Licensed child care center · public record
TMC TOTS
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
8 state inspections, last 2 years
21 deficiencies on the state’s summary
15 high or medium-high risk
March 6, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 20, 2025
- Capacity
- 76 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:15 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
- 1800535
Where
8389 Almeda Rd Ste G
Houston, TX 77054
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2025 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “The operation allowed for a staff member to be present at the operation with a pending background. This was corrected during the inspection when I observed the staff member leave the operation.” |
| July 9, 2025 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “An operation allowed two caregivers with pending backgrounds to be present with children. This was corrected during the inspection when both caregivers were observed leaving the building.” |
| July 9, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages State’s note: “A staff member did not know the youngest child in the toddler classroom and the information was not posted.” |
| July 9, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3403 - Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The sanitation report was not available for review.” |
| June 27, 2025 | 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: “Two preschool children were allowed to go to the restroom by themselves without proper supervision. The caregiver was observed walking back and fourth between the restroom and preschool classroom.” |
| February 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion State’s note: “Three out of ten caregivers are missing a high school diploma or equvilent.” |
| February 19, 2025 | Medium | 746.901(9) - Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification State’s note: “Three out of ten caregivers did not have a photo identification available for review.” |
| February 19, 2025 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “An infant not yet on table food has not had an updated infant feeding sheet since August of 2024.” |
| February 19, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Three out of eight children were missing a health statement.” |
| September 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “During the walk through inspection I observed a caregiver changing diapers with out washing her or the child's hands.” |
| September 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2803(4)(C) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior State’s note: “Children in the younger toddler classroom were observed riding toys bicycles around the classroom and on top of mats while other children were sleeping. While the children were riding bikes, no caregiver redirected or intervened the behavior and allowed the children to continue riding the bikes in the classroom and on children's mats.” |
| September 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2909(3) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space State’s note: “In the younger toddler classroom the sleeping mats were not properly spaced out and were touching.” |
| September 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “During the walk through inspection I observed a caregiver changing diapers with out washing her or the child's hands.” |
| September 10, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3317(8) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Cover All Stored Food State’s note: “Multiple types of food was observed uncovered in the refrigerator. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver through the food away.” |
| September 10, 2024 | Medium | 746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer State’s note: “Multiple children were observed sitting in a feeding chair without being strapped in. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver strapped the children in.” |
| September 10, 2024 | High | 746.3317(7) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk State’s note: “I observed the cook/caregiver serving whole grapes to the younger toodler children, older toddler children and preschool children.” |
| September 6, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “During the walk through I observed a caregiver leaving the younger toddler classroom to wash children's hands. The classroom had two caregivers with thirteen children. The specified age group was tweny-one months and the ratio was one to nine. The caregiver was observed taking one child at a time to wash there hands, leaving the other caregiver by herself wi…” |
| August 20, 2024 | Medium | 746.2505(4)(C) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups State’s note: “Toddler children were observed walking around with training cups and a toddler was observed falling asleep in a crib with a bottle in there hand. This was corrected during the inspection when i observed the caregiver removing the child from the crib and placing him at the table to finish his bottle and I observed the caregiver taking the children's train…” |
| August 20, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection State’s note: “The fire inspection was not available for review.” |
| August 20, 2024 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Two out of ten children were missing an updated shots record.” |
| August 20, 2024 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “A caregiver with a pending background check was observed in the toddler classroom working with children. This was corrected during the inspection when I observed the caregiver immediately leaving the operation.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- March 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 1, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 22, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 9, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 27, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 13, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- November 20, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 25, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 20, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 10, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 6, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected TMC TOTS?
Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on March 6, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does TMC TOTS have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 21: 5 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 6 medium-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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