Idea Lab Kids Spring-Branch
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1705653, issued December 16, 2020.
- Address
- 1022 Wirt Road Suite 310, Houston, TX 77055
- Phone
- (713) 463-5062
- Licensed capacity
- 40 children
- Licensed for
- Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 03:00 PM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- springbranch.idealabkids.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes, Transportation to/from School.
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 August 25, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 16, 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 16 areas it checked 3,835 standards at Idea Lab Kids Spring-Branch between December 16, 2021 and October 19, 2026 and recorded 7 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 16 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 314 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 399 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 485 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 168 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 184 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 109 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food service | 4 | 171 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 464 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 297 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 353 | 0 |
| Active play | 3 | 342 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 192 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 157 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,827 of those standards. The remaining 8, including 3 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 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 19, 2026, and 7 citations.
- 2High
- 1Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 7. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High November 14, 2024 Corrected at inspection
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
Observed a caregiver who is provisionally eligible in a classroom alone with 3 children during the follow up inspection. Note: A Caregiver who is eligible with no provisions was added to the room during the inspection.
- High October 29, 2024 Correction verified November 12, 2024
744.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know how many children responsible for
A caregiver pointed and counted the number of children and stated there were 10 children. The children told the caregiver there were actually 9 children. A 2nd caregiver stated there were 5 children in their group. Children told the caregiver there were actually 6 children in the room.
- Medium November 7, 2023 Correction verified November 9, 2023
744.503: Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
Documentation showing parents signed and received a copy of the operational policies was not available for review upon request.
- Medium November 7, 2023 Correction verified November 7, 2023
744.1105(1): Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - Age Requirement
1 out of 4 staff files evaluated did not contain proof of education.
- Medium November 7, 2023 Correction verified November 9, 2023
744.605(14): Required Admission Information-School Information for school age child
The phone #'s to each school children attend were not listed on the admission forms during inspection.
- Medium Low November 7, 2023 Corrected at inspection
744.1319(c)(4): Training Criteria - Certificate
1 out of 4 staff files evaluated did not contain a certificate of completion for Pre-Service Training. Note The director created the training certificate during the inspection.
- Medium High December 16, 2021 Correction verified December 27, 2021
744.2507: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The lights in the girl's restroom not operating.
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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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