Whiz Kids Playhouse
Whiz Kids Playhouse is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 149 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 21 times and investigated 17 reports. Inspectors recorded 27 citations, 9 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (7 of 27). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 22% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #484 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 20% of licensed centers statewide.
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The changing diaper surface was observed having Clorox wipes, Lysol spray bottle and extra diaper supplies that are accessible to children in care. This was corrected when the supplies were removed from the diaper changing surface.
One child file did not have the current health statement on file available for reviee during the inspection.
A 5 months old infant was observed sleeping on the bouncer during the inspection walk through. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the bouncer during the inspection.
A two months old infant was observed sleeping on the electric swing during the inspection. The caregiver in charge was made aware and removed the infant from the restricted device.
The nap cot with number labeled was observed not match with the list of the children names posted on the wall in the Schoolers classroom. This was corrected when the caregiver was made aware and updated the list of the children names.
Two infants ages 14-18 months old from Baby Senior Room were observed eating snacks on the floor while playing with toys during the investigation inspection. This was corrected when the caregiver in charge was informed.
Based on the information obtained from the investigation, it is confirmed that the Incident/Illness Report for the incident that occurred to a child's injury was never shared and signed by the parent.
Based on the information obtained from the investigation, the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation after being informed by the parent that the child was seen by a healthcare professional for the incident that occurred on 4/23/23.
Toddler classroom and Pre-K classroom were observed to have water stain from the ceiling and the carpet was not intalled properly that can cause tripping hazard.
One employee with background check status "Inactive" since 8/10/2022 was observed present in the Infant Classroom during the inspection.
Based on the information obtained from the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to confirm that the caregiver in Schoolers Classroom was yelling, cursing, and calling children names while supervising them at the operation.
Based on the information obtained during this investigation, child was sent home with soiled shorts.
The First Aid kit was observed not available in one transportation van at the operation. This was corrected, a first aid kit was added to the van during inspection.
The infant feeding intructions for one infants was observed not current, last certification date was noted 1/3/22.
The personnel and training records for the employees was observed not being maintained.
The annual training for the director of the operation was observed missing 11 hours of training under the following topics as specified in subchapter 746.1311 of Minimum Standards.
An 8 month old Infant was observed sleeping on the electrical bouncer during the walkthrough of the inspection.
Based on the information obtained from the investigation, Child Care Regulatory office was not notified regarding the positive cases for COVID for the employees at this operation.
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, a caregiver in charge when the director not present did not meet their task required when additional information requested for the investigation was not provided timely. It is also confirmed that parents were having difficulties reaching out to the operation when the director is out of office.
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, supervision for children in care was not maintained when a caregiver left the children unattended.
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, a school age caregiver did not interacting with children in a positive manner when the caregiver was cursing at the children and threated to whip them. It is also confirmed that a caregiver was humiliating a child by calling them names.
Menu was observed not posted in the front lobby of the operation during the inspection. This was corrected, the menu was posted during the inspection.
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, the incident report form 7239 was not completed properly for the incidents occurred on 10/24/2021 when a child sustained an injury on the playground and a child was throwing a baby bouncer toward a caregiver and the infants in care.
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, the operation violating this standard by placing a school age child 10 years old in the infant classroom on 10/24/2021.
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, good judgement was not implemented when a school age child was placed in the school age classroom for redirection purposes although there was a adult not responsible for a group of children they sent them with the assistant director whom was in the infant classroom. It is also confirmed that a caregiver was using their personal cellphone to send text messages to another employee informing them of an altercation at the operation instead of possibly intervening it.
Based on the information obtained from the investigation, parents were not informed nor allowed to come inside the daycare center after the Emergency Rules were lifted.
Based on the information obtained from the investigation, supervision was not maintained when a child was confirmed occasionally run out of the classroom without the primary caregiver's permission. It was confirmed that there were several times the child ran out of the classroom, and the primary caregiver was not aware.
About this center
Common questions
Does Whiz Kids Playhouse take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Whiz Kids Playhouse’s hours?
6 AM to 6 AM, Monday through Sunday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Whiz Kids Playhouse accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Whiz Kids Playhouse cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Whiz Kids Playhouse 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 Whiz Kids Playhouse had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 9 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 2, 2025: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Whiz Kids Playhouse compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #484 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 20% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Whiz Kids Playhouse last inspected?
Jun 12, 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 1699142 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.