ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Small Steps Nurturing Center-5th Ward

2902 JENSEN DR, HOUSTON, TX 77026

License #864420 | Expires: Dec 20, 2006

Day Care Center
Type
189
Capacity
19
Inspections
14
Violations

Compliance Summary

8
Critical
5
Serious
1
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Dec 3, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 19, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 12, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Nov 10, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Oct 22, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Nov 13, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Oct 16, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 14, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Aug 26, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 5, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Nov 15, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 18, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 12, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Dec 8, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 28, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 4, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 30, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 6, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Apr 7, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not complete an incident report or share the report with the parent within 48 hours of the incident.

Corrected: Nov 14, 2025

Critical Corrected

One child was left unsupervised in the classroom for several minutes.

Corrected: Dec 1, 2025

Serious Corrected

4 out of 6 children with diagnosed food allergies did not have a complete and current food allergy emergency plan. 1 kid is missing Benadryl, 2 kids had expired epi-pens, 1 kid missing medication and authorization form.

Corrected: Nov 7, 2025

Serious Corrected

Two tv monitors in 2 classrooms were unfastended to the children's bookshelf, posing as a tipping hazard.

Corrected: Oct 29, 2025

Serious Corrected

8 medications did not have the date received written on the container. Note; this was corrected at inspection when the director wrote on each medication the date it was received from the parent.

Corrected: Nov 13, 2024

Critical Corrected

The transportation binder is missing Emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for 3 children being transported.

Corrected: Nov 20, 2024

Serious Corrected

The Emergency Prepardeness Plan is missing the address of the alternate shelter away from the center.

Corrected: Nov 20, 2024

Critical Corrected

2 student volunteers, 1 caregiver and 1 contract vendor were with children without approved background checks.

Corrected: Oct 16, 2024

Critical Corrected

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

Corrected: Nov 8, 2024

Serious Corrected

The director did not have current transportation training, the last training was taken in 2021.

Corrected: Dec 12, 2023

Critical Corrected

It was determined that a child was left alone for approximately five minutes.

Critical Corrected

Caregivers left a child on the outside patio of the classroom.

Critical Corrected

During the walkthrough I observed four buckets of disinfectant wipes and spray bottles with cleaning solution in the reach of children. This was corrected when the director removed the buckets and placed the bottles out of reach.

Critical Corrected

During review of transportation the operation was found to not have emergency medical information on van used to transport children. This was corrected when the director updated the transportation binder.

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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.