-service training for caring for chldren under 24 months.”
September 2, 2025
August 28, 2025Medium High746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
State’s note: “During review of infants it was determined that 2 out of 4 infant teachers did not have the required annual training for caregiver caring for children under 24 months.”
September 2, 2025
June 20, 2025High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that the applicants was performing duties at the operation with children without a clear background check.”
July 24, 2025
January 21, 2025Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
January 23, 2025
September 16, 2024Medium746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was observed grabbing and pulling on children to sleep. The caregiver placed a blanket over one child?s head and forcefully placed both children?s heads on their cots.”
October 24, 2024
September 16, 2024High746.2909(5) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment -All Children Supervised
State’s note: “A caregiver sitting on the floor with was unable to clearly view and supervise all children in the room during the nap period.”
October 24, 2024
September 16, 2024High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation failed to notify licensing about a non-routine situation that placed children at risk.”
October 24, 2024
September 16, 2024Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation failed to complete an incident report for a situation that placed children at risk.”
October 24, 2024
September 4, 2024Medium High746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
State’s note: “Two children with peanut allergies are missing an emergency plan.”
September 13, 2024
September 4, 2024Medium746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
State’s note: “The director is missing training on the following topics: Child mistreatment, Emergency preparedness, Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or allergies, Understanding building and physical premises safety, and Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
September 24, 2024
September 4, 2024Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “Nine personnel records were reviewed; nine staff members did not complete all annual training for their respective training years. The staff will need to receive makeup training hours that will not count towards the current training year.”
September 24, 2024
March 22, 2024High746.2426(a)(2) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
State’s note: “CCR observed a four-month-old infant sleeping in a restrictive device. Note: This was corrected when a caregiver removed the infant and placed the child in the crib.”
March 22, 2024
September 8, 2023Medium746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “Three staff records obtained were not updated with the required training topics.One staff file lacked hours related to the Health and Safety Audit, including emergency preparedness, communicable diseases, and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
September 8, 2023
September 8, 2023Medium High746.1311(d) - Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
State’s note: “The designated director did not have training topics related to SIDS/Shaken baby syndrome, and/or related to the care of children under 24 months of age.”
September 13, 2023
May 31, 2023Medium High746.1609 - Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
State’s note: “Three caregivers were observed caring for 45 children, 5-11 years of age within the school-age group.”
June 2, 2023
May 22, 2023Medium High746.3003 - Field Trips - Notification to Parents
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained, there was not a field trip notification for the graduation practice on May 18, 2023. Children were transported away from the facility without prior approval from parent/guardian.”
May 31, 2023
October 10, 2022Medium746.203(2) - Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
State’s note: “The operation did not provide proof of liability insurance coverage to Licensing in their provider portal by the anniversary date of the issuance of their permit. Note: This was corrected during the inspection.”
At the inspection
October 10, 2022Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “7 of 27 staff members did not have current first aid and cpr.”
October 28, 2022
October 10, 2022Medium High746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
State’s note: “3 of 4 staff members required to have, or have current, transportation safety training did not not have it.”
October 14, 2022
July 11, 2022Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “The incident occurred on 7.7.22 and the mother took the child to the hospital on 7.8.22. The parent notified the operation on 7.8.22 that medical attention was required. The operation did not report the incident to licensing.”
August 3, 2022
July 11, 2022Low746.1329(d) - Employee record: Signed and Dated Statement for Orientation/Pre-Service trainingby trainer and employee
State’s note: “Base off the documentation observed in the investigation both caregivers pre service training certificate were not signed by the caregivers indicating they had received the training.”
August 8, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Kids 'R' Kids #4?

Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 28, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Kids 'R' Kids #4 have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 30: 6 high-risk, 13 medium-high-risk, 9 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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