Westlake Child Development Center

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77079
Street address: 540 Westlake Park Blvd
Phone: (281) 597-0222
Capacity: 336
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: August 22, 2024
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 13 cited deficiencies dated January 22, 2024 to August 4, 2026 (6 High, 4 Medium High, 3 Medium risk). Correction status: 3 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 August 4, 2026 (correction date recorded: October 2, 2026; technical assistance given); May 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: May 19, 2025; correction verified June 3, 2025); April 23, 2025 (correction date recorded: April 30, 2025; correction verified May 12, 2025); June 18, 2024 (correction date recorded: July 19, 2024; correction verified August 2, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe missing current fire inspections. One states the last inspection was over a year ago, on 7/25/25; another gives the last inspection as 6/5/2023.
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 August 3, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 28, 2026; correction verified September 3, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Three children were left unsupervised in a classroom for approximately 10 minutes.
High risk · AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation (745.641)
Cited April 8, 2024 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver was observed supervising children during naptime in the 3-year-old classroom without their background check available at the operation.
Medium High risk · Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children (746.1601)
Cited June 5, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 5, 2026; correction verified June 11, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: There were 43 children in a classroom with 4 caregivers. The classroom’s specified age group was 5 years old.
Medium High risk · Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children (746.1609)
Cited May 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 10, 2025; correction verified July 18, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An investigation found 11 children in a single classroom with two caregivers. For the classroom’s specified age group of 0–11 months, the maximum with two caregivers was 10 children.
Medium High risk · Complying with Laws and Rules (746.201(9))
Cited January 22, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 31, 2024; correction verified January 24, 2024).
What the record describes: Operational policies lacked enrollment procedures, including how and when parents would be notified of policy changes; a statement that parents could visit anytime without prior approval; and criteria for deciding when extreme weather posed a significant health risk requiring outdoor play limits.
Medium High risk · Documentation of Fire Inspection (746.5103)
Cited January 22, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 31, 2024; correction verified January 24, 2024).
What the record describes: A copy of the fire inspection report was not available for review.
Medium risk · First Aid Kit Incomplete - Thermometer, preferably non-glass (746.4003(a)(7))
Cited July 29, 2025 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: The first aid kits on the vans were missing thermometers.
Medium risk · First Aid Kit Incomplete - Tweezers (746.4003(a)(8))
Cited July 29, 2025 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: The first aid kits on the vans were missing tweezers.
Medium risk · Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional (746.2421(a))
Cited April 8, 2024 (correction date recorded: April 22, 2024; correction verified April 23, 2024).
What the record describes: An infant’s feeding instruction form was missing a date.

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Summary of the record

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 13 cited deficiencies for Westlake Child Development Center in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (6 High, 4 Medium High, 3 Medium).

Records list 16 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-03.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	6
Medium High	4
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

2026-08-04 · 746.5101(a) · High

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

The last fire inspection was conducted over a year ago on 7/25/25.

Correction date recorded: 2026-10-02

2026-08-03 · 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

Three children were left unsupervised in a classroom for approximately 10 minutes.

Correction date recorded: 2026-08-28

2026-06-05 · 746.1601 · Medium High

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

Observed 43 children in a classroom with 4 caregivers. The classrooms specified age group is 5 years of age.

Correction date recorded: 2026-06-05

Full citation history from HHSC (13)

2026-08-04 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-10-02. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The last fire inspection was conducted over a year ago on 7/25/25.
2026-08-03 · 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: 2026-08-28. Correction verified: 2026-09-03.
Three children were left unsupervised in a classroom for approximately 10 minutes.
2026-06-05 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-05. Correction verified: 2026-06-11.
Observed 43 children in a classroom with 4 caregivers. The classrooms specified age group is 5 years of age.
2025-07-29 · 746.4003(a)(7) · Medium
First Aid Kit Incomplete - Thermometer, preferably non-glass
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-07-29. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The first aid kits on the vans were missing the thermometer. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection.
2025-07-29 · 746.4003(a)(8) · Medium
First Aid Kit Incomplete - Tweezers
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-07-29. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The first aid kits on the vans were missing tweezers. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection.
2025-05-12 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-19. Correction verified: 2025-06-03.
Operation does not have a current fire marshal inspection.
2025-05-12 · 746.1609 · Medium High
Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-07-18.
It is determined through investigation that there were 11 children in a single classroom with two caregivers. The classrooms specified age group is 0-11 months with two caregivers is a maximum of 10 children.
2025-04-23 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-04-30. Correction verified: 2025-05-12.
Operation does not have a current fire marshal inspection.
2024-06-18 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-19. Correction verified: 2024-08-02.
The operation did not have a updated fire inspection. The last fire inspection was conducted 6/5/2023.
2024-04-08 · 745.641 · High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-04-08. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A caregvier was observed present in the 3 years old classroom supervising children during naptime withou having their background check at the operation. The operation was made aware and the employee was confirmed left the operation.
2024-04-08 · 746.2421(a) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-04-22. Correction verified: 2024-04-23.
The infant feeding instruction for one infants age 10mo was observed not having the date indicating on the form.
2024-01-22 · 746.201(9) · Medium High
Complying with Laws and Rules
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-31. Correction verified: 2024-01-24.
Operational policies were observed to be missing the following: Enrollment procedures, including how and when parents will be notified of policy changes They may visit the child-care center at any time "without having to secure prior approval" The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play
2024-01-22 · 746.5103 · Medium High
Documentation of Fire Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-31. Correction verified: 2024-01-24.
A copy of the fire inspection report was not available for review

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1468670

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.