Licensed child care center · public record
Space City Child Care
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued September 7, 2023
- Capacity
- 119 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 06:00 AM-06:00 AM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1768296
Where
6211 Barker Cypress Rd Ste 103
Houston, TX 77084
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 27.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2026 | Medium | 746.4505 - Storage for Individual Belongings State’s note: “Based on information provided during the investigation inspection and interviews there is sufficient evidence to conclude that all children do not have storage for their belongings.” |
| September 24, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2431 - Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent State’s note: “Infant daily reports were not being completed for the 9 month old infant in care.” |
| September 24, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2431(2) - Infant Daily Report - Times and Amount of Food State’s note: “Based on information provided during the investigation, infant daily reports were not being done for parents to see times and amount of food given to their infants.” |
| August 27, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “1 out of 10 children did not have immuniztion records on file.” |
| August 27, 2025 | Low | 746.1105(4) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912) State’s note: “8 out of 10 staff did not have the pre employment affidavit.” |
| August 27, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “In the PreK room, the base boards have come off of the wall.” |
| September 12, 2024 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “4 out of 10 children did not have a health statment on file in the admission section.” |
| September 12, 2024 | Medium | 746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional State’s note: “A 3 month old infant did not have feeding instructions on file. Note: This was corrected when the parent completed the form.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium | 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills State’s note: “There is no documentation of fire drills. Director stated that fire marshall took there form operation.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium | 746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name State’s note: “In the Preschool classroom there were no mats labeled with names.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3415(7) - Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids State’s note: “In the toddler room, a teacher did not wash her hands after wiping a childs nose. This was corrected when the teacher was told to wash their hands.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium | 746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant State’s note: “In the infant room 6 cribs were not labeled with the infants name. This was corrected when the director placed the names and dates of birth on the crib.” |
| February 28, 2024 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The last fire inspection was conducted 02/16/2024.” |
| February 15, 2024 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “During today's inspection I observed the preschool caregiver forcefully grab a child by the arm.” |
| February 15, 2024 | High | 746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age State’s note: “During this inspection a mirror was observed in the crib of a five-month-old.” |
| February 15, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1203(6) - Responsibilities of caregivers-Set appropriate behavior expectations State’s note: “During this inspection the children in the PreSchool class was observed fighting and running around the classroom.” |
| February 15, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1013(a) - Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge State’s note: “Upon arrival, it was determined a qualified caregiver was not left in charge in the directors absence.” |
| February 15, 2024 | High | 746.5209(c) - No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits State’s note: “During this inspection I attempted to enter the Toddler I classroom however the door was blocked, preventing entrance into the room.” |
| February 15, 2024 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “Cleaning supplies were stored under a cabinet in areas accessible to children. During this inspection I observed a child in the Preschool class open a cabinet containing cleaning supplies.” |
| February 15, 2024 | Medium High | 746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System State’s note: “During this inspection the sign in and out information via the ProCare app was not immediately available for review. Once reviewed the sign in and out log it showed the following: None of the children in the Senior Infant room were signed in. Eight of thirteen children in the Toddler I class was signed in. Eight of fifteen children in the preschool room…” |
| February 15, 2024 | High | 746.2427 - AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant State’s note: “An eight week old infant was observed laying on their tummy. The infants caregiver stated the child was not able to completely roll over without assistance.” |
| February 15, 2024 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “A caregiver in Toddler I classroom was unaware of the number of children responsible for. The caregiver stated twelve children were present however thirteen were counted in the room.” |
| February 6, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “One infant caregiver was observed caring for five children ages 8 weeks, 5 months, 5 months, 5 months, and 10 months. The specified age group is 0-11 which allows the caregiver to supervise a maximum group of four children. The caregiver was over ratio by one child. The caregiver in the Toddler I classroom was observed caring for 13 children. The specified…” |
| November 28, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the caregiver failed to put a new diaper on a child after changing him.” |
| August 18, 2023 | High | 746.2426(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: “During walk through it was observed infant was sleeping in the bouncer. Note: Caregiver immedaitely removed the infant from bouncer and placed infant inside the crib.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 24, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- August 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 3, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- February 25, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 13, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- February 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 5, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- February 5, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 9, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 27, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 20, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Space City Child Care?
Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 3, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Space City Child Care have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 27: 9 high-risk, 10 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.
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