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Spanish School 4kids

Licensed child care center

215 W 23Rd St
Houston, TX 77008

Report Date
Nov 1, 2026
Data Through
Oct 31, 2026
Report ID
VR-TX-1755559-2611
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Provider Category
Childcare
Location
Houston, TX
Record Period
2022–2026
Source Documents
18
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01

The Essentials

Summary

Across 17 licensing visits from October 2022 to September 2026, HHSC cited 28 deficiencies at Spanish School 4kids; 28 have a recorded correction.

Visits
17
2022–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies
28
Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected
28
Of 28 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations
1
Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Deficiencies by Year

  • Deficiencies
  • Of which, high risk
2021: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 1 deficiency across 4 visits; of which, high risk: 1120224 visits2023: 15 deficiencies across 4 visits; of which, high risk: 11520234 visits2024: 3 deficiencies across 2 visits320242 visits2025: 7 deficiencies across 5 visits; of which, high risk: 1720255 visits2026: 2 deficiencies across 2 visits; of which, high risk: 222026*2 visits2021: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 1 deficiency across 4 visits; of which, high risk: 1120224 visits2023: 15 deficiencies across 4 visits; of which, high risk: 11520234 visits2024: 3 deficiencies across 2 visits320242 visits2025: 7 deficiencies across 5 visits; of which, high risk: 1720255 visits2026: 2 deficiencies across 2 visits; of which, high risk: 222026*2 visits

* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.

Deficiencies by year
YearVisitsDeficienciesOf which, high risk
2021000
2022411
20234151
2024230
2025571
2026222

What the Record Shows

  • 28 of 28 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, September 17, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.
02

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.

  1. 2026

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157902

  2. 2026

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.605(11)Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical AuthorizationHigh riskCorrected Sep 11, 2026
    • 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 activityHigh riskCorrected Sep 4, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157901

  3. 2025

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157900

  4. 2025

    Assessment

    1 deficiency

    • 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 29, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905254418

  5. 2025

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.4603(5)Prohibited Equipment - Multiple Occupancy SwingsMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 15, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157899

  6. 2025

    Inspection

    4 deficiencies

    • 746.605(6)Required Admission Information - Emergency ContactMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 11, 2025
    • 746.4803Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary EquipmentMedium riskCorrected Dec 11, 2025
    • 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 11, 2025
    • 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Oct 3, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157898

  7. 2025

    Assessment

    1 deficiency

    • 746.303(b)Report Number of EmployeesMedium-low riskCorrected Jan 23, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905254417

  8. 2024

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157897

  9. 2024

    Inspection

    3 deficiencies

    • 746.5202(1)Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down proceduresMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 2, 2024
    • 746.501(a)(5)Written Operational Policies - EmergenciesMedium riskCorrected Apr 2, 2024
    • 746.501(a)(16)Written Operational Policies - Field TripsMedium riskCorrected Apr 3, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157896

  10. 2023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157895

  11. 2023

    Inspection

    7 deficiencies

    • 746.503Provide Parents With Copy of PoliciesMedium riskCorrected Jul 17, 2023
    • 746.603(a)(3)Children's Records - Health StatementMedium riskCorrected Jul 21, 2023
    • 746.605(11)Required Admission Information - Physician InformationMedium riskCorrected Jul 17, 2023
    • 746.901(6)(A)Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policiesMedium riskCorrected Jul 17, 2023
    • 746.605(6)Required Admission Information - Emergency ContactMedium-high riskCorrected Jul 17, 2023
    • 746.901(6)(B)Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's personnel policiesMedium-low riskCorrected Jul 17, 2023
    • 746.1315(a)Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.Medium-high riskCorrected Jul 21, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157894

  12. 2023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157893

  13. 2023

    Inspection

    8 deficiencies

    • 746.3401(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 24, 2023
    • 746.501(a)(7)Written Operational Policies - DisciplineMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 27, 2023
    • 746.5303Fire Extinguishing System - ApprovalMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 27, 2023
    • 746.5305Mounting of Fire ExtinguishersMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 3, 2023
    • 746.4913Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing MaterialsMedium riskCorrected Feb 10, 2023
    • 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 24, 2023
    • 746.4803Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary EquipmentMedium riskCorrected Feb 3, 2023
    • 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Feb 24, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157892

  14. 2022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157891

  15. 2022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157890

  16. 2022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905157889

  17. 2022

    Investigation

    1 deficiency

    • 745.135Program Does Not Meet Exemption CriteriaHigh riskCorrected Dec 2, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905240769

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

03

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

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

  1. 1

    Safety - Areas Free From Hazards, Cited in Three Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.3701 in January 2023, September 2025 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    2222222223232323242425252525252626746.3701 across all 17 visits, oldest to newest
  2. 2

    Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment, Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.4803 in January 2023 and September 2025. The agency describes it this way: Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    2222222223232323242425252525252626746.4803 across all 17 visits, oldest to newest
  3. 3

    Citation 746.5101(a), Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.5101(a) in January 2023 and September 2025. The agency describes it this way: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    2222222223232323242425252525252626746.5101(a) across all 17 visits, oldest to newest
  4. 4

    Citation 746.605(11), Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.605(11) in July 2023 and September 2026. The agency describes it this way: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    2222222223232323242425252525252626746.605(11) across all 17 visits, oldest to newest
  5. 5

    Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact, Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.605(6) in July 2023 and September 2025. The agency describes it this way: Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    2222222223232323242425252525252626746.605(6) across all 17 visits, oldest to newest
04

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.

  1. 01

    What changed after 746.3701 was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Safety - Areas Free From Hazards: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  2. 02

    What changed after 746.4803 was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

  3. 03

    What changed after 746.5101(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Citation 746.5101(a): cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.

  4. 04

    What changed after 746.605(11) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Citation 746.605(11): cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.

  5. 05

    What changed after 746.605(6) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  6. 06

    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.

  7. 07

    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.

05

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 · 1755559

    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 · 905240769

    Visit Oct 5, 2022 · 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 · 905157889

    Visit Oct 7, 2022 · 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 · 905157890

    Visit Oct 18, 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 · 905157891

    Visit Nov 9, 2022 · 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 · 905157892

    Visit Jan 20, 2023 · 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 · 905157893

    Visit May 11, 2023 · 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 · 905157894

    Visit Jul 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 · 905157895

    Visit Aug 11, 2023 · 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 · 905157896

    Visit Mar 26, 2024 · 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 · 905157897

    Visit Sep 30, 2024 · 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 · 905254417

    Visit Jan 21, 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 · 905157898

    Visit Sep 4, 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 · 905157899

    Visit Oct 10, 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 · 905254418

    Visit Oct 29, 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 · 905157900

    Visit Nov 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 · 905157901

    Visit Sep 4, 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 · 905157902

    Visit Sep 17, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗

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.

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