Garden Oaks Baptist Early Learning Ctr

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77018
Street address: 3206 N Shepherd Dr
Phone: (713) 880-4622
Capacity: 204
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: March 3, 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 2 cited deficiencies dated October 30, 2024 (2 Medium High risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 2 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

Medium High risk · Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date (746.3805(b)(3))
Cited October 30, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 6, 2024; correction verified November 11, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An inspector observed an expired EpiPen.
Medium High risk · Annual Sanitation Inspection (746.3401(a))
Cited October 30, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 13, 2024; correction verified November 4, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection. The last inspection was conducted on 9/14/2023.

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

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 2 cited deficiencies for Garden Oaks Baptist Early Learning Ctr in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (2 Medium High).

Records list 3 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2025-10-27.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	0
Medium High	2
Medium	0
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

2024-10-30 · 746.3805(b)(3) · Medium High

Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date

CCR observed an expried EpiPen.

Correction date recorded: 2024-11-06

2024-10-30 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High

Annual Sanitation Inspection

The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection, the last one conducted was on 9/14/2023.

Correction date recorded: 2024-11-13

Full citation history from HHSC (17)

2024-10-30 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-13. Correction verified: 2024-11-04.
The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection, the last one conducted was on 9/14/2023.
2024-10-30 · 746.3805(b)(3) · Medium High
Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-06. Correction verified: 2024-11-11.
CCR observed an expried EpiPen.
2022-11-17 · 746.1203(2) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-11-17. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Caregiver stated they had 15 children in care, when I counted they were 14 children. Corrected: When the caregiver recounted children.
2022-11-17 · 746.605(12) · High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-18. Correction verified: 2022-11-18.
One child is still missing information for emergency care authorizations.
2022-11-07 · 746.3417(3) · Medium High
Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-07. Correction verified: 2022-11-17.
After the two year old child was changed the caregiver did not wash his hands with soap and water.
2022-11-07 · 746.901(4) · Medium Low
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-14. Correction verified: 2022-11-17.
Four caregivers are missing an affidavit in their file.
2022-11-07 · 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: 2022-12-05. Correction verified: 2022-11-21.
The operation did not maintain loose-fill surfacing materials they do not have a least six inches for the play area that is greater than five feet or less.
2022-11-07 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-28. Correction verified: 2022-12-05.
The operation did not have a fire inspection.
2022-11-07 · 746.3805(b)(1) · Medium High
Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-14. Correction verified: 2022-11-17.
Children medication was not in the original container labeled with their name.
2022-11-07 · 746.605(12) · High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-14. Correction verified: 2022-11-17.
Three children are missing information for emergency care authorizations.
2022-11-07 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-14. Correction verified: 2022-11-17.
They were 15 infants missing a updated feed instructions form.
2022-11-07 · 746.2805(10) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-07. Correction verified: 2022-11-17.
In the toddler two classroom two children were observed to be strap in a high chair for time out.
2022-11-07 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-05. Correction verified: 2022-11-21.
Seven caregivers had online CPR training and not in person.
2022-11-07 · 746.5401 · Medium High
Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-28. Correction verified: 2022-11-15.
The operation did not have a updated gas inspection, the last inspection was conduct on 7/13/2020.
2021-11-08 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-22. Correction verified: 2021-11-19.
The operation did not have a current inspection as required by minimum standards.
2021-11-08 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-08. Correction verified: 2021-11-19.
During the walkthrough I observed a caregiver caring for 6 infants with a SAG of 12-17 months with a ratio of 1:5. The caregiver was over ratio by 1. And in another room I observed a caregiver caring for 8 infants with a SAG of 12-17 months with a ratio of 1:5. The caregiver was over ratio by 3. This was corrected when the director placed another caregiver in each room.
2021-11-08 · 746.3421(a) · Medium High
Infant Handwashing - Individual Cloth
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-08. Correction verified: 2021-11-19.
During the walkthrough I observed a caregiver who did not wash an infant's hands after diapering.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=324439

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.