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Childcare center · Houston, TX
Little Laughter's Childcare Center
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 10209 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR STE 5, Houston, TX 77038
County: Harris County
Phone: (281) 445-6959
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 64 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1617119
Permit: Full Permit, issued July 20, 2016
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Conditions on permit: Yes (see the official record for details)
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 5 inspections
- 9 citations from these visits (risk level: High 1, Medium High 2, Medium 3, Medium Low 1, Low 2)
A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.
Below is every visit in the state's files from December 1, 2021 to October 28, 2026, newest first: 9 visits and 10 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.
October 28, 2026 · Inspection · Findings pending
December 4, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
November 12, 2025 · Inspection · 9 citations
746.2203(a) - Written Activity Plans
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2025 · Correction verified: December 4, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
The center does not have written activity plans for the infant and toddler age children.
746.1309(b) - Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2025 · Correction verified: November 21, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2025 · Correction verified: December 4, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
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
Risk level: Low · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2025 · Correction verified: November 21, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Of the six children's evaluated, five lacked a health statement from the doctor.
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 12, 2025 · Correction verified: December 4, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
746.1309(g) - Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%
Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2025 · Correction verified: November 21, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Two caregivers will need to receive in-person training hours.
746.1311(f)(2) - Director Annual Training - More than 5 years experience
Risk level: Low · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2025 · Correction verified: November 21, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
The director did not receive 3 hours of training in management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision for the February 2024-February 2025 training year.
746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2025 · Correction verified: December 4, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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
746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2025 · Correction verified: December 4, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
The kid safety alarm on the van is not working properly; it's not turning off when the button is pushed.
November 27, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
November 30, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
December 1, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
December 16, 2021 · Inspection · No citations
December 15, 2021 · Investigation · No citations
December 1, 2021 · Inspection · 1 citation
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.