Shining Star Kids
Shining Star Kids is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 79 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2022. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 20 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (6 of 20). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. 45% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #623 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 10% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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There were several children laying down during nap time and playing games on their tablets. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director removed all the children tablets and put them in the office.
The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.
There were riding equipment on the playground that had holes in it and could cause an unsafe environment. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the riding equipment from the playground.
One out of seven files did not have immunization records available for review.
A child with a food allergy did not have an allergy preparedness plan available for review.
The child safety alarm was not working on the van.
The van fire extiguisher was on a an empty charge during the review.
The outside play are fence was lose and could cause an entrapment. The wooden barriers around the loose fill was lose an a small whole was in one of them causing an unsafe environment.
There was sheets on three infant cribs with holes in the sheet. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the new sheets was placed on the mattresses in the cribs.
The extra sleeping mats in the toddler room was not labeled Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver labeled the mats with the children names.
The toddler class did not have a posted activity plan posted in the classroom. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver posted the activity plan.
Bottles were not labeled in the infant room. Note: This was corrected during inspection when the caregiver labeled each bottle.
The wall in the toddler classroom had chipping paint on the wall. Pic taken
The current inspection was not posted during the inspection. Note: This was corrected when the director printed and posted the current inspection.
Two caregivers had CPR training and did not practice with a manikin, as required by minimum standards.
There was no parent notification poster posted during the inspection. Note: The Director posted the parent notification poster during the inspection.
There was five infants to one caregiiver in the younger infant room.
There was a bottle not labeled in the infant classroom. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver labeled the bottle with the first name and last name initial.
The diaper changing pad is torn and cannot be sanitized properly.
There was not enough use zone around the play equipment out doors.
About this center
Common questions
Does Shining Star Kids take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Shining Star Kids’s hours?
6 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Saturday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Shining Star Kids accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Shining Star Kids cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shining Star Kids 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 Star Kids had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 29, 2024: “Required Immunizations.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Shining Star Kids compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #623 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 10% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Shining Star Kids last inspected?
Aug 6, 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 1734765 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.