Rising Star Childcare
Rising Star Childcare is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 64 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times. Inspectors recorded 39 citations, 8 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (9 of 39). 39 citations came in the last 12 months, including 8 high-risk. 5% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #861 of 882 centers in Houston and in the bottom 1% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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A follow-up inspection was conducted and compliance was not met. One child's file lacked a health statement.
A follow-up inspection was conducted and compliance was not met. One staff's file lacked a notarized affidavit.
Upon arrival at 11:25AM, no one was able to answer the door and allowed CCR entry until the director arrived at 12:20PM. No qualified caregiver was left in charge are able to answer the door without supervision concerns.
Two children were missing emergency contact information in their files.
Four staff files did not have a notarized affidavit.
The operational policies did not include the procedures of safe sleep for infants.
One staff file was missing Form 2912-Pre-employment affidavit.
The operational policies did not include procedures for the release of children.
One child was missing emergency medical authorization in their file.
Three children were missing release information in their files.
Three staff files did not have a high school diploma.
The operational policies did not include all the required information for abuse and neglect.
Substitutions for lunch were not made when the children ate cheese pizza but the weekly menu stated mac and cheese. This was corrected when the substitution was added.
Four children were missing a health statement on file.
The infant area did not have a handwashing sink in the diaper changing area.
Playground maintenance records were not made available for review when the caregiver in charge could not fulfill director duties and maintain proper supervision and ratio of the infant room.
During the walkthrough of the facility, it was found that the infant area did not have a caregiver leaving 4 children unattended from ages 7 months to 4 years old when the person in charge revealed that they were also the infant caregiver.
It was found that a 4 year old in the infant area was placed in a high chair for time out. This was corrected when the 4 year old was taken out of the high chair.
No activity plans were posted in the infant, toddler, pre-k, and school age rooms.
It was found that a 7 month old infant was asleep in a bouncer. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the bouncer and placed in a crib to sleep.
Infant cribs were not labeled for two infants in care.
In the toddler area, the caregiver did not have documentation showing each child's age.
Emergency drills were not made available for review when the caregiver in charge could not fulfill director duties and maintain proper supervision and ratio of the infant room.
It was found that the caregiver in charge did not have the proper authority and resources to direct the center in compliance with minimum standards due to the caregiver not being able to adequately maintain supervision, ratio, and caregiver responsibilities in the in the infant room and assist with director responsibilities and inspection needs at the same time.
Infant feeding instructions were not made available to review when the caregiver in charge could not fulfill director duties and maintain proper supervision of the infant room.
It was found that infant bottles were not properly labeled and did not include first name or last initial. This was corrected whent the first name and last initials were added to each bottle by the caregiver.
In the infant area, a 4 year old and a 3 year old were combined with infants when the youngest infant was 7 months old and there was a total of 15 children in care. This was corrected when the 3 and 4 year old were removed from the infant area and placed in the toddler and pre-k rooms.
Mold was observed in the ceiling tiles in the Toddler classroom. There was chipped paint observed in the Preschool area.
The television in the Toddler classroom was mounted above the changing the table in the Toddler classroom. The cord from the television was hanging along the changing table, which poses as a risk to the children.
Two infants were observed in the nap area, who was left unsupervised while the staff open the door for Licensing staff.
The fire inspection report reviewed was not complete prior to the application inspection.
The information for indoor and outdoor physcial activities was not included in the operational policies.
The gang free zone information was not included in the operational policies.
The vison and hearing screening information was not included in the operational policies.
The information for allowing breastfeeding was not included in the operational policies.
The Parent Rights information was not included in the operational policies.
The sanitation (health) inspection reviewed expired on 10/8/25. In addition, the inspection report reviewed was not the correct type of inspection required.
The information on supportive inclusive services was not included in the operatonal policies.
There was no rocking chair in the older infant room.
About this center
Common questions
Does Rising Star Childcare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Rising Star Childcare’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Rising Star Childcare accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Rising Star Childcare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rising Star Childcare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Rising Star Childcare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 8 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 6, 2026: “Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Rising Star Childcare compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #861 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is in the bottom 1% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Rising Star Childcare last inspected?
Sep 11, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1823820 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.