Davenn LLC DBA First Steps Learning Center
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1789038, issued June 19, 2024.
- Address
- 7170 Cherry Park Dr, Houston, TX 77095
- Phone
- (346) 377-6658
- Licensed capacity
- 143 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- 1ststepslearningcenter.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, 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 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 March 13, 2026. From the state's provider report of March 18, 2026.
Where this is
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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 4,405 standards at Davenn LLC DBA First Steps Learning Center between December 6, 2023 and July 21, 2026 and recorded 14 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 | 3 | 360 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 336 | 3 |
| Personnel | 3 | 465 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 180 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 452 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 308 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 300 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 196 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,384 of those standards. The remaining 21, including 7 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.
What Davenn LLC DBA First Steps Learning Center says about itself
First Steps Learning Center is a trusted child learning center offering engaging, play-based programs that nurture growth and development from infants to school age.
Quoted from 1ststepslearningcenter.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 21, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 9Medium High
- 4Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 21, 2026 Correction verified June 12, 2026
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
I observed a child being changed and the child did not wash hands.
- Medium High May 19, 2026 Correction verified June 18, 2026
746.2419(6): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
I observed several bottles and training cups that were not labeled with the children names.
- Medium May 19, 2026 Correction verified June 18, 2026
746.2409(a)(10): Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
I observed several cribs that was not labeled with the child's name.
- Medium High May 19, 2026 Correction verified June 18, 2026
746.401(10): Required Postings-Child's Food Allergies
A child that has a food allergy was not posted with the required postings in the building.
- Medium June 2, 2025 Correction verified June 16, 2025
746.901(2): Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Three out four files was missing education documents.
- Medium Low June 2, 2025 Correction verified June 9, 2025
746.901(5): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Four out of four personnel files did not have pre- employment affidavits.
- Medium High June 2, 2025 Correction verified June 9, 2025
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
The PreK classroom had brown water stains on the ceiling tiles.
- Medium June 2, 2025 Correction verified June 12, 2025
746.611(b): Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
Two out of five files did not have health statements.
- Medium High June 2, 2025 Correction verified June 9, 2025
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
One out of four personnel files CPR/First Aid card was expired.
- Medium High December 20, 2024 Correction verified January 2, 2025
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The older infant room was out of ratio. There were 6 kids and one caregiver, the class was over by one.
- Medium High May 15, 2024 Correction verified May 23, 2024
746.1205(a)(3): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
The caregiver in the room did not know the child's name and age during the inspection.
- Medium High February 14, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.2419(6): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
The infant bottles in the infant room was not labeled. Note: Corrected at inspection. The staff labeled the bottles with the child's name and last name initial.
- Medium December 6, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.501(a)(30): Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
The operation did not have procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs. Note. This was corrected during the inspection when the director created the procedure and put it in the operational policy.
- Medium High December 6, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The infant 2 room ceiling tile had a broken piece in it. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the custodial worker fixed the tile. 12/06/2023.
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About this record
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