Sylvia Home Child Care

1714 WHITEBACK DR, Houston, TX 77084 · Harris County

6cited violations

3serious

5inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:00 PM
Director / administrator: Sylvia Salazar
Phone: (281) 994-7771
Regulated since: Oct 20, 2014
HHSC IDs: Operation 1141045 · number 1536902
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 1
Staff background & training 1
Records & paperwork 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Illness & medication (1), Records & paperwork (1)
2025	1	1	Staff background & training (1)
2024	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)
2022	2	2	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 27, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  2 out of 5 children did not have and admission form.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(2) — Children's Records - Admission Information
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-09-03. Correction verified 2026-09-21.
- Illness & medication
  1 out of 5 children did not have a copy of the immunizations on file.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-09-03. Correction verified 2026-09-21.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 3, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  Director and caregiver have CPR completed online only.
  
  HHSC 747.1313(b) — Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-07. Correction verified 2025-11-04.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 9, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  4 out 6 records evaluated did not have a physicians health statement on file.
  
  HHSC 747.611(b) — Health Statement on File
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-27. Correction verified 2024-10-09.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 26, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 27, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The operational policies were lacked all the required information, reference standard 747.501. The operational policies lacked 747.501(6, 8, and 12).
  
  HHSC 747.207(1) — Policies Comply with Rules
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-11. Correction verified 2022-10-14.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The fire extinguisher was not mounted. It was on a shelf.
  
  HHSC 747.5105 — Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-30. Correction verified 2022-09-29.
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 Sylvia Home Child Care, 1714 WHITEBACK DR, Houston, TX 77084-4872 (operation ID 1141045, operation number 1536902), 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, via Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 3, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.