Licensed child care center · public record
Spanish School 4kids
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
5 state inspections, last 2 years
28 deficiencies on the state’s summary
17 high or medium-high risk
September 17, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued September 6, 2023
- Capacity
- 51 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 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
- 1755559
Where
215 W 23rd St
Houston, TX 77008
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2026 | High | 746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization State’s note: “Four out of four children records reviewed was missing the authorization for medial attention.” |
| September 4, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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: “A caregiver was observed to leave a clasroom to open the front door, leaving the children unsupervised.” |
| October 29, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “A window-mounted air conditioner can pose a danger to children in a playground area because it could become dislodged and fall, or the unit could be improperly secured and fall, and its internal components, such as the fan, are a hazard.” |
| October 10, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4603(5) - Prohibited Equipment - Multiple Occupancy Swings State’s note: “A prohibited playground equipment item was observed on the operations outdoor playground.” |
| September 4, 2025 | 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 annual fire inspection report.” |
| September 4, 2025 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “4 out of 6 children did not have the required emergency contact information on file.” |
| September 4, 2025 | Medium | 746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment State’s note: “An outdoor playground stationary equipment does not have a use zone 6ft all around.” |
| September 4, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “The operation should not have broken play equipment, exposed sharp edges, or nails accessible to children.” |
| January 21, 2025 | 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, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures State’s note: “The operation does not have how they would get children 24 months and younger or children with limited mobility out of the building in case of a fire.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(5) - Written Operational Policies - Emergencies State’s note: “The operational policies did not have procedures for handling medical emergencies at the center.” |
| March 26, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(16) - Written Operational Policies - Field Trips State’s note: “The operational policies did not have information on the center taking field trips.” |
| July 11, 2023 | Medium | 746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information State’s note: “A child did not have information for their physician or authorization to obtain emergency medical care.” |
| July 11, 2023 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Two children did not have a health statement in their file.” |
| July 11, 2023 | 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: “The one caregivers did not have first aid training.” |
| July 11, 2023 | Medium Low | 746.901(6)(B) - Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's personnel policies State’s note: “All five employees did not have any information stating they received the personnel policies.” |
| July 11, 2023 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Two children were missing address for their emergency contact person.” |
| July 11, 2023 | Medium | 746.503 - Provide Parents With Copy of Policies State’s note: “Two children did not have in their file that parents received the parent handbook.” |
| July 11, 2023 | Medium | 746.901(6)(A) - Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies State’s note: “All five employees did not have any information stating they received the operational policies.” |
| January 20, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5305 - Mounting of Fire Extinguishers State’s note: “The fire extinguisher was not mounting but in a lower cabin.” |
| January 20, 2023 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation did not have a fire inspection report.” |
| January 20, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5303 - Fire Extinguishing System - Approval State’s note: “The operation did not have the required fire extinguisher, they had a type A size 1.” |
| January 20, 2023 | Medium | 746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment State’s note: “On the playground structure they were not the required use zone around the front and back of the structure. The back was too close to the fence and the front slide was too close to another play structure.” |
| January 20, 2023 | Medium | 746.4913 - Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials State’s note: “The director did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing for the playground.” |
| January 20, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “In one of the classroom the plug cover that goes over the outlet was missing which was exposing the plug and wall area.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 7, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 29, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- October 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 4, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 21, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- September 30, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 26, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 20, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 9, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 18, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Spanish School 4kids?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 17, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Spanish School 4kids have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 28: 5 high-risk, 12 medium-high-risk, 9 medium-risk, 2 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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