Schmalz Elementary YMCA, Houston, TX

The Essentials

Summary

Across 14 licensing visits from November 2021 to October 2026, HHSC cited 15 deficiencies at Schmalz Elementary YMCA; 15 have a recorded correction.

Visits: 14; 2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies: 15; Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected: 15; Of 15 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations: 1; Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Deficiencies by Year

Deficiencies
Of which, high risk

* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.

Deficiencies by year
Year	Visits	Deficiencies	Of which, high risk
2021	2	3	1
2022	3	2	1
2023	4	7	1
2024	1	0	0
2025	2	2	0
2026	2	1	0

What the Record Shows

15 of 15 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
1 visit in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
The latest inspection, October 7, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.

What to Ask About

Designating Director, Cited in Three Visits
Report Change in Director, Cited in Three Visits
Citation 744.1309(d), Cited in Two Visits
Required Personnel Records, Cited in Two Visits

Report at a Glance

Facility: Schmalz Elementary YMCA
Address: 18605 Green Land Way, Houston, TX 77084
Operation Number: TX-810522- 2729
License Type: Licensed school-age program
Licensed Capacity: 40 children
Permit: Full Permit
Ages Served: school age
Hours: Mon–Fri, 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
Record Window: November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026

Chronology

Inspection History

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.

Oct 72026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058905
Feb 92026
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.303(4)Report Change in DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 13, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058904
Oct 72025
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.201(4)Designating DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 21, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058903
Sep 152025
Assessment
1 deficiency
- 744.201(4)Designating DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 1, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905250592
Oct 162024
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058902
Dec 82023
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.1309(d)Documented Annual Training-Required Topics in Health and SafetyMedium riskCorrected Dec 15, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058901
Nov 172023
Inspection
4 deficiencies
- 745.903(2)Controlling Person - Submit Controlling Person Form to Licensing within two days after a person becomes a controlling person. See TAC 745.901High riskCorrected Nov 27, 2023
- 744.1309(d)Documented Annual Training-Required Topics in Health and SafetyMedium riskCorrected Dec 1, 2023
- 744.1003(a)Director - Multi-Site OperationsMedium riskCorrected Nov 27, 2023
- 744.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Nov 27, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058900
Oct 172023
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 744.303(4)Report Change in DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 23, 2023
- 744.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Oct 23, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058899
Jan 112023
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058898
Oct 172022
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected Oct 19, 2022
- 744.1037(b)(2)Documentation for Directors - Submit When New Director DesignatedMedium riskCorrected Oct 24, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058897
Oct 142022
Investigation
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905202347
Jan 202022
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058896
Nov 182021
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.201(4)Designating DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 2, 2021
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058895
Nov 32021
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 744.1203(4)Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Nov 3, 2021
- 744.303(4)Report Change in DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 12, 2021
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905058894

Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1
Designating Director, Cited in Three Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.201(4) in November 2021, September 2025 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Designating Director. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2121222222232323232425252626744.201(4) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
2
Report Change in Director, Cited in Three Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.303(4) in November 2021, October 2023 and February 2026. The agency describes it this way: Report Change in Director. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2121222222232323232425252626744.303(4) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
3
Citation 744.1309(d), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.1309(d) in November 2023 and December 2023. The agency describes it this way: Documented Annual Training-Required Topics in Health and Safety. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2121222222232323232425252626744.1309(d) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
4
Required Personnel Records, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.901 in October 2023 and November 2023. The agency describes it this way: Required Personnel Records. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2121222222232323232425252626744.901 across all 14 visits, oldest to newest

For Your Next Visit

Questions to Ask on Your Visit

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

01
What changed after 744.201(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Designating Director: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
02
What changed after 744.303(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Report Change in Director: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
03
What changed after 744.1309(d) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 744.1309(d): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
04
What changed after 744.901 was cited, and how do you check it now?
Required Personnel Records: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
05
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
06
Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.

The Evidence

Sources and Coverage

Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.

Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 810522- 2729
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058894
Visit Nov 3, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058895
Visit Nov 18, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058896
Visit Jan 20, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905202347
Visit Oct 14, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058897
Visit Oct 17, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058898
Visit Jan 11, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058899
Visit Oct 17, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058900
Visit Nov 17, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058901
Visit Dec 8, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058902
Visit Oct 16, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905250592
Visit Sep 15, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058903
Visit Oct 7, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
View Dataset ↗
Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058904
Visit Feb 9, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
View Dataset ↗
Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905058905
Visit Oct 7, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Coverage

Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026

This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.

What This Report Cannot Tell You

Inspector narratives: Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
Enforcement actions: HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
Complaints not investigated: Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
Staff qualifications and turnover: Not part of the published licensing record.

Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

Data architecture: Cierto supplies the source-backed machine-readable bundle. Life by Vardell independently creates the narrative, design, and consumer report.