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Whiz Kids Playhouse

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
26 deficiencies on the state’s summary
19 high or medium-high risk
June 12, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 1, 2020
Capacity
149 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 06:00 AM-06:00 AM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1699142

Where

16610 Charterstone Dr
Houston, TX 77070

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 9
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 6
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 0

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 26.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
December 10, 2025Medium High746.3501(6) - Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child's Reach
State’s note: “The changing diaper surface was observed having Clorox wipes, Lysol spray bottle and extra diaper supplies that are accessible to children in care. This was corrected when the supplies were removed from the diaper changing surface.”
At the inspection
December 10, 2025Medium746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
State’s note: “One child file did not have the current health statement on file available for reviee during the inspection.”
December 31, 2025
December 2, 2025High746.2426(a)(2) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
State’s note: “A 5 months old infant was observed sleeping on the bouncer during the inspection walk through. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the bouncer during the inspection.”
December 2, 2025
February 1, 2024High746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “A two months old infant was observed sleeping on the electric swing during the inspection. The caregiver in charge was made aware and removed the infant from the restricted device.”
At the inspection
February 1, 2024Medium746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
State’s note: “The nap cot with number labeled was observed not match with the list of the children names posted on the wall in the Schoolers classroom. This was corrected when the caregiver was made aware and updated the list of the children names.”
At the inspection
May 2, 2023Medium High746.3317(6) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
State’s note: “Two infants ages 14-18 months old from Baby Senior Room were observed eating snacks on the floor while playing with toys during the investigation inspection. This was corrected when the caregiver in charge was informed.”
At the inspection
April 26, 2023Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation, it is confirmed that the Incident/Illness Report for the incident that occurred to a child's injury was never shared and signed by the parent.”
May 23, 2023
April 26, 2023Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation, the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation after being informed by the parent that the child was seen by a healthcare professional for the incident that occurred on 4/23/23.”
May 23, 2023
February 9, 2023High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “One employee with background check status "Inactive" since 8/10/2022 was observed present in the Infant Classroom during the inspection.”
February 9, 2023
February 9, 2023Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “Toddler classroom and Pre-K classroom were observed to have water stain from the ceiling and the carpet was not intalled properly that can cause tripping hazard.”
March 9, 2023
October 22, 2022High746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to confirm that the caregiver in Schoolers Classroom was yelling, cursing, and calling children names while supervising them at the operation.”
November 30, 2022
July 19, 2022Medium High746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during this investigation, child was sent home with soiled shorts.”
August 11, 2022
March 3, 2022Medium746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “The personnel and training records for the employees was observed not being maintained.”
March 24, 2022
March 3, 2022High746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “The First Aid kit was observed not available in one transportation van at the operation. This was corrected, a first aid kit was added to the van during inspection.”
At the inspection
March 3, 2022Medium High746.1301(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
State’s note: “The annual training for the director of the operation was observed missing 11 hours of training under the following topics as specified in subchapter 746.1311 of Minimum Standards.”
March 24, 2022
March 3, 2022Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “The infant feeding intructions for one infants was observed not current, last certification date was noted 1/3/22.”
March 10, 2022
February 8, 2022High746.2426 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “An 8 month old Infant was observed sleeping on the electrical bouncer during the walkthrough of the inspection.”
February 8, 2022
January 20, 2022Medium High746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation, Child Care Regulatory office was not notified regarding the positive cases for COVID for the employees at this operation.”
February 2, 2022
December 14, 2021High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, supervision for children in care was not maintained when a caregiver left the children unattended.”
February 4, 2022
December 14, 2021Medium High746.1013(a)(4) - Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Authority
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, a caregiver in charge when the director not present did not meet their task required when additional information requested for the investigation was not provided timely. It is also confirmed that parents were having difficulties reaching out to the operation when the director is out of office.”
February 4, 2022
December 14, 2021Medium High746.1203(7) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, a school age caregiver did not interacting with children in a positive manner when the caregiver was cursing at the children and threated to whip them. It is also confirmed that a caregiver was humiliating a child by calling them names.”
February 4, 2022
October 27, 2021Medium High746.1605 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, the operation violating this standard by placing a school age child 10 years old in the infant classroom on 10/24/2021.”
January 14, 2022
October 27, 2021Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, the incident report form 7239 was not completed properly for the incidents occurred on 10/24/2021 when a child sustained an injury on the playground and a child was throwing a baby bouncer toward a caregiver and the infants in care.”
January 14, 2022
October 27, 2021High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, good judgement was not implemented when a school age child was placed in the school age classroom for redirection purposes although there was a adult not responsible for a group of children they sent them with the assistant director whom was in the infant classroom. It is also confirmed that a…”
January 14, 2022
October 25, 2021High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation, supervision was not maintained when a child was confirmed occasionally run out of the classroom without the primary caregiver's permission. It was confirmed that there were several times the child ran out of the classroom, and the primary caregiver was not aware.”
November 15, 2021

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Whiz Kids Playhouse?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 12, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Whiz Kids Playhouse have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 26: 9 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 6 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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