Houston Kidz Center LLC
713 E AIRTEX DR, Houston, TX 77073 · Harris County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 136
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:45 PM
- Director / administrator
- Emily Gamino
- Phone
- (281) 443-7787
- Regulated since
- Jan 19, 2017
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1268888 · number 1646174
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | Records & paperwork (2) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 25, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Records & paperwork
A child received an injury in April 2025 and was treated by the eye doctor. There was no report made to licensing when the parent notified the director of the diagnosis and doctor's visit.
HHSC 746.305(a)(2) — AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-10. Correction verified 2025-09-10.
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Records & paperwork
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Jan 21, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
The center did not report the number of employees that left employment in 2024 by the required date of 1/15/25.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-24. Correction verified 2025-01-22.
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Records & paperwork
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Oct 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 30, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 26, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Based on the information obtain during investigation inspection a child was found outside on the playground unsupervised.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-08-02. Correction verified 2024-08-06.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Oct 23, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
Based on the observations made during the DFPS investigation, a parent of a child who suffered a medical emergency while in care was not accurately notified of the details of the child?s medical emergency.
HHSC 746.307(b)(2) — AP Parental Communication - Sign or Symptoms Requiring Hospitalization
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-10. Correction verified 2023-11-10.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Based on the observations made during the DFPS investigation, there is reason to believe that the operation did not follow operational policy and or contact EMS or ER for a child in care who required immediate treatment.
HHSC 746.3605(b)(1) — Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - Contact EMS or take to ER
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-12-29. Correction verified 2024-01-08.
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Illness & medication
Based on the observations made during the DFPS investigation, an incident report was not provided to the parent of a child who suffered a medical emergency while in care.
HHSC 746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-11-10. Correction verified 2023-11-10.
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Safety & premises
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Oct 12, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 28, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 31, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 30, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 6, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 11, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 7, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 7, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
Get the full file
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.
Email the request Printable letter (fax or mail)
- 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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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.