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Kids R Kids of Lakeshore

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

14 state inspections, last 2 years
36 deficiencies on the state’s summary
30 high or medium-high risk
October 26, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued October 30, 2024
Capacity
377 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
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1790187

Where

16325 W Lake Houston Pkwy
Houston, TX 77044

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 15
  • Medium-high 15
  • Medium 5
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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 36.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
July 23, 2026High746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “I observed two infants asleep secured in bouncer chairs. This was corrected when CCR staff asked for the sleeping infants to be removed from the bouncer chairs.”
July 23, 2026
June 24, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on information obtained during the investigation, this minimum standard was found to be in deficient. A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when transitioning from outdoor play back to the classroom without completing a headcount or name to face check which caused a child to be left outside on the playground for 14 minutes unattended. Also, st…”
July 24, 2026
June 24, 2026High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “Based on information obtained during the investigation, this minimum standard was found to be in deficient. A child was left unattended on the playground for 14 minutes and was located by a caregiver of another class during their transition to outdoor play.”
July 24, 2026
June 24, 2026High746.1003(4) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the minimum standard was determined to be deficient. The operation had implemented procedures requiring caregivers to contact administrative staff prior to taking children outside during periods of extreme heat or when a heat advisory was in effect. However, despite these procedures being in place, …”
July 24, 2026
March 23, 2026High746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
State’s note: “The director failed to ensure the operation maintained compliance by not acting proactively or efficiently to ensure the child received approved nutritional substitutions identified by the parent on the infant feeding instruction sheet, which listed other foods the child was able to consume in addition to milk. The director also failed to ensure the parent a…”
May 21, 2026
March 23, 2026High746.2419(4) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Regular Meals and Snacks
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained throughout the investigation, it was established that a child went without eating from 9:30am until she was pick up from the operation at approximately 4:00pm. Daily report documentation, statements, and video footage only verifies that attempts were made to feed the child milk only although the operation had written approval f…”
May 21, 2026
March 23, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained throughout investigation it has been determined that operation staff did not demonstrate good judgment regarding adherence to feeding instructions parents provide to the operation or minimum standards feeding requirements. Nor did the operation staff demonstrate adequate communication with each other clarifying if the child was…”
May 21, 2026
March 23, 2026Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained throughout the investigation, it was determined that the operation did not provide an incident report to a parent. This was corrected when CCR staff suggested emailing the incident report to the parent during the investigation initiation inspection.”
May 21, 2026
December 23, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “During the investigation the director viewed footage of staff pulling on the child's arm while helping her off the floor. The child's arm was injured as a result of the staff actions.”
February 20, 2026
April 10, 2025Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “During the inspection there were safety hazards observed. In one of the toddler bathrooms there was a broken toy with screws sticking out and accessible to the children. On the playground there was an area of worn material leaving a rigid exposed area, as well as one section of the chain link fence that was sticking out and leaving a sharp point exposed.”
April 17, 2025
April 10, 2025Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “During the inspection the emergency drills were reviewed and there was not documented fire drill since 02/24/2025. This drill is required monthly. A drill was completed while Child Care Regulation was present to meet compliance.”
At the inspection
October 15, 2024High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “A caregiver stated there were 8 children present in their classroom during the inspection. There were 9 children counted in the room.”
October 15, 2024
September 13, 2024Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “3 children in the Walkers classroom were observed sitting in chairs and the safety straps to the chairs were not fastened.”
September 17, 2024
August 27, 2024Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “During the inspection 1 infant who is not ready for table food did not have a written feeding instructions signed and dated by the child's parents. The documentation shown did not have any written instructions from the parent.”
August 30, 2024
August 27, 2024Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “One infant was observed sitting in a yellow chair and the black safety straps to the chair were not fastened. Note: The caregiver fastened the safety straps during the inspection.”
At the inspection
August 27, 2024Medium High746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
State’s note: “Observed a broken playhouse on the playground that has not been removed from the outdoor play area. The poles and green tarpes on the outdoor playground are damaged and have fallen. They have not been repaired.”
September 6, 2024
August 27, 2024Medium High746.605(13)(A) - Required Admission Information - Limitations or Restrictions
State’s note: “The following special care needs information was missing for 10 children's files evaluated: -Limitations and Restrictions -Adaptive Equipment Provided for the child”
September 6, 2024
August 27, 2024Medium High746.2909(1) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits
State’s note: “A child was observed sleeping on a nap cot which was blocking the doorway entry to the outdoor play area. Note: The provider corrected this during the inspection by moving the child's nap cot away from the door.”
At the inspection
August 27, 2024Medium746.901(9) - Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification
State’s note: “Documentation provided for 2 staff files did not contain photo ID.”
September 6, 2024
August 27, 2024Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “Immunization records for 4 children's files were not current.”
September 6, 2024
August 27, 2024Medium Low746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
State’s note: “Documentation provided for 2 staff files was missing the Pre-Employment Affidiavit forms.”
September 6, 2024
August 19, 2024High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained, caregivers have yelled at children out of frustration.”
October 17, 2024
August 19, 2024Medium High746.2501(3) - Care Requirements for Toddlers - Individual Attention
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained, children were not shown individual attention.”
October 17, 2024
August 13, 2024Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained, there are brown water stains on the ceiling tiles in two classrooms, and water damage floor boards causing the floor to lift. Based on the information obtained, the large pictures that are bolted into the wall are missing bolts and some of the bolts are loose causing the the pictures to be unstable.”
September 6, 2024
August 2, 2024Medium746.901 - Required Personnel Records
State’s note: “Documentation showing completion of transportation safety training for 1 staffs file was still not available for review upon request.”
August 9, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Kids R Kids of Lakeshore?

Texas HHSC's file lists 14 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 26, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Kids R Kids of Lakeshore have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 36: 15 high-risk, 15 medium-high-risk, 5 medium-risk, 1 medium-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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