Children's Center of Excellence and Daycare
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1716285, issued July 29, 2021.
- Address
- 12609 S Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77071
- Phone
- (713) 777-1455
- Licensed capacity
- 81 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since December 1, 2024. From the state's provider report of August 6, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 5,330 standards at Children's Center of Excellence and Daycare between January 27, 2022 and February 26, 2026 and recorded 76 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 475 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 2 |
| Personnel | 6 | 868 | 6 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 8 | 708 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 451 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 372 | 3 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 1 |
| Pools | 3 | 72 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 6 |
The table adds up to 5,199 of those standards. The remaining 131, including 53 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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Tell me about new inspections
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We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 48 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on February 26, 2026, and 76 citations.
One of those visits began with Children's Center of Excellence and Daycare reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 28High
- 31Medium High
- 14Medium
- 2Medium Low
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 76. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 31, 2024 Correction verified June 20, 2024
746.2409(a)(1): Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
A 7 month old infant was observed sleeping in a crib with two additional mattresses under the original mattress.
- High January 31, 2024 Correction verified February 27, 2024
745.8641: Requirements during probation
Probation condition #6 was not fully satisfied due to the following information not being available for review for all staff including the director. A training information sheet which lists each of the following: -name and role (director, caregiver, cook, driver) -original hire date -current training timeframe -date CPR/FA training completed -date orientation training completed -date pre-service training completed (or exemption) -number of training hours remaining to satisfy the current year?s requirements -specific topics remaining to satisfy the current year?s requirements (per 746.1309, 746.1311)
- High November 10, 2023 Correction verified January 31, 2024
746.2805(10): Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, children are made to put their heads down on the table for a period of 5-10 minutes. If anyone is heard talking, the time will restart, or additional minutes will be added for all children. Children who are not misbehaving or those who arrive to the operation after timeout has begun are also required to put their heads down until the time has ended.
- High November 10, 2023 Correction verified January 31, 2024
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient information to support the allegation regarding staff yelling at children. Based on the information obtained, staff yell at children to sit down, be quiet or stop talking.
- Medium October 31, 2023 Correction verified January 5, 2024
746.801(3): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
Records for 10 staff including the director was reviewed. All records were observed to be missing the following: Date of hire Documentation whether pre-service training be required. Documentation all required orientation topics have been received.
- Medium High October 31, 2023 Correction verified December 21, 2023
746.1109(b)(2): Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption Attends High School - Supervised By Qualified Caregiver
A 17 yr old caregiver who currently attends high school was observed to be left unsupervised with a group of children multiple times. The supervising caregiver was observed to be going back and forth between the kitchen and classroom.
- Medium High October 31, 2023 Correction verified December 21, 2023
746.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
Records were reviewed for 10 staff. 2 caregiver with less than 2 years of child care experience hired June and July 2023, did not have the required 24 hours of training within 90 days of employment. 1 caregiver with no previous experience had documentation of training. NOTE: Caregivers hired June and July of 2023 had 8 hours of pre-service training documented.
- High August 25, 2023 Correction verified August 30, 2023
746.2805(10): Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
A caregiver placed a child in a high chair for misbehaving during the inspection.
- Medium August 25, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.4501(b): Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Children were observed sitting in high chairs and the safety straps were not secured. Note: The provider secured the straps for each child during the inspection.
- Medium July 27, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
During the inspection expired boxes of Benadryl and Neosporin ointment was observed and has not been disposed of. Note: The provider disposed the medication during the inspection.
- Medium July 27, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.4501(b): Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Children were observed sitting in chairs equipped with safety straps and the safety straps were not secured. Note: The provider secured the straps for each child during the inspection.
- Medium High July 27, 2023 Correction verified August 1, 2023
746.5537(a)(2): Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
Documentation showing the carbon monoxide detectors are being tested monthly was not available for review upon request.
- High July 27, 2023 Correction verified August 1, 2023
746.5319: Smoke Detectors Testing
Documentation showing the smoke detectors have been tested monthly was not available for review upon request.
- Medium July 27, 2023 Correction verified August 2, 2023
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
1 out of 4 chidlren's files evaluated did not contain documentation of current immunizations. The record provided was missing 1 dose of MMR and 1 dose of VAR.
- High May 16, 2023 Correction verified May 30, 2023
746.201(1): Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies were evaluated and did not contain the following information: - A Safe Sleeping Policy for Infants Under 12 months - The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play - The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor - The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation - Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place - The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play and - A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
- Medium May 16, 2023 Correction verified May 30, 2023
746.901: Required Personnel Records
7 out of 8 staff files evaluated did not contain a complete personnel record. The following information was missing: 4 were missing the Licensing affidavits were not notarized 2 were missing the Proof of education was missing 3 were missing Signatures that the staff have completed orientation to the center
- Medium Low May 16, 2023 Correction verified May 30, 2023
746.1329(a): Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
Documentation showing training in the following topics were not available for review during the inspection: - Recognizing and Reporting Suspected Abuse and Neglect of Children - Transportation Safety Training
- Medium High May 16, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.1301(a)(4)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
1 out of 8 employee files evaluated did not contain current CPR/First Aid training. The certifiate provided had expired on May 4th, 2023.
- Medium May 16, 2023 Correction verified May 30, 2023
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
Children's files evaluated did not contain a complete record. The following information was missing or incomplete: - Two were missing the address, and phone # of the emergency medical facility - Three were missing the special needs statements - Two were missing the parents signature for receiving a copy of the operational policies
- Medium High May 3, 2023 Correction verified July 3, 2023
746.305(a)(4): Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
The operation did not report an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth to childcare regulation.
- High March 30, 2023 Correction verified April 13, 2023
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
A caregiver with a conditonal background check stating they must never be left alone with child was left alone with 6 infant 4-15mo
- Medium High March 30, 2023 Correction verified April 13, 2023
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
A caregiver was observed leaving a classroom multiple times during the inspection. The caregiver left another caregiver alone to supervise a total of 14 children 20m-2yrs old. Based on the specified age group (SAG) of the classroom was 2yrs. The caregiver was over ratio by 3 Upon arrival 3 caregiver were observed in the infant room, two caregiver then left the room. One infant caregiver was observed with 6 infants 4-15 mo. The SAG for the group was 0-11mo. The caregiver was over ratio by 2 for approx. 5-10 munites before the caregiver returned.
- High March 16, 2023 Correction verified March 30, 2023
746.5617(a)(5): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
The fire extinguisher was observed to be located in the trunk of the vehicle used for transportation and was not readily accessible by the driver.
- High March 16, 2023 Correction verified March 30, 2023
746.1205(a)(1): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
2 caregivers in the infant room were not aware of the number of children in their care. When asked, both caregivers stated there were 5 children in care. When asked again, they again stated there were 5. The caregivers were informed CCR counted 6 children. One careigver then stated they forgot a child was just brought into the classroom
- Medium High March 16, 2023 Correction verified March 30, 2023
746.631(a): Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
The operation does not keep a sign-in/out log for children being transported.
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