St. Christophers Day School
St. Christophers Day School is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 100 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1990. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 15 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 44 citations, 14 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (11 of 44). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. 14% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #825 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 1% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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A crib was observed with a loose fitting sheet in the crib. Note: this was corrected at inspection.
One caregiver did not have a current CPR training certificate available for review during the inspection.
One caregiver did not have a current First Aid training certificate available for review.
The parent handbook does not include the required information for the promotion of physical activity.
Nine of the reviewed caregiver training files did not have an administering medication training.
A ceiling tile in the classroom was partially detached from the ceiling. This was corrected when a caregiver fixed the tile.
A child with a known allergy did not an allergy plan signed by a health care professional
One of the reviewed files did not have a current shot record
An infant was sleeping in a restrictive device with its face covered with a blanket. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the infant from the restrictive device and placed him in his crib.
The operation was not able to present documentation of the date of lease or purchase of a bus with over 8-person seating that did not have a child safety alarm.
A child was unsupervised at the operation.
The operation did not immediately notify the parent that a child was unsupervised at the operation.
The operation did not notify Licensing that a child was unsupervised at the operation.
The current fire inspection was last completed on 4.2.24
A child was unattended while in care of the operation.
The operation did not inform the parent immediately after the incident.
The operation did not inform the parent immediately after the incident.
During the inspection I observed that the caregiver did not wash the childs hands after a diaper change.
One child did not have the required food allergy emergency plan on file.
The operation did not have a current annual sanitation inspection or documents to confirm that a sanitiation inspection is not required.
During the walkthrough the following safety hazards were observed: * Electrical outlets accesible to the children in care. * There was exposed sharp wood on the playground equipmet.
A caregiver was involved in janitorial duties while tasked with supervision of children.
Hot liquid accessible to children in the classroom resulted in injury to a child.
During the inspection it was found that two children were on a field trip without their food allergy emergency plans and allergy medications.
During the inspection I observed three medications to be expired for two children in care. One epinephrine injection has been expired since July of 2022. One auvi-q injection has been expired since 8/28/2022. One bottle of benadryl has been expired since 04/2023.
The director did not have the required annual training topics in: Administering Medication and Preventing and Responding to Emergencies due to Food or Allergic Reaction.
2 out of 3 caregivers did not have the required annual training topics in: Administering Medication and Preventing and Responding to Emergencies due to Food or Allergic Reaction.
The operation emergency evacuation diagram does not include the designated location inside the child-care center where they will take shelter from threatening weather. Corrected: The director updated the emergency evacuation diagram to show the designated location inside the child-care center where they will take shelter from threatening weather.
The operations emergency preparedness plan was found to be missing how to evacuate children under 24 months. Corrected: The director updated the emergency preparedness plan to show infants will be transported in evacuation cribs.
During the inspection I observed that a fenced playground yard did not have two exits.
The operation emeregency evacuation diagram did not include the designated relocation site outside of the child care center. Corrected: The director updated the emergency evacuation diagram to show the designated relocation sites outside of the chilld care center.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2022 data from February3 ,2023 revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022 as required.
The staff training records were not available for review by Licensing.
The child's file has not been updated since enrolled as an infant, he is know a school age child.
There was an 6 month old infant sleeping in a swing.
Children age three year old playing on the monkey bars. Corrected: When the director had the caregiver get the children off the monkey bars.
The buses didn't have the children's emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms.
The diaper changing mat had tears in it.
The director and a caregiver had expired transportation training. Two other caregivers that transporting children didn't have transportation training at all.
In the infant classroom the SAG is 0-11 months, there was one caregiver in the room with 8 infants when one of the caregivers came to the door.
The operation dose not have an updated fire inspection, the fire inspection expired on 4/17/2020.
The operation did not have the manufacture instructions for the play equipment on the playground.
In both infant classrooms each infant crib did not have adequate space between them.
The buses didn't have the children's emergency telephone numbers, the only information was the parents contact number and email address.
About this center
Common questions
Does St. Christophers Day School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are St. Christophers Day School’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does St. Christophers Day School accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does St. Christophers Day School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Christophers Day School 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 St. Christophers Day School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 14 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 30, 2025: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does St. Christophers Day School compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #825 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 1% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was St. Christophers Day School last inspected?
Aug 27, 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 117074 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.