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Creative Care- Kempwood

Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1818423, issued October 7, 2026.

Address
9601 Kempwood Dr, Houston, TX 77080
Phone
(713) 462-8058
Licensed capacity
163 children
Licensed for
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Days
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Child care subsidies
Accepted

Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.

Openings

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Texas Rising Star

Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4

A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.

In effect since February 18, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 9, 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 2,547 standards at Creative Care- Kempwood between August 25, 2025 and September 21, 2026 and recorded 8 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 rulesVisitsStandards checkedViolated
Scope, administration, and communication22470
Record keeping22231
Personnel23151
Ratios and group sizes21080
Activities2720
Infants21801
Toddlers2440
Pre-kindergarten2380
School-age2400
Discipline2400
Naptime2240
Field trips2220
Get well care2540
Nighttime care2260
Nutrition and food care2900
Health practices22261
Safety practices21562
Physical facilities21500
Outdoor safety21921
Pools2600
Fire safety21340
Transportation2980

The table adds up to 2,539 of those standards. The remaining 8, including 1 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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We email you a copy, and tell you honestly whether it reached them. Texas HHSC has no email address on file for about two programs in five, and for those the phone number above is the faster route.

Tell me about new inspections

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State inspection record

HHSC records 10 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 21, 2026, and 8 citations.

2526
visitsvisits where something was found10 recorded visits since October 2017. More visits does not mean a worse program: how often the state comes depends on the license type, the program's age and whether anyone complained.
  • 6Medium High
  • 1Medium
  • 1Low

Every citation below records a correction.

Citations

Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.

  1. Medium High September 21, 2026 Correction verified September 24, 2026

    746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    Five children files did not have a complete emergency contact.
  2. Medium High September 21, 2026 Correction verified September 24, 2026

    746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    There is a hanging cord in the outdoor playground area. A fallen branch was removed from the outdoor play area during the inspection.
  3. Medium March 30, 2026 Correction verified March 31, 2026

    746.3809: Medication No Longer Used

    A child with allergies epi pen expired on 12.31.2025.
  4. Medium High August 25, 2025 Correction verified August 29, 2025

    746.4907(a)(2): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.

    The loose fill under an outdoor climbing structure is 3.5 inches deep. The height of the climbing structure is over 5ft high.
  5. Low August 25, 2025 Correction verified August 29, 2025

    746.1105(4): Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)

    Two reviewed caregiver files did not have a pre employment affidavit.
  6. Medium High August 25, 2025 Correction verified August 29, 2025

    746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    Two reviewed child files did not have an allergy plan present.
  7. Medium High August 25, 2025 Correction verified August 29, 2025

    746.2409(a)(2): Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets

    Two observed cribs did not have a snug fitting sheet.
  8. Medium High August 25, 2025 Correction verified August 29, 2025

    746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    The bottom of a wire fence is rusted and lifting up with sharp edges. Three of the outdoor swings are tearing and posing a hazard. Two of the outdoor bucket swings' straps need to be replaced.
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About this record

Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.

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