746.4405: Location of Handwashing Sink
Child-Care Centers
As of October 10, 2026, statewide records in this dataset list 52 citations across 46 providers.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Medium High | 0 |
| Medium | 52 |
| Medium Low | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 |
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
Sample inspector narratives
There were no single-use towels for handwashing available. Five children and a caregiver were observed washing their hands and not drying them.
During the inspection two sinks inside of the classrooms were observed without soap. This was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver filled the soap dispensers located by the sinks in the classrooms.
The front restroom off the prek room did not have paper towels accessible to the children. The paper towel holder needed new batteries and the roll of available towels sat out of the reach of the children on top of a 3/4 wall. NOTE: A battery was replaced in the paper towel…
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