The Kenworthy School
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1738521, issued October 5, 2022.
- Address
- 880 W 28th St, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 999-8028
- Licensed capacity
- 280 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes.
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, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 30, 2025.
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 6,211 standards at The Kenworthy School between March 31, 2022 and September 11, 2026 and recorded 35 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 | 5 | 597 | 3 |
| Record keeping | 5 | 544 | 2 |
| Personnel | 5 | 717 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 5 | 270 | 1 |
| Activities | 5 | 172 | 0 |
| Infants | 5 | 444 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 110 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 91 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 5 | 223 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 563 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 364 | 3 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 373 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 5 | 480 | 1 |
| Pools | 5 | 126 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 339 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 215 | 0 |
The table adds up to 6,143 of those standards. The remaining 68, including 22 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 28 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 11, 2026, and 35 citations.
4 of those visits began with The Kenworthy School reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 10High
- 14Medium High
- 10Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 35. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Low September 11, 2026 Correction verified October 2, 2026
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
A child's file was missing the health statement during inspection.
- High June 8, 2026 Correction verified July 10, 2026
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
A caregiver placed a sleeping child on top of a sleep sack in a crib.
- High June 8, 2026 Correction verified July 10, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver placed a child on top of a sleep sack inside the crib and also gave another child a latex glove during diapering procedures.
- Medium High September 18, 2025 Correction verified September 23, 2025
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
3 of out 8 child records were missing the required emergency contact information.
- Medium High July 10, 2025 Correction verified September 23, 2025
746.1203(10): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers
Clear instructions were not provided to the incoming caregiver, resulting confusion in regard to the infant's feeding.
- Medium July 10, 2025 Correction verified September 23, 2025
746.701(5): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not provide the parents a copy of the incident report where a non-routine situation happen that could have placed their child at risk.
- Medium High May 16, 2025 Correction verified August 6, 2025
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
A caregiver's use of a cell phone was a contributing factor to child's injury due to lack of supervision
- Medium September 19, 2024 Correction verified October 25, 2024
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
During the inspection medication for one child in care was found to be expired. The epinephrine injection has been expired since June of 2024.
- Medium September 19, 2024 Correction verified October 23, 2024
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
During the inspection it was found that the operation is not maintaining current feeding instructions for six infants in care.
- High April 16, 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
A caregiver was observed supervising 4 children in the infant classroom by herself, even though her background check conditions prohibit her from supervising children alone. Corrected: The caregiver left for the day.
- Medium April 15, 2024 Correction verified May 14, 2024
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
The operation did not have the parent signature on the incident report.
- Medium High April 15, 2024 Correction verified May 30, 2024
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
The operation did not notify licensing with in 48 hours of finding out the child received medical treatment on April 12, 2024, the operation did not report until April 16, 2024.
- High March 30, 2024 Correction verified May 30, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment and self-control when yelling, cursing and throwing a milk container in the presence of children care.
- High March 30, 2024 Correction verified May 30, 2024
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation failed to report an incident in which it was alleged that a caregiver threw and hit a child with a milk jug.
- High March 5, 2024 Correction verified March 26, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was left alone in the classroom for approximately one minute.
- Medium High February 29, 2024 Correction verified April 3, 2024
746.3425(1): Caregivers Must Wear Gloves When Handling Blood or Bodily Fluids
The caregiver did not use gloves when a child was bleeding from the chin, as she assisted the child on the playground.
- Medium High October 31, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.2909(1): Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits
In the Pre K 3B classroom exits were blocked with children's mats. Corrected: When the caregiver moved the children from in front of the exits.
- Medium October 31, 2023 Correction verified November 7, 2023
746.4913: Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
The operation did not have information on the unitary surfacing.
- Medium October 31, 2023 Correction verified November 1, 2023
746.501(a)(17): Written Operational Policies - Animals
The operation did not have in the operational policies on having animals in the building.
- Medium October 31, 2023 Correction verified November 1, 2023
746.501(a)(23): Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
The operation did not have in their operational policies on how parents could contact the local licensing office or abuse and neglect line.
- High October 26, 2023 Correction verified December 14, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver did not make a good decision when taken pictures of children and placed them on social media and they were derogative messages on the post.
- Medium High October 26, 2023 Correction verified December 14, 2023
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
It was determined a caregiver on their personal phone while caring for children.
- High October 26, 2023 Correction verified December 14, 2023
746.2805(9): Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play
A caregiver withheld pre-school children's play time when they had to stay in the classroom and trace, they name.
- Medium March 8, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
The operation had four epi pens and two liquid medications that have expired. Corrected: When the director removed the medication.
- Medium High March 8, 2023 Correction verified March 8, 2023
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
In the pre-school classroom the top of the toilet was broken in another pre-school classroom one of the outlet covers was broken.
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