Licensed child care center · public record
Rice Children's Campus
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
2 state inspections, last 2 years
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
November 26, 2025 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 26, 2009
- Capacity
- 144 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
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 905129
Where
5504 Chaucer Dr
Houston, TX 77005
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| November 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “Updated immunization records are needed for three children in care.” |
| November 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date State’s note: “During today's inspection I observed medication that was not stored in its original container.” |
| November 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “Two food allergy emergency plans reviewed during inspection was missing the physician signature.” |
| December 12, 2023 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “One out of six children files reviewed did not have an updated shot record.” |
| April 18, 2023 | Medium Low | 746.1203(9) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Show Appreciation of Children's Efforts and Accomplishments State’s note: “During this investigation, it was determined a caregiver did not show appreciation of children's efforts when the children approached the caregiver after completing assignments.” |
| April 18, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1203(8) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Foster Cooperative Atmosphere State’s note: “During this investigation, it was determined a caregiver did not foster a cooperative atmosphere and encouraged a competitive atmosphere.” |
| April 18, 2023 | High | 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during this investigation, it was determined a caregiver used prohibited punishments such as humiliating, rejecting, and yelling.” |
| April 18, 2023 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “During this investigation, it was determined a caregiver did not use good judgement when comparing children's work with one another, telling them they needed to be more like the other child.” |
| December 14, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “Ten staff members needed skills based Pediatric CPR training.” |
| December 14, 2022 | Medium | 746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained State’s note: “Records were evaluated for ten children in care and the following was determined: Six needed an address for the emergency contact. Five needed updated immunization records.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 26, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 26, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 12, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 26, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 1, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 18, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- December 14, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 3, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 10, 2021 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Rice Children's Campus?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 26, 2025. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Rice Children's Campus have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 2 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 1 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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