Step By Step Christian School
1119 S CHERRY ST, Tomball, TX 77375 · Harris County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 227
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Sarah Ford
- Phone
- (281) 351-8197
- Regulated since
- Mar 16, 1987
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 98216 · number 165366
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Other (1) |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 16, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 15, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 29, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. More than 12 months elapsed between the 2025 and 2026 fire inspections. The operation has since obtained a current fire inspection and corrected the deficiency.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-05-12. Correction verified 2026-05-29.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Nov 21, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
As of the date of this inspection the operation's franchise tax status is showing as forfeited on the Texas comptroller's website.
HHSC 745.247 — Franchise Tax Delinquent
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-17. Correction verified 2025-12-17.
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Other
The annual liability insurance verification was not completed. The last verification was completed 8/30/24.
HHSC 746.203(2) — Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-11-21.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Jun 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 11, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 5, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The director had 25 of the required 30 hours of annual training. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when 5 hours were borrowed from the current training year.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(6)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-12-05.
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Staff background & training
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Jul 20, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 15, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
There is evidence to show that a child was left unattended on the playground.
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 2023-07-07. Correction verified 2023-07-14.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Dec 6, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 10, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 2, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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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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.