Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center
Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 53 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2019. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 5 times. Inspectors recorded 9 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 9). None of them came in the last 12 months. 56% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #638 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 9% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
There was no current fire inspection report available to review during the inspection.
The operation did not do any monthly testing for the smoke detector this year. This was corrected at inspection when the director tested the smoke detector.
There were 2 bottles in the infant fridge that were not labeled with the infants name to designate who they belonged too. This was corrected at inspection when the director labeled the bottled in the fridge with the infants name.
One caregiver did not have the required 24 hours of training.
The operation did not do any monthly testing for the carbon monoxide this year. This was corrected at inspection when the director tested the carbon monoxide detector.
The cribs in the infant room were labeled with number but did not have a crib chart to associate who the crib belonged to. This was corrected at inspection when the director labeled each crib with the infants information.
Employee validation has not been completed since 4.21.2022.
The fire drill for November 2022 was not completed. This was corrected at inspection when the director conducted a fire drill.
Four caregiver to include the director did not have a first aid certification.
About this center
Common questions
Does Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center’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 Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center 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 Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Nov 15, 2024: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #638 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 9% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Shining Lights Daycare & Development Center last inspected?
Oct 2, 2025. No violations were found 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 1691454 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.