St Francis Children's Center

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77063
Street address: 2300 S Piney Point Rd
Phone: (713) 458-6166
Capacity: 136
Ages served: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours / Days: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: May 26, 2016
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

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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 10 cited deficiencies dated October 26, 2023 to October 21, 2025 (1 High, 4 Medium High, 4 Medium, 1 Medium Low risk). Correction status: 1 corrected at inspection, 9 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation (745.641)
Cited October 26, 2023 (correction date recorded: October 30, 2023; correction verified October 26, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: 2 individuals had direct access to children in care before the operation received notification from the background check unit that they were eligible to be present.
Medium High risk · Posting Requirements - Child's Food Allergy Plans (746.403(b))
Cited October 21, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 28, 2025; correction verified October 23, 2025).
What the record describes: The food preparation area did not have a list of children with diagnosed food allergies.
Medium High risk · Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR (746.1315(b))
Cited October 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 8, 2024; correction verified November 11, 2024).
What the record describes: Documentation showing that a caregiver had completed CPR and first aid training was not available during the inspection.
Medium High risk · Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training (746.1301(a)(5)(A))
Cited October 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 5, 2024; correction verified November 11, 2024).
What the record describes: Records showed that 10 staff had not completed the required 24 hours of annual training.
Medium High risk · Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training (746.1301(a)(6)(A))
Cited October 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 5, 2024; correction verified November 11, 2024).
What the record describes: Records showed that the director was missing 2 hours of annual training.
Medium risk · Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required (746.1309(a))
Cited October 21, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 28, 2025; correction verified October 23, 2025).
What the record describes: A caregiver was missing training on hazardous materials and the spread of infectious disease.
Medium risk · Documented Annual Training- Required Content (746.1309(e))
Cited October 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 5, 2024; correction verified November 11, 2024); October 26, 2023 (correction date recorded: November 3, 2023; correction verified November 6, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe missing training documentation on emergency preparedness, food allergies, building and premises safety, handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials, and preventing the spread of communicable diseases.
Medium risk · Required Personnel Records (746.901)
Cited October 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 5, 2024; correction verified November 11, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Staff files were missing photo identification, a high school diploma or equivalent, and notarized licensing and pre-employment affidavits.
Medium Low risk · Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record (746.1329(a))
Cited October 21, 2025 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: The operation had not printed and filed records of several current trainings for 3 caregivers.

Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.

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Summary of the record

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 10 cited deficiencies for St Francis Children's Center in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 High, 4 Medium High, 4 Medium, 1 Medium Low).

Records list 3 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2025-10-21.

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

Recent citations in the summary window

2025-10-21 · 746.1309(a) · Medium

Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

One caregiver was missing training regarding hazardous material and the spread of infectious disease.

Correction date recorded: 2025-10-28

2025-10-21 · 746.403(b) · Medium High

Posting Requirements - Child's Food Allergy Plans

Food preperation area did not have a list of children with diagnosed food allergies.

Correction date recorded: 2025-10-28

2025-10-21 · 746.1329(a) · Medium Low

Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record

Operation had not printed and filed serveral current trainings for 3 caregivers. NOTE: Operation has complied during inspection, forms printed.

Corrected at inspection

Full citation history from HHSC (10)

2025-10-21 · 746.1329(a) · Medium Low
Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-10-21. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Operation had not printed and filed serveral current trainings for 3 caregivers. NOTE: Operation has complied during inspection, forms printed.
2025-10-21 · 746.403(b) · Medium High
Posting Requirements - Child's Food Allergy Plans
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-28. Correction verified: 2025-10-23.
Food preperation area did not have a list of children with diagnosed food allergies.
2025-10-21 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-28. Correction verified: 2025-10-23.
One caregiver was missing training regarding hazardous material and the spread of infectious disease.
2024-10-24 · 746.1301(a)(6)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-05. Correction verified: 2024-11-11.
Documentation reviewed showed the director is missing 2 hours of annual trainings.
2024-10-24 · 746.1309(e) · Medium
Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-05. Correction verified: 2024-11-11.
Staff training records did not contain documentation showing the following topics have been covered: - Emergency Preparedness, Understanding and Responding to Food Allergies and Understanding Building and Premises Safety
2024-10-24 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-08. Correction verified: 2024-11-11.
Documentation showing 1 caregiver had completed CPR and First Aid Training was not available during the inspection. Note- Documentation was submitted showing the caregiver completed the training on 11/1/2024.
2024-10-24 · 746.901 · Medium
Required Personnel Records
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-05. Correction verified: 2024-11-11.
Staff files evaluated were incomplete and missing the following documentation: - Photo ID - High School Diploma or Equivalent - Notarized Licensing Affidavit and Pre-Employment Affidavit
2024-10-24 · 746.1301(a)(5)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-05. Correction verified: 2024-11-11.
Documentation reviewed showed the 24 hours of annual training for 10 staff have not been completed.
2023-10-26 · 746.1309(e) · Medium
Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-03. Correction verified: 2023-11-06.
4 out of 4 staff files evaluated did not contain the following training topics: Handling, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials Preventing the Spread of Communicable Diseases
2023-10-26 · 745.641 · High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-30. Correction verified: 2023-10-26.
2 individuals were observed with direct access to children in care. The operation has not received an eligiblity notification from CBCU stating they could be present. Note: The individuals left the operation during the inspection.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1230439

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.