ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care
ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 500 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1986. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 8 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (2 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. 12% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #354 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 34% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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An employee that regularly present at the operation did not have a background check.
Base on the investigation conduct it is evidence to support that a caregiver grabbed a child by the face inappropriately.
The director is missing the additional required annual training topics: * Administering medication *Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. * Understanding building and physical premises safety. * Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
9 out of 10 caregivers did not have the required annual training topics in the following areas: * Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction. * Understanding building and physical premises safety. * Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
A child was left unsupervised and whereabouts were unknown for approximately three minutes.
A caregiver observed caring for kids does not have an active background check with and ELIGIBLE status. NOTE: The deficiency was corrected at inspection.
A caregiver forgot a child in the bathroom while taking the rest of the class to an activity.
A caregiver failed to ensure all children were in their care prior to leaving the classroom to their next activity.
About this center
Common questions
Does ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care’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 Mark Lutheran School Extended Care accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care 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 Mark Lutheran School Extended Care had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Mar 24, 2025: “AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #354 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 34% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was ST Mark Lutheran School Extended Care last inspected?
Jan 5, 2026. 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 135798 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.