ACTIVE POOR Compliance

The Kipling School, Inc.

620 SHEPHERD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77007

License #1499069 | Expires: Jun 19, 2013

Day Care Center
Type
208
Capacity
17
Inspections
19
Violations

Compliance Summary

2
Critical
10
Serious
5
Moderate
2
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Sep 17, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 30, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 16, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Mar 7, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Sep 17, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 24, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 15, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 18, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Oct 5, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 19, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 7
Oct 20, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 4, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6
Feb 25, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Oct 11, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 8, 2021 OTHER Violations Found 1
Mar 9, 2021 OTHER Violations Found 1
Feb 24, 2021 OTHER Violations Found 1

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

Based upon the information obtained during the investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support the restrictions issued by the Fire Marshal had not been followed by allowing children under 2-years old to be cared for above ground level in the months of March and April 2024. CORRECTED - There were no children under 2-years-old being cared for in May 2024. Procedures have been put in place to ensure children who have not turned 2-years old will not be allowed upstairs.

Corrected: Jun 10, 2024

Minor Corrected

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

Corrected: Jan 19, 2024

Serious Corrected

Sheets in four infant cribs were observed loose.

Corrected: Sep 19, 2023

Serious Corrected

Two children under 24 months old were being cared for above ground level.

Corrected: Sep 19, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Child/caregiver ratio was reduced for a group of children that included infants 12-17 months old.

Corrected: Sep 19, 2023

Critical Corrected

A two month infant was observed sleeping with a white noise machine/speaker inside of their crib.

Corrected: Sep 19, 2023

Serious Corrected

Out of the five staff files evaluated during the inspection, one was obtained CPR training through the NationalCPRFountation which is an online class.

Corrected: Oct 6, 2023

Serious Corrected

A boppy pillow recalled 9/23/21 was observed to be in the infant room and in use by an infant in care.

Corrected: Sep 19, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Written feeding instructions for a child not yet on table food was last updated 08/06/2023

Corrected: Sep 22, 2023

Serious Corrected

In the infant classrooms the changing table mats had holes in them.

Corrected: Oct 10, 2022

Serious Corrected

The operation has not had a gas inspection since 9/2/2020.

Moderate Corrected

Some of the toddler cups were not labeled with their names and last initial of last name.

Critical Corrected

The caregiver stated she had 10 children, then stated she had 8, when I counted their were 9 children in the classroom.

Moderate Corrected

In some classrooms children did not have storage space to be their belongings and in some classrooms the areas were not labeled the with the child s name.

Moderate Corrected

In all classrooms some of the mats had tires and holes which the mat is no longer waterproof.

Minor Corrected

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.

Serious Corrected

The operation is not complying with the COVID-19 rules. In particular drop off and pick up are to be conducted outside the operation as stated in the rule.

Serious Corrected

The operation continues to allow parents of infants and toddlers to drop off and pick up directly at the classroom door.

Serious Corrected

Part of the operation became damaged by water, rendering part of the operation unusable for a period of time. Note- this was addressed at inspection. No presence of mold found.

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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.