Pathway to Learning

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77069
Street address: 4950 Fm 1960 Rd W
Phone: (281) 893-2336
Capacity: 132
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 05:00 AM-09:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: December 4, 2012
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

Corrective action means HHSC requires steps to address compliance concerns; see the official HHSC record for details.

Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 11 cited deficiencies dated January 18, 2024 to April 27, 2026 (3 High, 4 Medium High, 1 Medium, 2 Medium Low, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 11 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher (746.5617(a)(5))
Cited April 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 22, 2026; correction verified May 18, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The van used to transport children had a fire extinguisher, but it was not properly secured.
High risk · Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control (746.1201(1))
Cited November 25, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 30, 2025; correction verified February 11, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver hit a child on the head and grabbed the child by the arms while trying to get the child's attention.
High risk · Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity (746.1205(a)(4))
Cited November 25, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 30, 2025; correction verified February 11, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Video footage showed a caregiver leaving children alone on the playground.
Medium High risk · Annual Sanitation Inspection (746.3401(a))
Cited April 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 15, 2026; correction verified May 15, 2026).
What the record describes: The operation's annual sanitation inspection had expired.
Medium High risk · Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely (746.5603(c))
Cited April 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 22, 2026; correction verified May 18, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The van used to transport children had an expired registration.
Medium High risk · Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional (746.3819)
Cited April 16, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 22, 2026; correction verified June 9, 2026).
What the record describes: A food allergy emergency plan was missing for a child with a diagnosed food allergy.
Medium High risk · Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact (746.605(6))
Cited May 9, 2025 (correction date recorded: May 16, 2025; correction verified May 21, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Four enrolled children were missing emergency contact addresses in their required admission information.
Medium risk · Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements (746.901(2))
Cited May 9, 2025 (correction date recorded: May 30, 2025; correction verified June 3, 2025).
What the record describes: Three out of six caregivers were missing proof of education in their required personnel records.
Medium Low risk · Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) (746.901(5))
Cited May 9, 2025 (correction date recorded: May 16, 2025; correction verified May 21, 2025).
What the record describes: One caregiver was missing the required pre-employment affidavit.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 18, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 20, 2024; correction verified January 30, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not report the number of employees who left the operation for 2023.
Low risk · Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program (746.611(a)(1))
Cited May 9, 2025 (correction date recorded: May 23, 2025; correction verified June 3, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Four enrolled children did not have the required health statements available for review.

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Summary of the record

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 11 cited deficiencies for Pathway to Learning in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (3 High, 4 Medium High, 1 Medium, 2 Medium Low, 1 Low).

Records list 8 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-05.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	3
Medium High	4
Medium	1
Medium Low	2
Low	1
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.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-04-27 · 746.5603(c) · Medium High

Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

The van used to transport children have an expired registration.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-22

2026-04-27 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High

Annual Sanitation Inspection

The operation had an expired annual sanitation inspection at the time of the inspection.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-15

2026-04-27 · 746.5617(a)(5) · High

Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher

The van used to transport children had a fire extinguisher present, but it was not properly secured.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-22

Full citation history from HHSC (23)

2026-04-27 · 746.5617(a)(5) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-22. Correction verified: 2026-05-18.
The van used to transport children had a fire extinguisher present, but it was not properly secured.
2026-04-27 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-15. Correction verified: 2026-05-15.
The operation had an expired annual sanitation inspection at the time of the inspection.
2026-04-27 · 746.5603(c) · Medium High
Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-22. Correction verified: 2026-05-18.
The van used to transport children have an expired registration.
2026-04-16 · 746.3819 · Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-22. Correction verified: 2026-06-09.
A food allergy emergency plan was missing for a child with a diagnosed food allergy.
2025-05-09 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-16. Correction verified: 2025-05-21.
Four children enrolled did not have the required admission information: emergency contact address
2025-05-09 · 746.901(5) · Medium Low
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-16. Correction verified: 2025-05-21.
One caregiver did not have the required personnel form: Pre-employment affidavit
2025-05-09 · 746.611(a)(1) · Low
Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-23. Correction verified: 2025-06-03.
Four children enrolled did not have the required health statement available for review.
2025-05-09 · 746.901(2) · Medium
Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-30. Correction verified: 2025-06-03.
Three out of six caregivers did not have the required personnel record: proof of education
2024-11-25 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-30. Correction verified: 2025-02-11.
Based on the information received by DFPS, the caregiver did not exhibit good judgement by hitting the child on her head and grabbing her by the arms while attempting to get the child's attention.
2024-11-25 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-30. Correction verified: 2025-02-11.
Based on the information obtained by DFPS, there is video footage which shows the caregiver leaving children alone on the playground.
2024-01-18 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-20. Correction verified: 2024-01-30.
You failed to report the number employees who left your operation for 2023.
2023-06-06 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-06-06. Correction verified: 2023-06-15.
There were 5 infants with one caregiver present with a specified age group of 0-12 months.
2023-06-06 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-06-06. Correction verified: 2023-06-15.
The infant caregiver walked out of the classroom to look for the director, leaving the infants alone.
2022-06-15 · 746.5627 · Medium
Required Vehicle Documentation - date of lease or purchase for each vehicle
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-22. Correction verified: 2022-07-18.
Documentation showing when the vans were purchased was not available for review.
2022-06-15 · 746.1303(9) · Medium
Orientation-Handling, storage and disposing of hazardous materials
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-22. Correction verified: 2022-06-20.
Of the eight personnel records evaluated, three did not complete an orientation covering handling and storing of hazardous materials.
2022-06-15 · 746.1301(2)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-22. Correction verified: 2022-07-08.
Of the eight personnel records evaluated, one did not complete 24 clock hours of pre-service training. The caregiver needs to complete an adddional 8 clock hours of pre-service training.
2022-06-15 · 746.2407 · Medium High
Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-06-15. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The safety straps were not fastened while infants were sitting in high chairs eating their lunch. This was corrected at inspection.
2022-06-15 · 746.1329(c)(1)(A) · Low
Documentation pediatric CPR-1st aid includes participant's name, training date, training title, trainer's name, length of training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-22. Correction verified: 2022-06-20.
Of the eight personnel records evaluated, one lacked documentation of current CPR training.
2022-06-15 · 746.2431 · Medium High
Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-06-15. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Daily reports sheets for the older infants are not being completed or provided to the parent.
2022-06-15 · 746.1303(6) · Medium
Orientation-Administering medication
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-22. Correction verified: 2022-06-20.
Of the eight personnel records evaluated, three did not complete an orientation covering medications.
2022-06-15 · 746.901(9) · Medium
Required Personnel Records- Current Driver's License
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-06-15. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The current driver's license was not on file for one of the van drivers. This was corrected at inspection.
2022-06-15 · 746.1303(7) · Medium
Orientation-Prevention & responding to allergic reactions
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-22. Correction verified: 2022-06-20.
Of the eight personnel records evaluated, three did not complete an orientation covering food allergies.
2022-06-15 · 746.2206(1) · Medium
Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play Opportunities
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-16. Correction verified: 2022-06-30.
Children are not going outside twice a day for at least one hour.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1086428

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.