Licensed child care center · public record
Stair Steps 2 Learning
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
6 state inspections, last 2 years
59 deficiencies on the state’s summary
40 high or medium-high risk
September 14, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued January 27, 2012
- Capacity
- 130 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1369187
Where
13303 Windfern Rd
Houston, TX 77064
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 59.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2026 | Medium | 746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information State’s note: “During review of record keeping 2 out of 10 records evaluated did not have physician information.” |
| September 14, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “During review of record keeping 5 out of 10 records evaluated did not have immunizations.” |
| September 14, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.605(3) - Required Admission Information - Date of Admission State’s note: “During review of record keeping 4 out of 10 record evaluated did not include an admissions date.” |
| September 14, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “During review of record keeping 7 out of 10 records evaluated did not include a health statement.” |
| September 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “During review of record keeping 5 out of 10 record evaluated did not include emergency contact information.” |
| September 14, 2026 | High | 746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization State’s note: “During review of record keeping 3 out of 10 record evaluated did not include emergency medical authorization.” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium | 745.651(2)(A) - Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list State’s note: “Background check validation has not been completed since January 2026.” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR State’s note: “During the inspection a caregiver supervising infants was found to not have current CPR training as required.” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “Director and caregiver responsible for transportation was found to not have current transportation training.” |
| May 15, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “The operation was unable to provide 2 personnel files requested during the inspection.” |
| May 15, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean State’s note: “During the inspection I observed peeled paint and exposed sheet rock from missing boarder along the walls of the building.” |
| May 15, 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: “During the inspection I observed an 11 year old alone in a classroom without a caregiver.” |
| May 15, 2026 | Medium | 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two State’s note: “During the inspection I observed two children ages 13 months and 15 months in the main room watching television. This was corrected when the caregivers took the children to their classsrooms and turned off the television.” |
| May 15, 2026 | High | 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance State’s note: “The director has failed to ensure the operation is operating in compliance with minimum standards.” |
| May 15, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4203 - Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Separate from Older Children State’s note: “During the inspection I observed two infants ages 13 and 15 months in the main room with children as old as 6 years old.” |
| October 3, 2025 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation was found to not have a current fire inspection as required.” |
| October 3, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “The operation has failed to maintain adquate loose-fill surfacing on equipmnet 5ft or less.” |
| October 3, 2025 | Medium | 746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment State’s note: “The operation does not have 6 inches of use zone space for stationary equipment on the playground.” |
| October 3, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “During the inspection I observed a iron fence that was missing a picket” |
| September 18, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required State’s note: “During review of personnel 2 caregivers were found to have not retrieved 24 hours of annual training as required.” |
| September 18, 2025 | Medium | 746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required State’s note: “During review of personnel the director was found to not obtained 30 hours of annual training as required.” |
| September 18, 2025 | High | 746.2419(3) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles State’s note: “During the walkthrough of the infant room I observed an infant in a swing with a bottle propped with a blanket.” |
| September 18, 2025 | Medium | 746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment State’s note: “The operation does not have 6 inches of use zone space for stationary equipment on the playground.” |
| September 18, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “The operation has failed to maintain adquate loose-fill surfacing on equipmnet 5ft or less.” |
| September 18, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “During review of record keeping 3 out of 10 files evaluated did not have current immunizations.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 31, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 15, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 3, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 18, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 31, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 19, 2024 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- December 12, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 17, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 19, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 10, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 25, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 25, 2022 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Stair Steps 2 Learning?
Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 14, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Stair Steps 2 Learning have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 59: 13 high-risk, 27 medium-high-risk, 17 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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