ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Esperanza School

1100 ROY ST BLDG A, HOUSTON, TX 77007

License #1156406 | Expires: Jul 22, 2010

Day Care Center
Type
534
Capacity
20
Inspections
30
Violations

Compliance Summary

8
Critical
11
Serious
11
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Feb 4, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 20, 2026 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jan 13, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 9, 2026 OTHER Compliant 0
Jan 9, 2026 OTHER Compliant 0
Oct 14, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 10, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 2
Jun 5, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Feb 24, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6
Jun 11, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 29, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Oct 30, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 14, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Feb 27, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 14, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jul 12, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
May 14, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 3
May 10, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 13, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 7, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

Six caregivers did not have all of the required annual training topics. The caregivers were missing the following topics: Emergency Preparedness Administering Medication Understanding building and physical premises safety,

Corrected: Feb 27, 2026

Moderate Corrected

The directors did not have all of the required annual training topics. The directors were missing the following topics: Emergency Preparedness Administering Medication Understanding building and physical premises safety,

Corrected: Feb 27, 2026

Moderate Corrected

The operation does not have information regarding providing and applying insect repellant in their operational policies.

Corrected: Nov 7, 2025

Serious Corrected

A caregiver in an infant classroom is not adhering to the proper diaper changing steps and is not cleaning the children thoroughly during diaper changes.

Corrected: Nov 7, 2025

Serious Corrected

One of the children with an epi pen did not have a completed allergy plan

Corrected: Mar 10, 2025

Serious Corrected

There was a missed fire inspection for January 2025

Corrected: Mar 10, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Seven of the reviewed feeding instructions have not been updated within the 30 days.

Corrected: Mar 10, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The reviewed director file had less than the required 30 hours of training.

Corrected: Mar 10, 2025

Moderate Corrected

An epi-pen on hand expired in 2024

Corrected: Mar 10, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Six of the reviewed caregiver files had less than the required 24 hours.

Corrected: Mar 10, 2025

Serious Corrected

In the pre-school class room they was a broken toilet top. On the toddler playground they were screws that where to sticking out to far and children could hurt themselves.

Critical Corrected

Two contractor workers did not have a background check for the operation, one of the contractor worker had an background for a different operation that does not share the same governing body as the operation. Corrected: When the contractor workers left for the day.

Serious Corrected

The operation had six booster seats in the van that have expired in 2023.

Moderate Corrected

Two contractor workers who were counted into ratio and working with a group of children did not meet caregivers qualifications.

Serious Corrected

A caregiver did not was their hands after cleaning a child noise. Corrected: When the caregiver was directed to go wash their hands.

Moderate Corrected

One caregiver is missing 2 1/2 hours of training for training year 6/21/ 2021 to 6/21/2022. Another caregiver is missing 8 1/2 hours of training for training year 5/29/2022 to 5/29/2023. Corrected: The first caregiver 2 1/2 hours training was taken from training year 6/21/2022 to 6/21/2023.

Serious Corrected

In a few classrooms the changing table mats were torn. Corrected: When the operation change the mats for new ones.

Critical Corrected

It was stated by the caregiver in blue eagles class they had 15 children when I counted they were 21 children. In the red eagles class it was stated by the caregiver they had 23 when I counted they were 24 children. Corrected: When the caregivers recounted the children and the director called row and added the child that was missing to the roll sheet.

Serious Corrected

The director and caregiver do not have transportation training it expired on 5/22/2022.

Critical Corrected

The operation had two caregivers with pending background checks in the classroom with children..

Serious Corrected

A child was with an allergy did not have a food allergy plan on file.

Serious Corrected

A few classrooms in the operation did not have a cover over the plugs. (toddler and preschool classroom.) Corrected: When the caregiver placed a cover over the plug.

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not have documentation on when the vehicles were purchase.

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, the driver did not have a list to account for all of the children being transported on the day of the incident.

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation a caregiver did not complete a thorough check of the operation?s vehicle which resulted in a child being left unattended.

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation of neglectful supervision. A child was left on the daycare van alone for approximately 15-20 minutes.

Serious Corrected

The gas inspection had expired on 4/25/2020.

Critical Corrected

One infant in the Caterpillars classroom was swaddle while in the crib. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver removed infant from the swaddler.

Moderate Corrected

One infant in the Doodlebugs classroom was missing an written feeding instruction updated by the parent. The last on file for the infant was signed by the parent on 8.5.2021.

Critical Corrected

Three classroom caregivers did not know the correct number of children in the classroom.

Nearby Facilities

ACTIVE Inspected

St. Theresa Early Childhood Center in Memorial Park

6622 HASKELL ST, HOUSTON, TX 77007

Day Care Center Capacity: 52 Last inspection: Oct 30, 2025 5 violations
ACTIVE

ST. THERESA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER IN MEMORIAL PARK

6622 HASKELL ST, HOUSTON, TX 77007

Day Care Center Capacity: 52
ACTIVE

WEST END CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

170 HEIGHTS BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77007

Day Care Center Capacity: 75
ACTIVE

ESPERANZA HEIGHTS

429 HEIGHTS BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77007

Day Care Center Capacity: 86
ACTIVE

ESPERANZA SCHOOL

1100 ROY ST BLDG A, HOUSTON, TX 77007

School-Age Program Capacity: 534
Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.