Little Laughter's Childcare Center
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1617119, issued July 20, 2016.
- Address
- 10209 Veterans Memorial Dr Ste 5, Houston, TX 77038
- Phone
- (281) 445-6959
- Licensed capacity
- 64 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-07:00 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, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
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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 June 2, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 23, 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 3,991 standards at Little Laughter's Childcare Center between December 1, 2021 and October 28, 2026 and recorded 10 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 | 358 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 435 | 2 |
| Personnel | 5 | 718 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 1 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 1 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 179 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 225 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 222 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,979 of those standards. The remaining 12, including 2 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 28, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 2High
- 2Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Medium Low
- 2Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High November 12, 2025 Correction verified December 4, 2025
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The kid safety alarm on the van is not working properly; it's not turning off when the button is pushed.
- Medium November 12, 2025 Correction verified December 4, 2025
746.2203(a): Written Activity Plans
The center does not have written activity plans for the infant and toddler age children.
- Medium High November 12, 2025 Correction verified December 4, 2025
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
There were 9 children, ages 8-22 months, with one caregiver. The specified age group was 12-17 months. With this specified age group, one caregiver can care for 5 children.
- Low November 12, 2025 Correction verified November 21, 2025
746.1311(f)(2): Director Annual Training - More than 5 years experience
The director did not receive 3 hours of training in management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision for the February 2024-February 2025 training year.
- Medium November 12, 2025 Correction verified November 21, 2025
746.1309(b): Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
Two caregivers recived 3 of the 6 required clock hours of training in child development, discuipline and guidnace, age-appropriate activities and teacher/child interaction.
- Medium Low November 12, 2025 Correction verified November 21, 2025
746.1309(g): Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%
Two caregivers will need to receive in-person training hours.
- Medium November 12, 2025 Correction verified December 4, 2025
746.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
Of the six children's records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. Five lacked the required information regarding water activities. 2. Five lacked the required information regarding special needs.
- Low November 12, 2025 Correction verified November 21, 2025
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
Of the six children's evaluated, five lacked a health statement from the doctor.
- High November 12, 2025 Correction verified December 4, 2025
746.201(1): Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies is lacking the following information: 1. The benefits of outdoor play, the duration of the indoor and outdoor physical activity, the type of indoor and outdoor physical activity, the setting, the criteria used when the weather prevents outdoor play and the plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 2. Parents Rights 3. Steps the center will take to increase parent and staff awareness of child abuse and neglect, community organizations you will work with and actions a parent of a child who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance. 4. Water activities offered
- High December 1, 2021 Corrected at inspection
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver in the pre-k classroom was present and caring for children prior to having a completed initiall background check. The caregiver left the operation.
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