Primrose School of Upper Kirby

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77098
Street address: 3001 Richmond Ave
Phone: (713) 522-6700
Capacity: 207
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: October 21, 2016
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 10 cited deficiencies dated December 5, 2024 to July 16, 2026 (7 High, 2 Medium High, 1 Medium risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 10 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months (746.5101(a))
Cited July 16, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 31, 2026; correction verified July 23, 2026); May 14, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 3, 2026; correction verified July 16, 2026).
What the record describes: Documentation showing that a fire inspection had been conducted was unavailable for review when requested.
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 January 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 13, 2026; correction verified February 24, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A child was left on the playground unsupervised.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling (746.2805(3))
Cited June 27, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 27, 2025; correction verified July 8, 2025; technical assistance given); June 10, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 28, 2025; correction verified August 5, 2025; technical assistance given); December 5, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 3, 2025; correction verified January 14, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe a caregiver grabbing a child and a child being pulled while in care.
High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for (746.1205(a)(1))
Cited June 17, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 17, 2025; correction verified June 27, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver stated that 6 children were present when only 5 children were present.
Medium High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages (746.1205(a)(3))
Cited June 13, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 13, 2025; correction verified June 17, 2025); June 6, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 6, 2025; correction verified June 13, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not know the ages of the children in care.
Medium risk · Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability Insurance (746.801(6))
Cited June 6, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 13, 2025; correction verified June 11, 2025).
What the record describes: Proof of current liability insurance was unavailable when requested.

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Summary of the record

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 10 cited deficiencies for Primrose School of Upper Kirby in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (7 High, 2 Medium High, 1 Medium).

Records list 15 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-07-27.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	7
Medium High	2
Medium	1
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.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-07-16 · 746.5101(a) · High

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

Documentation showing a fire inspection has been conducted was unavailable for review upon request.

Correction date recorded: 2026-07-31

2026-05-14 · 746.5101(a) · High

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

Documentation showing a fire inspection has been conducted was unavailable for review upon request.

Correction date recorded: 2026-07-03

2026-01-15 · 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

Based upon the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to support a child was left on the playground unsupervised.

Correction date recorded: 2026-02-13

Full citation history from HHSC (18)

2026-07-16 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-31. Correction verified: 2026-07-23.
Documentation showing a fire inspection has been conducted was unavailable for review upon request.
2026-05-14 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-03. Correction verified: 2026-07-16.
Documentation showing a fire inspection has been conducted was unavailable for review upon request.
2026-01-15 · 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: 2026-02-13. Correction verified: 2026-02-24.
Based upon the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to support a child was left on the playground unsupervised.
2025-06-27 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-27. Correction verified: 2025-07-08.
A caregiver was observed grabbing a child during the follow-up inspection.
2025-06-17 · 746.1205(a)(1) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-17. Correction verified: 2025-06-27.
A caregiver did know the number of children in care. The caregiver stated there were 6 children present and there was only 5 children.
2025-06-13 · 746.1205(a)(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-13. Correction verified: 2025-06-17.
A caregiver did not know the ages of the children in care.
2025-06-10 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-28. Correction verified: 2025-08-05.
Based upon the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to support a child was pulled while in care.
2025-06-06 · 746.1205(a)(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-06. Correction verified: 2025-06-13.
A caregiver did not know the ages of the children in care.
2025-06-06 · 746.801(6) · Medium
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability Insurance
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-13. Correction verified: 2025-06-11.
Proof of current liability insurance was unavailable upon request.
2024-12-05 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-03. Correction verified: 2025-01-14.
Based on the information obtained during the DFPS investigation it was determined a caregiver used prohibited punishment by grabbing a child.
2022-10-03 · 745.651(1) · Medium
Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-10-03. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The operation failed to inactivate two staff members background checks who are no longer employed at the operation with seven days of leaving the operation. One staff member last date of employment was on 9/9/2022 and the other staff member last date of employment was on 9/13/2022. Note: The two staff members background check were inactivated during the inspection.
2022-10-03 · 746.1203(2) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-03. Correction verified: 2022-10-13.
A caregiver responsible for the 1yr. and 2yr. olds did not state the correct number of children currently present in the classroom. The caregiver stated there were 10 children. There were 9 children currently present.
2022-08-09 · 746.1203(2) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-08-09. Correction verified: 2022-08-25.
A caregiver in the infant room (3m to 7m) did not state the correct number of children present. The caregiver stated there were 8 children present but there were 7 children currently present.
2022-08-09 · 746.3819 · Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-08-09. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A child with a diagnosed food allergy and that requires an epipen is missing their parent signature on the food allergy emergency form. Note: The food allergy emergency form was signed by the child's parent during the inspection.
2022-08-09 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-08-09. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Five infants who are not ready for table food did not have updated feeding instruction sheets. Note: The infant feeding sheets were updated during the inspection.
2022-08-09 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-08-15. Correction verified: 2022-08-12.
Six children records reviewed were missing the emergency contact information from their files.
2022-08-09 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-08-23. Correction verified: 2022-08-09.
Four personnel records evaluated were missing 24 annual training hours.
2022-08-09 · 746.1311(a) · Medium
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-08-23. Correction verified: 2022-08-09.
The center director is missing 12 of 30 annual training hours.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1241733

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.