Licensed child care center · public record
St Matthews CDC
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
4 state inspections, last 2 years
31 deficiencies on the state’s summary
17 high or medium-high risk
October 26, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 15, 1992
- Capacity
- 203 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 08:00 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
- 410532
Where
4300 N Shepherd Dr
Houston, TX 77018
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 31.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The most current sanitation inspection conducted at the operation was on 5.22.2025.” |
| October 26, 2026 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “Two children with known food allergies had epi-pens that expired on 7.2026 and 2.2026.” |
| October 26, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “A reviewed child file did not have the updated immunization record.” |
| October 26, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “A food allergy plan for a child with a known food allergy was not signed by the parent.” |
| October 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.201(8) - Liability Insurance Maintained State’s note: “The current insurance on file expired 5.2025” |
| October 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required State’s note: “Seven of the required director annual trainings were missing for the most current full year.” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required State’s note: “Three of the reviewed caregiver files had less than the 24 required training hours.” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR State’s note: “A caregiver did not have a cpr certification.” |
| October 28, 2025 | High | 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions State’s note: “A caregiver that is provisionally eligible with conditions was alone and responsible for children. The provisional caregiver's class was then combined with an eligible caregiver's class.” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium | 746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements State’s note: “A caregiver's file had an invalid education certificate.” |
| October 28, 2025 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The current fire inspection at the operation is dated 9.3.24” |
| January 21, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(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.” |
| October 30, 2024 | Medium | 746.1309(b) - Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required State’s note: “Eight staff files were reviewed, and five caregivers did not complete the required six clock hours of training topics.” |
| October 30, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required State’s note: “Eight staff files were reviewed, and five caregivers did not complete shaken baby, safe sleep, and brain development training.” |
| October 30, 2024 | Medium | 746.1309(c) - Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment State’s note: “Eight staff files were reviewed, and Four caregivers are missing the child maltreatment training topics.” |
| October 30, 2024 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “Eight staff files were reviewed, and Eight caregivers are missing the required special topic training.” |
| February 14, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5405 - Documentation of Gas Leak Inspection State’s note: “The operation did not have an updated gas inspection report, the last inspection was done on 10/7/2021 which expired on 10/7/2023.” |
| February 14, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18)(A) - Written Operational Policies - Benefits State’s note: “The operation did not have in their operational policy on the benefits of physical activity .” |
| February 14, 2024 | High | 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions State’s note: “A caregiver was observed supervising 8 children in the 3-year-old classroom by herself, even though her background check conditions prohibit her from supervising children alone.” |
| February 12, 2024 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “The operation did not make a report with in 48 hours. The situation happen on Friday and the operation did not report until Monday. Corrected: When the director and I spoke about the standard and timeline on when and where a report can be make.” |
| February 12, 2024 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “The operation did not have incident reports for the three children that was placed at risk.” |
| February 12, 2024 | 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: “It was determined three children ages 23 months and two 2 years old was left alone in a classroom for disclose amount of time.” |
| February 23, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion State’s note: “Two caregiver did not have qualifications for having a high school diploma.” |
| February 23, 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 updated fire inspection report the last report date was 11/22/2021.” |
| February 23, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered State’s note: “In the pre-school classroom four outlets were not covered.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 26, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 21, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- October 30, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 14, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 12, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 23, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 21, 2022 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- March 1, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected St Matthews CDC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 26, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does St Matthews CDC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 31: 7 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 13 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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