ACTIVE POOR Compliance

First Place Kids

10111 GRANT RD STE C, HOUSTON, TX 77070

License #1718396 | Expires: Sep 23, 2021

Day Care Center
Type
132
Capacity
26
Inspections
33
Violations

Compliance Summary

8
Critical
11
Serious
14
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Sep 4, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Sep 9, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Nov 7, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 30, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Oct 26, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 16, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Sep 14, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Sep 7, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 17, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 5, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Nov 30, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 20, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Aug 24, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Jul 7, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 5, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Mar 15, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Dec 29, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 15, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 11, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Nov 4, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 18, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Oct 12, 2021 OTHER Violations Found 2
Aug 10, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 14, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
May 4, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Mar 12, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

There were no child safety alarms observed installed in the bus used for transporting children during the inspection.

Corrected: Sep 4, 2025

Critical Corrected

There were no first aid kit observed in the bus that was used to transport children. A new First Aid kit was added to the bus during the inspection.

Corrected: Sep 4, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The person in charge during the inspection did not have access to the personnel and training records requested for reviewed. This was corrected during the inspection when the director was contacted and direct the staff to gather the information needed.

Corrected: Sep 4, 2025

Serious Corrected

The transportation training documenation for the director was missing one hour as required, the certficate reviewed showing only one hour was completed in January 2024.

Corrected: Sep 23, 2024

Moderate Corrected

The immunization records for an infant 7 months old was not available for reviewed during the inspection.

Corrected: Sep 16, 2024

Serious Corrected

The infant, toddler and PreK room had brown stained ceiling tiles.

Corrected: Sep 28, 2023

Critical Corrected

Two out of five children files did not have immunizations available for review during the inspection.

Corrected: Sep 21, 2023

Moderate Corrected

The playground maintenance check list was not available for review during the inspection

Corrected: Sep 21, 2023

Critical Corrected

Based on the information gathered during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence the director threatened corporal punishment when using a ruler with a relative child in care.

Corrected: Oct 25, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Six children were observed watching a children show on the iPad during the walk through of the investigation inspection. Three children were observed to be under 2 years old. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver in charge was informed and removed the iPad.

Corrected: Dec 5, 2022

Critical Corrected

Based on the information obtained from the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to show a three years old child was left unsupervised in another classroom while in care at the operation.

Serious Corrected

A substitute caregiver did not have the current training certification to reviewed, The last training certification was observed completed in 2020.

Moderate Corrected

The feeding instruction for four infants in care was obseved not current during the inspection. There were no certification date from three of the feeding intruction sheets from the Infant classroom.

Serious Corrected

The immunization records for two infants was observed not available for reviewed.

Serious Corrected

A caregiver from Infant classroom did not wash their hands after finished changing diaper for a child before move on to the next child. This was corrected when the caregiver was informed and washed their hands after each diaper changing period.

Moderate Corrected

The admission information for one infant10 months old was not available for reviewed.

Serious Corrected

One caregiver was missing eight hours of pre-service training certification before they can be counted in ratio.

Moderate Corrected

One child record was not available for review upon request.

Moderate Corrected

The sleeping mats in the Pre-K classroom were observed being torn showing the filling which is no longer waterproof. This was corrected, new nap mats were availble to replace the damaged ones.

Serious Corrected

Two classrooms were observed being out of ratio during the inspection.

Serious Corrected

The operation failed to comply with Minimum Standards when children were combined past the required age gap. NOTE: This was corrected; the groups of children were separated.

Critical Corrected

Based on the information obtained from the investigation inspection, supervision was not maintained when a child was left unsupervised on the playground on 10/7/21.

Moderate Corrected

Based on the information obtained from the investigation, the Incident/Illness Report was not completed after the operation aware of a child was left unsupervised on the playground on 10/7/21.

Serious Corrected

An emergency fire diagram was not posted in the pre-k classroom. This was corrected when the director posted an emergency diagram near the classroom's door.

Critical Corrected

An individual was present in the pre-k classroom, before having a cleared background check. This was corrected when the director removed the individual from the premises.

Serious Corrected

An 8month old infant was observed to be sitting and moving in a baby walker. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child from the walker and put the baby walker away in the closet.

Moderate Corrected

Two of the feeding instructions have not been signed or updated by the parent since January 2021.

Moderate Corrected

Two bottles were found to not be labeled with the children's names. This was corrected when the caregiver labeled the bottles with the names of the children.

Serious Corrected

The operation has not had a health inspection conducted.

Moderate Corrected

The children's products certification was not properly posted. This was corrected when the director posted a copy of the children's products certification.

Critical Corrected

The operation has not gotten their fire inspection conducted.

Moderate Corrected

A copy of the lunch menu was not posted. This was corrected during the inspection when the director posted a copy of the lunch menu.

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not have a copy of the children's activity plans posted. This was corrected when the owner posted copies of all activity plans for all age groups.

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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.