Licensed child care center · public record
Taking Steps Childcare LLC
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
19 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
October 14, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued October 28, 2024
- Capacity
- 41 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-07:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1793841
Where
13507 Bammel North Houston Rd
Houston, TX 77066
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2025 | Medium High | 746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement State’s note: “Of the six children's records evaluated, five lacked the required infromation regarding special needs.” |
| October 28, 2025 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “The parent handbook was reviewed and the following information was missing: 1. The benefits of indoor and outdoor physical activity. 2. The criteria that will be used to determine when the weather prevents outdoor play. 3. Parent have not been informed staff is required to received 1 clock hour of training each year related to recognizing the signs and sy…” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) State’s note: “All three personnel records evaluated lacked the pre-employment affidavit.” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium | 746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required State’s note: “The director received 28 of the required 30 clcok hours of annual training for the May 2024-May 2025 training year.” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required State’s note: “One caregiver received 19 of the 24 clock hours of required training for the July 2024-July 2025 training year.” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “The caregiver did not receive training in food allergies for the April 2024-April 2025 training year.” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance State’s note: “Documentation of the days and hours worked by staff was not available for review.” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5202(5) - Emergency Preparedness Plan-Reunification Plan State’s note: “The emergency preparedness plan does not state how children will be reunited with the parents once the emergency is over.” |
| October 13, 2025 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The center does not have a fire inspection for the new location.” |
| October 13, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The center does not have current health inspection for the new location.” |
| April 24, 2025 | Medium High | 746.605(15) - Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan State’s note: “A food allergy plan that has been completed by the child's doctor; signed by the doctor and parent.” |
| April 24, 2025 | High | 746.5209(c) - No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits State’s note: “The front door which is labeled as an exit was locked upon my arrival. This was corrected at inspection.” |
| April 24, 2025 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The center does not have a current inspection. The last fire inspection was conducted on 2/21/24.” |
| October 8, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(30) - Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services State’s note: “The information pertaining to inclusive services was not included in the operational policies.” |
| October 8, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights State’s note: “The information on parent rights was not included in the operational policies.” |
| October 8, 2024 | Medium High | 746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement State’s note: “The special care needs information was not included in the admissions form.” |
| June 28, 2024 | Medium | 746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist State’s note: “An outdoor maintenance checklist was not available for review.” |
| April 8, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired State’s note: “There was a board missing on the fence and needs repair.” |
| April 8, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets State’s note: “The sheet on the crib in the infant room was not snug fit and was loose.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 19, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- October 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 13, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 24, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 8, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 10, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 28, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 8, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 22, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 27, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Taking Steps Childcare LLC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 14, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Taking Steps Childcare LLC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 19: 4 high-risk, 7 medium-high-risk, 7 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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