First Class Childcare Center

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77040
Street address: 14159 Northwest Fwy
Phone: (346) 833-8834
Capacity: 65
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 05:45 AM-06:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: July 1, 2024
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 12 cited deficiencies dated December 15, 2025 to May 15, 2026 (3 High, 5 Medium High, 3 Medium, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 12 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits (746.5209(c))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 15, 2026; correction verified May 29, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An exit gate in the playground area was blocked by toy equipment.
High risk · Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control (746.1201(1))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 15, 2026; correction verified May 29, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation was not following its daily activity plan. Children, including infants, were watching television and lying on nap cots in a darkened room.
High risk · Notification of Additional Services Offered (746.301(7))
Cited December 15, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 11, 2026; correction verified February 17, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation was providing transportation to children in care without notifying licensing.
Medium High risk · Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age (746.1605(1))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 15, 2026; correction verified May 29, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A classroom combined infants with older children whose ages were more than 18 months apart.
Medium High risk · Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes (746.5205(1))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 31, 2026; correction verified May 28, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The required monthly fire drills were not conducted in February and March.
Medium High risk · Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact (746.605(6))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 1, 2026; correction verified May 26, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: One child's file was missing the required emergency contact information.
Medium High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages (746.1205(a)(3))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 15, 2026; correction verified May 29, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Caregivers did not know the ages of all the children in their care.
Medium High risk · Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training (746.1301(a)(6)(A))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 22, 2026; correction verified May 26, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not call in a substitute in a timely manner.
Medium risk · First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit (746.4003(a))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 1, 2026; correction verified May 26, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The first aid kit was missing tweezers, gauze, and adhesive tape.
Medium risk · Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two (746.2207(a))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 15, 2026; correction verified May 29, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Three children under two years old were observed having screen time.
Medium risk · Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website (746.501(a)(23))
Cited May 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 1, 2026; correction verified May 26, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation's written policies did not explain how parents could access minimum standards online, the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, or the HHSC website.
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 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 1, 2026; correction verified May 26, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two children's files were missing the required health statement information.

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 12 cited deficiencies for First Class Childcare Center in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (3 High, 5 Medium High, 3 Medium, 1 Low).

Records list 9 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-05-29.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	3
Medium High	5
Medium	3
Medium Low	0
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

2026-05-15 · 746.1605(1) · Medium High

Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

The operation had a classroom with infants combine with older children that was over the 18 month age difference.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-15

2026-05-15 · 746.501(a)(23) · Medium

Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website

The operations operational policy does not provide information on how a parent can access the following: Minimum standards online; Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline HHSC website

Correction date recorded: 2026-06-01

2026-05-15 · 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

In review of child records, it was identified that two student files were missing the required health statement information.

Correction date recorded: 2026-06-01

Full citation history from HHSC (12)

2026-05-15 · 746.5205(1) · Medium High
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-31. Correction verified: 2026-05-28.
The required monthly fire drills were not conducted for the month of February and March.
2026-05-15 · 746.4003(a) · Medium
First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-01. Correction verified: 2026-05-26.
An inspection of the first aid kit identified that the inventory was incomplete. The operation is missing the required items: tweezers guaze adhesive tape
2026-05-15 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-01. Correction verified: 2026-05-26.
In review of child records, it was identified that one student file was missing the required emergency contact information.
2026-05-15 · 746.2207(a) · Medium
Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-15. Correction verified: 2026-05-29.
Three chilidren under two years old were observed to be having screen time. CI: The director transition the chidlren into a different classroom with no television.
2026-05-15 · 746.1301(a)(6)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-22. Correction verified: 2026-05-26.
The operation failed to call in substitute in a timely manner to ensure compliance with regulations and to maintain the day-to-day smooth functioning of the operation.
2026-05-15 · 746.5209(c) · High
No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-15. Correction verified: 2026-05-29.
One of the exit gates in the playground area was blocked by a toy equipment.
2026-05-15 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-15. Correction verified: 2026-05-29.
Upon arrival the operation was not following their daily actively plan. The children, infants included were watching t.v. and laying on their nap cots, with the room darkened.
2026-05-15 · 746.1205(a)(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-15. Correction verified: 2026-05-29.
The caregivers in care of the chiildren did not know all of the children ages.
2026-05-15 · 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: 2026-06-01. Correction verified: 2026-05-26.
In review of child records, it was identified that two student files were missing the required health statement information.
2026-05-15 · 746.501(a)(23) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-01. Correction verified: 2026-05-26.
The operations operational policy does not provide information on how a parent can access the following: Minimum standards online; Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline HHSC website
2026-05-15 · 746.1605(1) · Medium High
Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-15. Correction verified: 2026-05-29.
The operation had a classroom with infants combine with older children that was over the 18 month age difference.
2025-12-15 · 746.301(7) · High
Notification of Additional Services Offered
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-11. Correction verified: 2026-02-17.
The operation was found to have been providing transportation to children in care without notifying licensing.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1470027

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.