Wheeler Avenue Infant School

3810 RUTH ST, Houston, TX 77004 · Harris County

4cited violations

1serious

8inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 114
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Melissa Hamilton
Phone: (713) 579-2792
Regulated since: Jun 26, 2003
HHSC IDs: Operation 226486 · number 828211
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2023	1	0	Safety & premises (1)
2022	3	1	Safety & premises (1), Other (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jul 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 11, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 26, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Four fire extinguishers were observed with expired tags dated June 2022.
  
  HHSC 746.5307(b) — Fire Extinguishers Serviced
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-08-09. Correction verified 2023-08-11.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 12, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Sep 21, 2022 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  This was re-cited due to the gas inspection not being received.
  
  HHSC 746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-11. Correction verified 2022-09-28.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 9, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  There was no current fire inspection available for review during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-16. Correction verified 2022-08-15.
- Other
  There was no current gas inspection available for review during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-20. Correction verified 2022-09-21.
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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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 Wheeler Avenue Infant School, 3810 RUTH ST, Houston, TX 77004-6506 (operation ID 226486, operation number 828211), 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.