Deborah's Licensed Child Care

5407 APPLE SPRINGS DR, Pearland, TX 77584 · Brazoria County

7cited 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-05:00 PM
Director / administrator: Deborah Girod
Phone: (713) 417-8078
Regulated since: Jan 19, 2012
HHSC IDs: Operation 908354 · number 1347328
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

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

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	0	Staff background & training (2)
2024	1	1	Other (1)
2023	1	0	Illness & medication (1)
2022	1	0	Other (1)
2021	2	0	Safety & premises (1), Records & paperwork (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Feb 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 25, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  There is no record on file at the operation of the assistant caregiver having completed orientation training.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(1)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers - Orientation
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-09. Correction verified 2025-07-02.
- Staff background & training
  The primary caregiver's CPR certification is expired as of 04/27/2025.
  
  HHSC 747.1313(a) — Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-09. Correction verified 2025-07-02.
HHSC inspection history
Jun 26, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other Serious
  The backyard had a water fountain that was accessible to children.
  
  HHSC 747.3501(9) — Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-07-01. Correction verified 2024-07-02.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 10, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  One out of ten children enrolled are missing current immunization records on file for review.
  
  HHSC 747.613(b) — Required Immunizations Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-07-24. Correction verified 2023-07-24.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 19, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Three infant's files were missing updated infant feeding instructions.
  
  HHSC 747.2321(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-07-26. Correction verified 2022-07-21.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 30, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  1 child in care does not have a physician health statement on file.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-12-14. Correction verified 2021-12-01.
- Safety & premises
  1 childs admission information is missing the emergency contact address.
  
  HHSC 747.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-03. Correction verified 2021-12-01.
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 Deborah's Licensed Child Care, 5407 APPLE SPRINGS DR, Pearland, TX 77584-1249 (operation ID 908354, operation number 1347328), 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]

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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.