Small Steps Nurturing Center-5th Ward

Inspection history

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 January 6, 2022 to September 10, 2026, newest first: 25 visits and 18 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.

1. September 10, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

2. August 31, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

3. August 25, 2026 · Inspection · 2 citations

   • 746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

     Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 28, 2026 · Correction verified: August 31, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.

   • 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

     Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 28, 2026 · Correction verified: August 28, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     2 children with a diagsnosed food allergy were missing medication that the health care provider says needs to be part of the plan.

4. May 20, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation

   • 746.203(2) - Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

     Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: May 22, 2026 · Correction verified: May 22, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     The policy on file that was documented on 10/16/24 had expired on 9/19/25. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director entered the updated policy in the on line provider portal account.

5. April 8, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

6. April 2, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

7. April 1, 2026 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation

   • 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

     Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: April 2, 2026 · Correction verified: April 8, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     A self-report by the operation was made that a child was left unsupervised in the hallway for a minute.

8. December 3, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

9. November 19, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

10. November 12, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: November 14, 2025 · Correction verified: November 14, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The operation did not complete an incident report or share the report with the parent within 48 hours of the incident.

11. November 10, 2025 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation

    • 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

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 1, 2025 · Correction verified: December 3, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      One child was left unsupervised in the classroom for several minutes.

12. October 22, 2025 · Inspection · 2 citations

    • 746.3701(10) - Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 29, 2025 · Correction verified: October 29, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Two tv monitors in 2 classrooms were unfastended to the children's bookshelf, posing as a tipping hazard.

    • 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 7, 2025 · Correction verified: November 6, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      4 out of 6 children with diagnosed food allergies did not have a complete and current food allergy emergency plan. 1 kid is missing Benadryl, 2 kids had expired epi-pens, 1 kid missing medication and authorization form.

13. November 13, 2024 · Inspection · 3 citations

    • 746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 20, 2024 · Correction verified: November 18, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.

    • 746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date

      Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      8 medications did not have the date received written on the container. Note; this was corrected at inspection when the director wrote on each medication the date it was received from the parent.

    • 746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 20, 2024 · Correction verified: November 18, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The transportation binder is missing Emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for 3 children being transported.

14. October 16, 2024 · 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 · Correct-by date in the state file: October 16, 2024 · Correction verified: October 22, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      2 student volunteers, 1 caregiver and 1 contract vendor were with children without approved background checks.

15. October 14, 2024 · Investigation · 1 citation

    • 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

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 8, 2024 · Correction verified: November 13, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

16. August 26, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

17. December 5, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 12, 2023 · Correction verified: December 5, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The director did not have current transportation training, the last training was taken in 2021.

18. November 15, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

19. October 18, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

20. October 12, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation

    • 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

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 5, 2023 · Correction verified: December 5, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      It was determined that a child was left alone for approximately five minutes.

21. December 8, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

22. October 28, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

23. October 4, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

24. September 30, 2022 · Investigation · 1 citation

    • 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 4, 2022 · Correction verified: October 28, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Caregivers left a child on the outside patio of the classroom.

25. January 6, 2022 · Inspection · 2 citations

    • 746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

      Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      During review of transportation the operation was found to not have emergency medical information on van used to transport children. This was corrected when the director updated the transportation binder.

    • 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

      Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      During the walkthrough I observed four buckets of disinfectant wipes and spray bottles with cleaning solution in the reach of children. This was corrected when the director removed the buckets and placed the bottles out of reach.

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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.