Living Word Lutheran School
Licensed Center in The Woodlands, Texas. License #537529, issued February 25, 1999.
- Address
- 9500 N Panther Creek Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77381
- Phone
- (281) 363-2628
- Licensed capacity
- 86 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-04:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided, Skill Classes, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
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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 3,702 standards at Living Word Lutheran School between December 2, 2021 and October 6, 2026 and recorded 8 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 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 329 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,695 of those standards. The remaining 7, 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 7 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 6, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 2High
- 2Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium October 9, 2025 Correction verified October 14, 2025
746.1311(b): Director Annual Training - Required 6 hours
The director was missing 6 hours in annual training.
- Medium High October 9, 2025 Correction verified October 10, 2025
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
One child was missing the current immunization records.
- Medium October 3, 2024 Correction verified December 10, 2024
746.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
Information gathered in the investigation supported an infant aged child has been in care on site without being enrolled at the operation.
- Medium November 9, 2023 Correction verified November 20, 2023
746.1311(e): Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The director had not have the additional annual requried trainings.
- Medium November 16, 2022 Correction verified November 29, 2022
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
3 out of 4 caregivers records reviewed did not have the required 24 training hours for the last full year of employment.
- High December 2, 2021 Correction verified December 14, 2021
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The center does not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was conducted in October 2020.
- Medium High December 2, 2021 Corrected at inspection
746.3701(1): Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
In the multipurpose room there were uncovered electrical outlets accessible to children under the age of 5. Note: A picture was taken.
- High December 2, 2021 Corrected at inspection
746.3407(12): Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
In the Pre K classroom there were cleaning wipes accessible to the children in the bathroom near the paper towels. Note: A picture was taken. Note: The wipes were removed during the inspection.
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About this record
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