2026-07-15 · 746.605(7) · High
Required Admission Information - Release Information
A child's file was reviewed and found to be missing information about who else is allowed to pick up the child.
Correction date recorded: 2026-07-29
Little People's Learning Tree
Licensed Center
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Provider details
- City / County / ZIP
- Houston / Harris / 77091
- Street address
- 457 Pickering St
- Phone
- (713) 694-0066
- Capacity
- 62
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours / Days
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Permit type
- Full Permit
- Permit issued
- August 28, 2008
- 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 10 cited deficiencies dated January 23, 2024 to July 15, 2026 (4 High, 2 Medium High, 2 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 10 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
- High risk · Required Admission Information - Release Information (746.605(7))
Cited July 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 29, 2026; correction verified July 29, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A child's file was missing information about who else was allowed to pick up the child. - High risk · Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months (746.5101(a))
Cited April 10, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 1, 2026; correction verified April 28, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not have an updated fire inspection. Its last fire inspection was on January 31, 2025. - High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling (746.2805(3))
Cited December 2, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 7, 2025; correction verified January 13, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver was seen grabbing and pulling a child by the arm. - High risk · Report Situation Placing Children at Risk (746.305(a)(6))
Cited December 2, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 7, 2025; correction verified January 13, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation reported an incident more than two days after it happened. - Medium High risk · Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less (746.4907(a)(1))
Cited July 21, 2025 (correction date recorded: September 29, 2025; correction verified September 15, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The loose-fill material on the playgrounds was less than six inches deep. - Medium High risk · Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection (746.3403)
Cited July 31, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 9, 2024; correction verified July 31, 2024).
What the record describes: During the inspection, the operation could not provide documentation of the health inspection that had been conducted. - Medium risk · Director Annual Training - Additional required topics (746.1311(e))
Cited July 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 20, 2026; correction verified August 21, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The director's training was missing required topics: emergency preparedness; controlling the spread of communicable diseases; administering medication; food allergies; understanding building and physical premises safety; and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials. - Medium risk · Required Admission Information - Special School-age Permissions (746.605(14))
Cited April 8, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 7, 2026; correction verified May 11, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The section indicating which school a child attends was blank in the child's file. - Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 23, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 25, 2024; correction verified January 29, 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 employment in 2023 by the required deadline of January 15, 2024. - Low risk · Documentation pediatric CPR-1st aid includes renewal date and expiration date (746.1329(c)(1)(B))
Cited July 15, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 20, 2026; correction verified August 19, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An infant caregiver did not have an official copy of the CPR and first aid certificate showing the expiration date.
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 10 cited deficiencies for Little People's Learning Tree in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High, 2 Medium High, 2 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 1 Low).
Records list 10 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-29.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 4 |
| Medium High | 2 |
| Medium | 2 |
| 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
2026-07-15 · 746.1329(c)(1)(B) · Low
Documentation pediatric CPR-1st aid includes renewal date and expiration date
The infant caregiver did not have an official copy of the CPR and First Aid certificate showing the expiration date.
Correction date recorded: 2026-08-20
2026-07-15 · 746.1311(e) · Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
CCR reviewed the director's training and found the following required trainings were missing: Emergency preparedness. Controlling the spread of communicable diseases. Administering medication. Food allergies. Understanding building and physical premises safety. Handling,…
Correction date recorded: 2026-08-20
Full citation history from HHSC (24)
2026-07-15 · 746.1311(e) · Medium
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-20. Correction verified: 2026-08-21.
CCR reviewed the director's training and found the following required trainings were missing: Emergency preparedness. Controlling the spread of communicable diseases. Administering medication. Food allergies. Understanding building and physical premises safety. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
2026-07-15 · 746.1329(c)(1)(B) · Low
Documentation pediatric CPR-1st aid includes renewal date and expiration date
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-20. Correction verified: 2026-08-19.
The infant caregiver did not have an official copy of the CPR and First Aid certificate showing the expiration date.
2026-07-15 · 746.605(7) · High
Required Admission Information - Release Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-29. Correction verified: 2026-07-29.
A child's file was reviewed and found to be missing information about who else is allowed to pick up the child.
2026-04-10 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-01. Correction verified: 2026-04-28.
The operation does not have an updated fire inspection; the last fire inspection was on 01/31/2025.
2026-04-08 · 746.605(14) · Medium
Required Admission Information - Special School-age Permissions
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-07. Correction verified: 2026-05-11.
CCR reviewed a child?s file and found that the section indicating which school the child attends was left blank.
2025-07-21 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-29. Correction verified: 2025-09-15.
The loose fill on the playgrounds is less than six inches.
2024-12-02 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-07. Correction verified: 2025-01-13.
The operation reported the incident more than two days after the incident.
2024-12-02 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-07. Correction verified: 2025-01-13.
The caregiver was seen grabbing and pulling a child by the arm.
2024-07-31 · 746.3403 · Medium High
Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-09. Correction verified: 2024-07-31.
During the inspection the operation was not able to provide documentation of the health inspection conducted.
2024-01-23 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-25. Correction verified: 2024-01-29.
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.
2023-08-01 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-08-15. Correction verified: 2023-08-09.
The operation was found to not have a current fire inspection.
2023-06-23 · 746.2401(7) · High
Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-06-23. Correction verified: 2023-07-07.
During the walkthrough I observed a classroom with 7 infants ages 6m, 7m, 8m 11m,12m,14m and 17 months left unsupervised. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom.
2023-06-23 · 746.1613(a) · Medium
Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-06-23. Correction verified: 2023-07-07.
During the inspection I oberved one caregiver caring for 7 infants engaged in naptime with a SAG of 0-11 months. Ratio is 1:4. The caregiver was over ratio by 3. This was corrected when the diirector sent in another teacher in the classroom.
2022-12-16 · 746.3701(1) · Medium High
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-12-16. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Two outlets were uncovered in the nap room. This was corrected at inspection when they covered the outlets.
2022-12-16 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-12-16. Correction verified: Not recorded.
There was one caregiver with 19 two and three year olds during lunch time. The specified age group of the children was 3 years old. This was corrected at inspection when the director joined the room.
2022-12-16 · 746.4503(a) · Medium
Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-12-16. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Three nap mats were torn. One child was sleeping on a work-out mat. This was corrected at inspection when the maps were replaced.
2022-12-16 · 746.1605 · Medium High
Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-16. Correction verified: 2022-12-29.
A child in the infant room was 21 months older than the youngest child.
2022-12-16 · 746.1203(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-12-16. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A caregiver did not know the ages of the children in care and did not have a list of names and ages posted. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver wrote and posted the children's ages on their name cards.
2022-12-08 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-30. Correction verified: 2022-12-29.
A small nail was sticking out of the wall in the 2 year old room. There was a hole in the floor in the nap room.
2022-12-08 · 746.3505(c) · Medium High
Diapering Procedures - Use Disposable Gloves
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-16. Correction verified: 2022-12-29.
A caregiver did not wash hands after disposing of gloves during diapering procedures.
2022-08-02 · 746.5305 · Medium High
Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-08-02. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The fire extinguisher in the infant room was located on top of a counter and not mounted. NOTE: The deficiency was corrected at inspection.
2022-02-25 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-02. Correction verified: 2022-02-25.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required
2021-11-10 · 746.501(b)(1) · Medium Low
Operational Policies - Inform Parents That They May Visit Center Anytime During Operating Hours
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2021-11-10. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The operational policies did not inform the parents they are able to visit the center without prior approval.
2021-11-10 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-17. Correction verified: 2021-11-11.
During review of infants the operation did not have curret feeding instructions for an infant not yet eating table food.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=323695
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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.