Kido International Preschool

1307 YALE ST, Houston, TX 77008 · Harris County

16cited violations

2serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 220
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:15 PM
Director / administrator: Melany Thompson
Phone: (346) 651-0055
Regulated since: Apr 11, 2024
HHSC IDs: Operation 1460752 · number 1785953
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 6
Supervision & ratios 4
Discipline & child guidance 2
Safety & premises 2
Records & paperwork 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	2	Illness & medication (2)
2025	2	0	Supervision & ratios (2)
2024	12	0	Illness & medication (4), Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (2), Safety & premises (2), Records & paperwork (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 7, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication Serious
  A child's immunization record was observed to be missing the current required immunizations.
  
  HHSC 746.613(a) — Required Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-21. Correction verified 2026-04-21.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 7, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication Serious
  A child's immunization record was observed to be missing the current required immunizations.
  
  HHSC 746.613(a) — Required Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-21. Correction verified 2026-04-21.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 29, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  During the inspection it was found that the operation is not maintaining current feeding instructions for the infant classrooms.
  
  HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-06. Correction verified 2025-05-05.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 29, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  During the inspection it was found that the operation is not maintaining current feeding instructions for the infant classrooms.
  
  HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-06. Correction verified 2025-05-05.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 31, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 31, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 5, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  Two children did not have their Epi Pens in the original container labeled with their names on it.
  
  HHSC 746.3805(b)(1) — Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-08. Correction verified 2024-03-08.
- Illness & medication
  The operation did not have in their operational policies immunization requirements for children. Corrected: When the director added in immunizations information in the operational policies.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(11) — Written Operational Policies - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-03-05.
- Discipline & child guidance
  The operational policies did not have information on how parents can contact child care regulations. (CCR) Corrected: When the director added the information for Child Care Regulations on how parents can contact them.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(23) — Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-03-05.
- Records & paperwork
  One child that is four years old did not have a hearing or vision test on file.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(6) — Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
  
  HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2024-03-12. Correction verified 2024-03-12.
- Safety & premises
  One child had a parent as the emergency contact. Corrected: When the director had the parent update the file when the child arrived.
  
  HHSC 746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-03-05.
- Supervision & ratios
  Nine employees did not have information that they received a center policies. Corrected: When the director gave them a center policies and they signed off they received one.
  
  HHSC 746.901(6)(A) — Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-03-05.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 5, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  Two children did not have their Epi Pens in the original container labeled with their names on it.
  
  HHSC 746.3805(b)(1) — Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-08. Correction verified 2024-03-08.
- Illness & medication
  The operation did not have in their operational policies immunization requirements for children. Corrected: When the director added in immunizations information in the operational policies.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(11) — Written Operational Policies - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-03-05.
- Discipline & child guidance
  The operational policies did not have information on how parents can contact child care regulations. (CCR) Corrected: When the director added the information for Child Care Regulations on how parents can contact them.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(23) — Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-03-05.
- Records & paperwork
  One child that is four years old did not have a hearing or vision test on file.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(6) — Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
  
  HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2024-03-12. Correction verified 2024-03-12.
- Safety & premises
  One child had a parent as the emergency contact. Corrected: When the director had the parent update the file when the child arrived.
  
  HHSC 746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-03-05.
- Supervision & ratios
  Nine employees did not have information that they received a center policies. Corrected: When the director gave them a center policies and they signed off they received one.
  
  HHSC 746.901(6)(A) — Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-03-05.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 2, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 2, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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 Kido International Preschool, 1307 YALE ST, Houston, TX 77008-4287 (operation ID 1460752, operation number 1785953), 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.