Elena's Day Care
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #892911, issued November 19, 2008.
- Address
- 12543 Westella Dr Ste A, Houston, TX 77077
- Phone
- (281) 759-9532
- Licensed capacity
- 73 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 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, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
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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 May 5, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 30, 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 3,143 standards at Elena's Day Care between February 25, 2022 and May 19, 2026 and recorded 24 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 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 5 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 6 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 2 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,121 of those standards. The remaining 22, including 8 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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State inspection record
HHSC records 12 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 19, 2026, and 24 citations.
- 5High
- 10Medium High
- 6Medium
- 2Medium Low
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 24. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 19, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.5207(a)(4): Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
The emergency evacuation and relocation diagram did not have the severe weather shelter location on the diagram. NOTE: This was corrected and updated during the inspection.
- Medium May 19, 2026 Correction verified June 1, 2026
746.901(2): Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Three out of four caregivers files reviewed did not have the required education documentation available for licensing to review.
- Medium May 19, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
Observed expired medication in the medication box. NOTE: This was corrected by disposing of the medication.
- Medium May 19, 2026 Correction verified June 1, 2026
746.1311(e): Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The director did not have the required current HASA training topics available for licensing to review. 1.Administering medication 2. Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. 3. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials. 4.Understand building and premises safety 5. Emergency Preparedness 6. Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases.
- Medium Low May 19, 2026 Correction verified June 1, 2026
746.901(5): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Four out four caregivers files reviewed did not have the required pre affidavit forms available for licensing to review.
- Medium May 19, 2026 Correction verified June 1, 2026
746.1111: Education Outside of U.S.
Observed one caregiver that did not have their education translated to english.
- Medium High June 10, 2025 Correction verified June 16, 2025
746.2419(8): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
Observed a caregiver washing bottles in both sinks, hand washing and bottle washing sink.
- Medium High June 10, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2419(5): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Fed in Safe Manner
Observed an infant holding and feeding themselves a bottle while propped up on a stuffed animal in their crib. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection by removing the infant from the crib.
- High June 10, 2025 Correction verified June 16, 2025
746.2426(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Observed a 3 month old sleeping in a restrictive device.
- Medium High June 10, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2407: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Observed an infant sitting in a high chair without being properly strapped up with the safety belts. NOTE: This was corrected at the inspection by being removed from the high chair.
- High June 10, 2025 Correction verified June 16, 2025
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
One caregiver that was counted in the child to caregiver ratio had a pending background status.
- Medium High May 28, 2025 Correction verified June 16, 2025
746.1611(b): Exceeding Maximum Group Size -Ratio Meet
Observed one teacher with thirteen children with the SAG 2 years old. Observed another teacher with sixteen children and SAG 3 years old.
- Medium May 28, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2425: Crib Activities
Observed 3 infants awake in their cribs for more than 30 minutes. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection by removing the infant from their cribs.
- Medium High June 26, 2024 Correction verified July 19, 2024
746.5401: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
The last gas inspection was conducted on 5/7/22.
- Medium June 26, 2024 Correction verified July 29, 2024
746.203(2): Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
The last liability insurance coverage exipired on 2/7/24.
- High June 26, 2024 Correction verified July 18, 2024
746.2419(3): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles
I observed an 3m old in a swing with a propped bottle.
- High June 26, 2024 Correction verified July 18, 2024
746.2426(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
I observed a 3 month old sleeping in a restrictive device.
- Medium High July 26, 2023 Correction verified August 8, 2023
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Monthly fire drills were not conducted under the 3 minutes exit time.
- Medium High July 26, 2023 Correction verified August 10, 2023
746.3407(8): Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
3 dead roaches were left accesible to children in their restroom.
- High July 26, 2023 Correction verified August 10, 2023
746.2411(2)(H): Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Mesh Securely Attached
Infant was sleeping in a play yard with a visible quarter size hole in mesh.
- Low August 9, 2022 Correction verified August 25, 2022
746.611(a)(1): Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
2 children's records did not have health statements available for review.
- Medium High August 9, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.631(a): Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
Children in the infant class have not been signed in since 08/05/22. The Director corrected this at inspection. Children in the prek class were not signed in. A caregiver signed the children in at inspection.
- Medium High August 9, 2022 Correction verified August 31, 2022
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
1 child's record did not contain a current immunization record. The child is missing the MMR vaccine.
- Medium Low February 25, 2022 Correction verified March 3, 2022
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
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.
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About this record
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