Kathy's Daycare

4521 JEWEL ST, Houston, TX 77026 · Harris County

2cited violations

1serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Kathy Smith
Phone: (713) 674-2926
Regulated since: Jul 23, 2014
HHSC IDs: Operation 1130197 · number 1529305
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 1
Staff background & training 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	1	Safety & premises (1)
2023	1	0	Staff background & training (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

May 26, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  1 child transported from school to after school care was not annotated on the list of children showing dates and times of pick up and drop off. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver created a list of children.
  
  HHSC 747.5417(a)(1) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-05-26.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 25, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 1, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The staff file is missting original certificates in mandatory topics: Communicable Diseaes, Hazordous Materials, and Food Allergies.
  
  HHSC 747.1327(a) — Documentation of Training Requirements-Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's Personnel record
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-08-15. Correction verified 2023-08-04.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 9, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Kathy's Daycare, 4521 JEWEL ST, Houston, TX 77026-5924 (operation ID 1130197, operation number 1529305), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.