Rice Children's Campus
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #905129, issued March 26, 2009.
- Address
- 5504 Chaucer Dr, Houston, TX 77005
- Phone
- (713) 348-5437
- Licensed capacity
- 144 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- discovercece.org
Programs listed with the state: Accredited, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes.
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 3,152 standards at Rice Children's Campus between August 10, 2021 and November 26, 2025 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 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 220 | 2 |
| Personnel | 2 | 288 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 89 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 136 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 83 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,132 of those standards. The remaining 20, including 7 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 November 26, 2025, and 10 citations.
- 2High
- 6Medium High
- 1Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High November 26, 2024 Correction verified December 4, 2024
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Updated immunization records are needed for three children in care.
- Medium High November 26, 2024 Correction verified December 12, 2024
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Two food allergy emergency plans reviewed during inspection was missing the physician signature.
- Medium High November 26, 2024 Correction verified December 11, 2024
746.3805(b)(1): Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
During today's inspection I observed medication that was not stored in its original container.
- Medium High December 12, 2023 Correction verified December 13, 2023
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
One out of six children files reviewed did not have an updated shot record.
- High April 18, 2023 Correction verified June 26, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
During this investigation, it was determined a caregiver did not use good judgement when comparing children's work with one another, telling them they needed to be more like the other child.
- High April 18, 2023 Correction verified June 26, 2023
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Based on the information obtained during this investigation, it was determined a caregiver used prohibited punishments such as humiliating, rejecting, and yelling.
- Medium High April 18, 2023 Correction verified June 26, 2023
746.1203(8): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Foster Cooperative Atmosphere
During this investigation, it was determined a caregiver did not foster a cooperative atmosphere and encouraged a competitive atmosphere.
- Medium Low April 18, 2023 Correction verified June 26, 2023
746.1203(9): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Show Appreciation of Children's Efforts and Accomplishments
During this investigation, it was determined a caregiver did not show appreciation of children's efforts when the children approached the caregiver after completing assignments.
- Medium December 14, 2022 Correction verified January 30, 2023
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
Records were evaluated for ten children in care and the following was determined: Six needed an address for the emergency contact. Five needed updated immunization records.
- Medium High December 14, 2022 Correction verified December 15, 2022
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Ten staff members needed skills based Pediatric CPR training.
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About this record
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