ACTIVE POOR Compliance

St Jerome Early Childhood CTR

8825 KEMPWOOD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77080

License #403990 | Expires: Feb 14, 1991

Day Care Center
Type
153
Capacity
22
Inspections
22
Violations

Compliance Summary

8
Critical
13
Serious
1
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Jul 29, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
May 21, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 28, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
May 13, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
May 15, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Jun 7, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 1, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
May 23, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 17, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Feb 17, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 9, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jan 27, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Jan 25, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 14, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 13, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 2
Oct 25, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 5, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 28, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jun 30, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 27, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 14, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 13, 2021 OTHER Violations Found 1

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

The space between the seesaw and a rotating equipment is 7ft. The use zone between the equipment overlaps.

Corrected: Aug 7, 2025

Serious Corrected

A large hole that posed a tripping hazard was located on the playground area. This was corrected when the director covered the hole.

Corrected: Apr 28, 2025

Serious Corrected

A caregiver was providing care for 12 two year olds. This was corrected when an additional caregiver arrived in the classroom.

Corrected: Apr 28, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The operations written operational policies did not address the following required topics: Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity. A classroom that enables a mother to breastfeed her child. Preventing and responding to abuse and neglect of children. Procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs. Parents may visit the child-care center at any time during hours of operation. A child -care center is a gang-free zone.

Corrected: May 20, 2024

Serious Corrected

Two children did not have their food allergy emergency plan on file.

Corrected: May 20, 2024

Serious Corrected

One caregiver did not have current First Aid/CPR training.

Corrected: May 20, 2024

Serious Corrected

The testing of the fire extinguisher was not documented.

Corrected: May 22, 2023

Serious Corrected

The testing of the carbon monoxide detector was not documented.

Corrected: May 22, 2023

Critical Corrected

There was no documentation showing that the smoke detector had been tested.

Corrected: May 22, 2023

Critical Corrected

The fire inspection that was available for review expired on 11/21/2022.

Corrected: Jun 26, 2023

Serious Corrected

In two of the toddler classrooms the diaper changing mat had several tares in the middle of the changing mats. NOTE: Corrected at inspection when the two changing mats were replaced.

Serious Corrected

In the toddler classroom it was dark when I walked in the classroom where it was hard to see the children. Corrected: When the caregiver open the blinds in the classroom.

Critical Corrected

A three month old infant was sleeping in a bouncer. Corrected: When the caregiver took the infant out the bouncer.

Critical Corrected

A caregiver stated she had 10 children, when I counted they were 11 children in care the caregiver was unaware of how many children she had during nap time.

Critical Corrected

Two caregivers one in the infant class and one in the toddler class observed providing direct care to the infants in these classrooms prior to receiving eligibility status.

Serious Corrected

The caregiver was unsure of the ages of the children she had in care.

Serious Corrected

The toddler one class had 6 children in the group with one caregiver SAG 12-17 month of. The ratio for this class is one to five.

Critical Corrected

The caregiver used harsh punishment when she forcefully sitting the child down in a chair.

Critical Corrected

The caregiver didn't show good judgment when she yanked a child out of his seat and dragged him across the room.

Serious Corrected

In the infant classroom the specified age group is 0-11 months, the operation had 12 infants in the classroom two over the ratio size.

Serious Corrected

The operation did not have how they would evacuate or relocate children under the age of 24 months in their emergency preparedness plan. Corrected: When the director wrote in in the emergency preparedness plan.

Critical Corrected

A child was able to leave the operation without supervision.

Nearby Facilities

ACTIVE

ST JEROME EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR

8825 KEMPWOOD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77080

Day Care Center Capacity: 153
ACTIVE

ST. CHRISTOPHERS DAY SCHOOL

1656 BLALOCK RD, HOUSTON, TX 77080

Day Care Center Capacity: 100
ACTIVE

THE ARBOR SCHOOL

1919 KNOLL ST, HOUSTON, TX 77080

School-Age Program Capacity: 80
ACTIVE

YMCA AFTER SCHOOL AT PINE SHADOWS

9900 NEUENS RD, HOUSTON, TX 77080

School-Age Program Capacity: 60
ACTIVE Inspected

Creative Care- Kempwood

9601 KEMPWOOD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77080

Day Care Center Capacity: 163 Last inspection: Jan 7, 2026 5 violations
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.