ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Houston Heights DC Center

902 W 8TH ST, HOUSTON, TX 77007

License #545397 | Expires: Sep 22, 2000

Day Care Center
Type
150
Capacity
10
Inspections
26
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
16
Serious
5
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Feb 25, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 27, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 9, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 29, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6
Jan 24, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 7, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6
Sep 27, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 16, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 9
Sep 27, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 18, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

The Tiny Tots classroom had one caregiver with six infants specified age group for 12-17 months old is 1 to 5. The caregiver was one over ratio at naptime.

Corrected: Aug 29, 2024

Serious Corrected

The emergency preparedness plan did not have how the operation will move infants and children with limit mobility.

Corrected: Sep 5, 2024

Serious Corrected

One caregiver CPR expired on 1/2024 and another caregiver CPR was conducted online.

Corrected: Sep 12, 2024

Serious Corrected

One caregiver first aid expired on 1/2024.

Corrected: Sep 12, 2024

Serious Corrected

The operation does not have an updated gas inspection, the last inspection was conducted on 9/28/2022.

Corrected: Sep 5, 2024

Moderate Corrected

The operational policies does not cover how they will promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity and the benefits for the children.

Corrected: Sep 5, 2024

Minor Corrected

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.

Corrected: Jan 25, 2024

Serious Corrected

The director and two drivers did not have transportation training and have been transporting children.

Corrected: Sep 11, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Two caregivers are missing 2 hours for annual training for training year 6/14/2022 to 6/14/2023 and training year 9/16/2021 to 9/16/2022. Another caregiver is missing 5 hours or annual training for training year 8/16/2022 to 8/16/2023. Corrected: When taken two hours of training for training year 6/14/2023 to 6/14/2022 and 9/16/2022 to 9/16/2023. Five hours of training was taken from 8/16/2023 to 8/16/2024.

Corrected: Sep 7, 2023

Serious Corrected

Two children in high chairs were not strapped in due to the hair chairs not having straps on them. Corrected: When the operation put straps on the high chairs and the children were strapped in.

Corrected: Sep 7, 2023

Critical Corrected

The operation did not notify licensing that they were offering transportation as a service. Corrected: When I reviewed the buses and transportation standard.

Moderate Corrected

The director is missing 27 hours for annual training for training year 5-1-2022 to 5-1-2023. 19 hours were taken from training year 5-1-2023 to 5-1-2024 and still missing 6 1/2 hours of annual training.

Serious Corrected

Four caregivers did not have the corrected curriculum for CPR it was not instructed on a manikin in person.

Serious Corrected

It was observed that the spacing between cots did not have enough space between the cots for children to get up and move or the caregiver to walk through.

Serious Corrected

It was observed in the two classroom were children were napping the room did not have adequate lighting during nap time.

Serious Corrected

Caregiver stated she had 11 children in care, when I counted there were only 9 children.

Critical Corrected

The operation last fire inspection expired on 1/31/2021.

Serious Corrected

The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection, the last inspection was expired on 7/27/2022.

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not have a updated children's product form.

Serious Corrected

The operation has not had a gas inspection since 10/08/2019.

Serious Corrected

After the caregiver changed a child hand sanitizers was used and the caregiver did not wash their hands with soap and water.

Serious Corrected

It was stated by a caregiver she uses hand sanitizers after changing children, the children in the class ages are 13-15 months old.

Moderate Corrected

Nine staff records were reviewed. One staff member is missing 16 annual hours. One staff member is missing 21 annual hours. Director is missing all 30 annual hours.

Critical Corrected

The center offers water activities, inflatables with sprinklers, and has been since Summer 2019 and failed to notify Licensing. The center also needs to add Water Activities to its Operational Policies.

Critical Corrected

One caregiver was allowed to have direct access to the children without receiving the results of the FBI Fingerprint Background Check. Note: Discussed with director and the caregiver was sent home while pending a completed check.

Serious Corrected

In one class the caregivers did not know the age nor had documentation of a child in their care.

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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.