The Kipling School, Inc.
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1499069, issued June 19, 2013.
- Address
- 620 Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77007
- Phone
- (713) 861-6743
- Licensed capacity
- 208 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
- thekiplingschool.com
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided.
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 3,082 standards at The Kipling School, Inc. between February 25, 2022 and September 10, 2026 and recorded 16 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 | 2 | 247 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 436 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 1 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 1 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 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 | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,041 of those standards. The remaining 41, including 11 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.
What The Kipling School, Inc. says about itself
The Kipling School is currently enrolling in our Early Childhood programs and accepting applications for Kindergarten through 8th Grade!
Quoted from thekiplingschool.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 10, 2026, and 16 citations.
- 2High
- 7Medium High
- 5Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 16. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 15, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4217(2): Caring for Children Above or Below Ground Level - Follow any restrictions
Based upon the information obtained during the investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support the restrictions issued by the Fire Marshal had not been followed by allowing children under 2-years old to be cared for above ground level in the months of March and April 2024. CORRECTED - There were no children under 2-years-old being cared for in May 2024. Procedures have been put in place to ensure children who have not turned 2-years old will not be allowed upstairs.
- Medium Low January 18, 2024 Correction verified January 18, 2024
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.
- Medium High September 19, 2023 Correction verified October 5, 2023
746.2409(a)(2): Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
Sheets in four infant cribs were observed loose.
- Medium High September 19, 2023 Correction verified October 6, 2023
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Out of the five staff files evaluated during the inspection, one was obtained CPR training through the NationalCPRFountation which is an online class.
- Medium September 19, 2023 Correction verified October 5, 2023
746.1613(a): Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
Child/caregiver ratio was reduced for a group of children that included infants 12-17 months old.
- High September 19, 2023 Correction verified October 5, 2023
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
A two month infant was observed sleeping with a white noise machine/speaker inside of their crib.
- Medium September 19, 2023 Correction verified October 5, 2023
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Written feeding instructions for a child not yet on table food was last updated 08/06/2023
- Medium High September 19, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.4135(a): Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
A boppy pillow recalled 9/23/21 was observed to be in the infant room and in use by an infant in care.
- Medium High September 19, 2023 Correction verified October 5, 2023
746.4217(2): Caring for Children Above or Below Ground Level - Follow any restrictions
Two children under 24 months old were being cared for above ground level.
- Medium High October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 5, 2022
746.5401: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
The operation has not had a gas inspection since 9/2/2020.
- Medium October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 20, 2022
746.4505: Storage for Individual Belongings
In some classrooms children did not have storage space to be their belongings and in some classrooms the areas were not labeled the with the child s name.
- Medium October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 20, 2022
746.2505(4)(A): Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
Some of the toddler cups were not labeled with their names and last initial of last name.
- Medium October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 20, 2022
746.4503(a): Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
In all classrooms some of the mats had tires and holes which the mat is no longer waterproof.
- Medium High October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 20, 2022
746.3503(a): Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
In the infant classrooms the changing table mats had holes in them.
- High October 4, 2022 Correction verified October 20, 2022
746.1203(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
The caregiver stated she had 10 children, then stated she had 8, when I counted their were 9 children in the classroom.
- 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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