Houston Heights DC Center

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77007
Street address: 902 W 8th St
Phone: (713) 869-7475
Capacity: 150
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: September 22, 2000
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 24, 2024 to August 6, 2026 (1 High, 6 Medium High, 4 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 13 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 6, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 31, 2026; correction verified August 25, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not have a current fire inspection report available for review.
Medium High risk · Safety Requirements for Cribs - Waterproof, Washable Mattress (746.2409(a)(3))
Cited August 6, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 20, 2026; correction verified August 12, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Some children's sleeping mats were torn and ripped, damaging their protective outer covering.
Medium High risk · Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children (746.1601)
Cited August 29, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 29, 2024; correction verified September 4, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: At naptime, one caregiver was caring for six infants ages 12–17 months. The stated ratio for that age group was one caregiver to five children.
Medium High risk · Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR (746.1315(b))
Cited August 29, 2024 (correction date recorded: September 12, 2024; correction verified September 12, 2024).
What the record describes: A caregiver's CPR training expired in January 2024, and another caregiver's CPR training was completed online.
Medium High risk · Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. (746.1315(a))
Cited August 29, 2024 (correction date recorded: September 12, 2024; correction verified September 9, 2024).
What the record describes: A caregiver's first aid training expired in January 2024.
Medium High risk · Emergency Preparedness Plan - Communication Procedures (746.5202(2))
Cited August 29, 2024 (correction date recorded: September 5, 2024; correction verified September 10, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The emergency preparedness plan did not explain how the operation would move infants and children with limited mobility.
Medium High risk · Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection (746.5401)
Cited August 29, 2024 (correction date recorded: September 5, 2024; correction verified September 18, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not have an updated gas inspection. The last inspection was conducted on September 28, 2022.
Medium risk · Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required (746.1309(a))
Cited August 6, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 20, 2026; correction verified August 12, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two caregivers were missing the required 24 hours of annual training.
Medium risk · Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required (746.4307)
Cited August 6, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 7, 2026; correction verified September 2, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The fenced playground area did not have the required two exits.
Medium risk · Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days (746.2421(b))
Cited August 6, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 20, 2026; correction verified September 11, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation was not maintaining current feeding instructions for six infants in care.
Medium risk · Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity (746.501(a)(18))
Cited August 29, 2024 (correction date recorded: September 5, 2024; correction verified September 10, 2024).
What the record describes: The operational policies did not explain how the operation would promote indoor and outdoor physical activity or describe its benefits for children.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 25, 2024; correction verified January 30, 2024).
What the record describes: A review of employee departure data from January 17, 2024, showed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left in 2023 by the required deadline of January 15, 2024.
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 August 6, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 20, 2026; correction verified September 9, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two enrolled children did not have the required health statements on file.

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 13 cited deficiencies for Houston Heights DC Center in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 High, 6 Medium High, 4 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 1 Low).

Records list 5 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-06.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	1
Medium High	6
Medium	4
Medium Low	1
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

2026-08-06 · 746.1309(a) · Medium

Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

Two caregivers are missing the required 24 annual training hours.

Correction date recorded: 2026-08-20

2026-08-06 · 746.2421(b) · Medium

Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

During the inspection it was found that the operation is not maintaining current feeding instructions for six infants in care.

Correction date recorded: 2026-08-20

2026-08-06 · 746.4307 · Medium

Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required

The operation did not have two exits out of a fenced area in the playground.

Correction date recorded: 2026-09-07

Full citation history from HHSC (28)

2026-08-06 · 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: 2026-08-20. Correction verified: 2026-09-09.
Two children enrolled in the operation did not have the required Health Statements on file.
2026-08-06 · 746.2409(a)(3) · Medium High
Safety Requirements for Cribs - Waterproof, Washable Mattress
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-20. Correction verified: 2026-08-12.
During the recent inspection, it was observed that a few child sleeping mats were torn and ripped, compromising the integrity of the protective outer covering
2026-08-06 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-31. Correction verified: 2026-08-25.
The operation did not have a current Fire Inspection Report for review.
2026-08-06 · 746.4307 · Medium
Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-07. Correction verified: 2026-09-02.
The operation did not have two exits out of a fenced area in the playground.
2026-08-06 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-20. Correction verified: 2026-09-11.
During the inspection it was found that the operation is not maintaining current feeding instructions for six infants in care.
2026-08-06 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-20. Correction verified: 2026-08-12.
Two caregivers are missing the required 24 annual training hours.
2024-08-29 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-29. Correction verified: 2024-09-04.
The Tiny Tots classroom had one caregiver with six infants specified age group for 12-17 months old is 1 to 5. The caregiver was one over ratio at naptime.
2024-08-29 · 746.1315(a) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-09-12. Correction verified: 2024-09-09.
One caregiver first aid expired on 1/2024.
2024-08-29 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-09-12. Correction verified: 2024-09-12.
One caregiver CPR expired on 1/2024 and another caregiver CPR was conducted online.
2024-08-29 · 746.501(a)(18) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-09-05. Correction verified: 2024-09-10.
The operational policies does not cover how they will promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity and the benefits for the children.
2024-08-29 · 746.5202(2) · Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Communication Procedures
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-09-05. Correction verified: 2024-09-10.
The emergency preparedness plan did not have how the operation will move infants and children with limit mobility.
2024-08-29 · 746.5401 · Medium High
Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-09-05. Correction verified: 2024-09-18.
The operation does not have an updated gas inspection, the last inspection was conducted on 9/28/2022.
2024-01-24 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-25. Correction verified: 2024-01-30.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.
2023-09-07 · 746.1316(a) · Medium High
Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-11. Correction verified: 2023-09-07.
The director and two drivers did not have transportation training and have been transporting children.
2023-09-07 · 746.2407 · Medium High
Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-09-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Two children in high chairs were not strapped in due to the hair chairs not having straps on them. Corrected: When the operation put straps on the high chairs and the children were strapped in.
2023-09-07 · 746.301(7) · High
Notification of Additional Services Offered
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-09-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The operation did not notify licensing that they were offering transportation as a service. Corrected: When I reviewed the buses and transportation standard.
2023-09-07 · 746.1311(a) · Medium
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-28. Correction verified: 2023-09-26.
The director is missing 27 hours for annual training for training year 5-1-2022 to 5-1-2023. 19 hours were taken from training year 5-1-2023 to 5-1-2024 and still missing 6 1/2 hours of annual training.
2023-09-07 · 746.1315(b)(1) · Medium High
CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-28. Correction verified: 2023-09-26.
Four caregivers did not have the corrected curriculum for CPR it was not instructed on a manikin in person.
2023-09-07 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-09-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Two caregivers are missing 2 hours for annual training for training year 6/14/2022 to 6/14/2023 and training year 9/16/2021 to 9/16/2022. Another caregiver is missing 5 hours or annual training for training year 8/16/2022 to 8/16/2023. Corrected: When taken two hours of training for training year 6/14/2023 to 6/14/2022 and 9/16/2022 to 9/16/2023. Five hours of training was taken from 8/16/2023 to 8/16/2024.
2022-09-16 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-30. Correction verified: 2022-09-23.
The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection, the last inspection was expired on 7/27/2022.
2022-09-16 · 746.3420(1) · Medium High
Hand Sanitizer - Only for Children 24 Months and Older
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-16. Correction verified: 2022-09-27.
It was stated by a caregiver she uses hand sanitizers after changing children, the children in the class ages are 13-15 months old.
2022-09-16 · 746.4135(b) · Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-19. Correction verified: 2022-09-27.
The operation did not have a updated children's product form.
2022-09-16 · 746.1203(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-16. Correction verified: 2022-09-27.
Caregiver stated she had 11 children in care, when I counted there were only 9 children.
2022-09-16 · 746.2911 · Medium High
Adequate Lighting During Naptime
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-16. Correction verified: 2022-09-27.
It was observed in the two classroom were children were napping the room did not have adequate lighting during nap time.
2022-09-16 · 746.2909(4) · Medium High
Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-16. Correction verified: 2022-09-27.
It was observed that the spacing between cots did not have enough space between the cots for children to get up and move or the caregiver to walk through.
2022-09-16 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-07. Correction verified: 2022-10-11.
The operation last fire inspection expired on 1/31/2021.
2022-09-16 · 746.3505(a) · Medium High
Diapering Procedures - Caregiver's Hands Washed
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-16. Correction verified: 2022-09-27.
After the caregiver changed a child hand sanitizers was used and the caregiver did not wash their hands with soap and water.
2022-09-16 · 746.5401 · Medium High
Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-30. Correction verified: 2022-09-28.
The operation has not had a gas inspection since 10/08/2019.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=162616

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.