Daniehl LLC, DBA: First Steps Learning Center

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77084
Street address: 5431 Barker Cypress Rd Ste 1500
Phone: (346) 377-6871
Capacity: 102
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:00 AM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: September 7, 2023
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 6 cited deficiencies dated February 22, 2024 to August 18, 2025 (1 High, 2 Medium High, 3 Medium risk). Correction status: 2 corrected at inspection, 4 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit (746.5617(a)(6))
Cited August 27, 2024 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: There was no first aid kit in the transportation van.
Medium High risk · Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered (746.3701(1))
Cited August 27, 2024 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: There were 2 uncovered electrical outlets in the toddler room.
Medium High risk · Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe (746.3701(5))
Cited February 22, 2024 (correction date recorded: February 29, 2024; correction verified February 27, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A bolt was missing from the playground equipment.
Medium risk · Children's Records - Immunizations (746.603(a)(4))
Cited August 18, 2025 (correction date recorded: August 25, 2025; correction verified August 22, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Immunization records were missing from 3 out of 8 files reviewed.
Medium risk · Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days (746.2421(b))
Cited August 18, 2025 (correction date recorded: August 20, 2025; correction verified August 22, 2025).
What the record describes: Feeding instructions were missing for 3 out of 3 children.
Medium risk · Children's Records - Admission Information (746.603(a)(2))
Cited February 22, 2024 (correction date recorded: February 27, 2024; correction verified March 7, 2024).
What the record describes: Admission forms were missing from 2 out of 10 records reviewed.

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

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 6 cited deficiencies for Daniehl LLC, DBA: First Steps Learning Center in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 High, 2 Medium High, 3 Medium).

Records list 6 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-07.

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

2025-08-18 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium

Children's Records - Immunizations

3 out of 8 files reviewed did not have immunizations.

Correction date recorded: 2025-08-25

2025-08-18 · 746.2421(b) · Medium

Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

3 out of 3 children did not have feeding instructions.

Correction date recorded: 2025-08-20

2024-08-27 · 746.5617(a)(6) · High

Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit

There was no first aid kit located in the transportation van. Note: This was corrected when the driver placed another kit in the van.

Corrected at inspection

Full citation history from HHSC (12)

2025-08-18 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-08-20. Correction verified: 2025-08-22.
3 out of 3 children did not have feeding instructions.
2025-08-18 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium
Children's Records - Immunizations
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-08-25. Correction verified: 2025-08-22.
3 out of 8 files reviewed did not have immunizations.
2024-08-27 · 746.3701(1) · Medium High
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-08-27. Correction verified: Not recorded.
In the Toddler room there were 2 outlets uncovered. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the director covered the outlets.
2024-08-27 · 746.5617(a)(6) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-08-27. Correction verified: Not recorded.
There was no first aid kit located in the transportation van. Note: This was corrected when the driver placed another kit in the van.
2024-02-22 · 746.603(a)(2) · Medium
Children's Records - Admission Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-27. Correction verified: 2024-03-07.
2 out of 10 records reviewed there was no admission form on file.
2024-02-22 · 746.3701(5) · Medium High
Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-29. Correction verified: 2024-02-27.
There is a missing bolt on the playground equipment for the kids.
2023-08-09 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-08-16. Correction verified: 2023-08-11.
Reviewing transportation Children's emergency contact records, 4 out of 6 children's records were missing address of another person responsible individual (friend or relative) who be contacted in an emergency when a parent cannot be reached.
2023-04-10 · 746.5202(5) · Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan-Reunification Plan
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-04-10. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Emergency Preparedness plan did not have procedure for: How you will reunify the children with their parents as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lock-down is lifted. Note: This was corrected at inspection, when the permit holder added the procedure to the emergency policy.
2023-04-10 · 746.5202(4) · Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-04-10. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Emergency Preparedness plan did not have procedure for: How your staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released. Note: This was corrected at inspection, when the permit holder added the procedure to the emergency policy.
2023-04-10 · 746.3407(9) · Medium High
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-04-24. Correction verified: 2023-04-12.
In the Tiny Stepper's Classroom it was observed the Ceiling tile has a stained from possible leak.
2023-04-10 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-04-17. Correction verified: 2023-04-12.
It was observed inside the Pre-K Classroom an ant bed at the exit door, ants coming inside the classroom.
2023-04-10 · 746.5202(1) · Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-04-10. Correction verified: Not recorded.
There was no emergency secondary location on the emergency preparedness plan. Note: THis was corrected at inspection when the permit holder added the secondary emergency location.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1442078

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.