Joy Child Learning Center, LLC
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #861176, issued December 8, 2006.
- Address
- 11200 Steeplecrest Dr, Houston, TX 77065
- Phone
- (281) 955-9486
- Licensed capacity
- 66 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- go2joynow.org
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Field Trips.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 3,257 standards at Joy Child Learning Center, LLC between February 25, 2022 and September 18, 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 | 363 | 3 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 329 | 3 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 222 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,249 of those standards. The remaining 8, including 4 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 8 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 18, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 2High
- 7Medium High
- 2Medium
- 2Medium Low
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium September 18, 2026 Correction verified September 21, 2026
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The operation's CPSC form is signed and date for 2020.
- Medium High September 18, 2026 Correction verified October 13, 2026
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
The operation's fire inspection is not current.
- Medium High September 18, 2026 Correction verified October 23, 2026
746.3401(b): Annual Sanitation Inspection - Conducted Local Sanitation Official
The operation's health inspection is not current.
- Medium High September 30, 2024 Correction verified October 2, 2024
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
During review of children's records 2 out of 6 files evaluated did not include all required information.
- Medium High September 30, 2024 Correction verified October 16, 2024
746.1301(a)(4)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
During review of personnel records 3 out of 3 evaluated was found to not have current pediatric CPR as required.
- High September 30, 2024 Correction verified October 2, 2024
746.605(11): Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
During review of children records 2 out of 6 files evaluated did not have emergency medical authorization as required.
- High September 25, 2024 Correction verified December 6, 2024
746.2805(8): Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
It was determined that the child was being placed in a restrictive device after exhibiting unfavorable behaviors.
- Medium October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 17, 2022
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
During review of the operational policies the centers policies was found not to include all required information.
- Low October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 11, 2022
746.1105(3): Minimum Qualifications Child Care Center Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit
Duirng review of personnel 2 out of 6 records evaluated did not have a Notarized affidavit.
- Medium Low October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 17, 2022
746.501(b)(1): Operational Policies - Inform Parents That They May Visit Center Anytime During Operating Hours
During review of the operational policies the policies did not include informing parents of visiting during operating hours.
- Medium High October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 11, 2022
746.1301(6)(A): Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
During review of Personnel 1 out of 6 records evaluated did not have all 30 hours of training. Missing 2 hours.
- Medium High October 4, 2022 Correction verified November 11, 2022
746.501(a)(8): Written Operational Policies - Suspension and Expulsion
During review of operational policies, the centers policies did not include a suspension and Expulsion policy as required.
- Medium High October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 11, 2022
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
During review of Record Keeping 4 out of 6 records evaluated did not have complete emergency contact information.
- Medium Low February 25, 2022 Correction verified February 25, 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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