YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows
YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 60 children and serving school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2013. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times. Inspectors recorded 22 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (7 of 22). None of them came in the last 12 months. 5% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 5% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The operation failed to conduct a fire drill in the month of February.
The operation did not have the most current inspection report available for review in their operation binder.
None of the caregivers knew who was the caregiver left in charge in the director's absence.
3 out of 3 caregivers did not have their Pediatric CPR training on file for review. 2 out of the 3 were hired in the last 90 days and have unsupervised access with children in care.
The operation's monthly building and play ground checklist for the months of August and September are not filled out.
A caregiver used poor judgment by using the microphone and PA system on the stage in the cafeteria and proceeded to consistently yell at the children for various reasons and situations.
One caregiver was in charge of 50 children for the first hour of operation. The maximum capacity for a group with a specified age group of 6-8yo for one caregiver is 26. This group is over by 24 children. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the second caregiver arrived, divided the large group and both groups operated in ratio.
1 out of 3 caregivers counted in ratio did not have an active background check, nor had an eligibility letter. Note: the caregiver left the operation upon request and will not come back until receipt of eligibility.
The operation does not document the completion of monthly fire extinguisher inspections, missed month of August 2024.
The operation has in the parent's binder for viewing the inspection report dated 4/11/2023 and not the most recent inspection report.
3 out of 3 staff did not have documentation of orientation for review.
The sole caregiver present did not know how many children were present and answered about 50 children in care. The number of children counted was 47. The second caregiver pulled a group to go to the playground and was asked how many kids, and the answer was 22. The number of children counted was 23.
3 out of 3 caregivers did not have their Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking training on file for review. 2 out of the 3 were hired in the last 90 days and have unsupervised access with children in care.
The director is not present minimum amount of time at operation.
The operation did not complete a fire drill for the month of August 2024.
Liability insurance in the operation's binder made available to parents is expired 9/1/2024.
During the review of children's records 5 out of the 6 records evaluated was found to be missing emergency contact information for another responsible individual when the parent cannot be reached in the event of an emergency.
The operation emergency evacuation diagram did not include the designated location inside the child-care center where they will take shelter from threatening weather.
The operation was not able to make personnel records available for review when requested.
During the inspection it was found that the site director listed has not been present since before October.
The operation did not have menus. Menu calendar posted was for March but did was blank.
During the inspection it was determined that the operation does not have a designated site director.
About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers school-age children, not infants.
What are YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows’s hours?
2 PM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $37.20 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 11, 2024: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers - Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 5% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was YMCA After School @ Pine Shadows last inspected?
Sep 10, 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 1499689 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.