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Ymca at Pine Forest Elementary

Licensed before- and after-school program

19702 W Lake Houston Pkwy
Humble, TX 77346

Report Date
Nov 1, 2026
Data Through
Oct 31, 2026
Report ID
VR-TX-502516- 2729-2611
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Provider Category
Childcare
Location
Humble, TX
Record Period
2022–2026
Source Documents
13
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01

The Essentials

Summary

Across 12 licensing visits from January 2022 to October 2026, HHSC cited 15 deficiencies at Ymca at Pine Forest Elementary; 15 have a recorded correction.

Visits
12
2022–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies
15
Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected
15
Of 15 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations
0
Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Deficiencies by Year

  • Deficiencies
  • Of which, high risk
2021: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 0 deficiencies across 1 visit020221 visit2023: 10 deficiencies across 6 visits1020236 visits2024: 2 deficiencies across 2 visits220242 visits2025: 0 deficiencies across 1 visit020251 visit2026: 3 deficiencies across 2 visits32026*2 visits2021: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 0 deficiencies across 1 visit020221 visit2023: 10 deficiencies across 6 visits1020236 visits2024: 2 deficiencies across 2 visits220242 visits2025: 0 deficiencies across 1 visit020251 visit2026: 3 deficiencies across 2 visits32026*2 visits

* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.

Deficiencies by year
YearVisitsDeficienciesOf which, high risk
2021000
2022100
20236100
2024220
2025100
2026230

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.
  • No investigation appears in this window. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
  • The latest inspection, October 6, 2026, recorded 2 deficiencies (most serious: Medium risk).
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

    2 deficiencies

    • 744.203(2)Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of IssuanceMedium riskCorrected Oct 13, 2026
    • 745.651(2)(A)Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current listMedium riskCorrected Oct 13, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905049525

  2. 2026

    Assessment

    1 deficiency

    • 744.201(4)Designating DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 22, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905250192

  3. 2025

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905049524

  4. 2024

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 744.3559(1)Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 9, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905049523

  5. 2024

    Assessment

    1 deficiency

    • 744.201(4)Designating DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 12, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905250191

  6. 2023

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 744.3559(1)Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 18, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905049522

  7. 2023

    Assessment

    2 deficiencies

    • 744.1301(4)(A)Training Requirements for Employees - Pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 6, 2023
    • 744.201(9)Complying with Laws and RulesMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 6, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905250190

  8. 2023

    Assessment

    2 deficiencies

    • 744.1301(4)(A)Training Requirements for Employees - Pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 17, 2023
    • 744.201(9)Complying with Laws and RulesMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 15, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905250189

  9. 2023

    Assessment

    1 deficiency

    • 744.1301(4)(A)Training Requirements for Employees - Pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 8, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905250188

  10. 2023

    Assessment

    2 deficiencies

    • 744.1301(4)(A)Training Requirements for Employees - Pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 30, 2023
    • 744.801(9)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, and Smoke DetectorsMedium riskCorrected Jan 30, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905250187

  11. 2023

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 744.1301(4)(A)Training Requirements for Employees - Pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 19, 2023
    • 744.801(9)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, and Smoke DetectorsMedium riskCorrected Jan 17, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905049521

  12. 2022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905049520

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

    Training Requirements for Employees - Pediatric CPR, Cited in Five Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 744.1301(4)(A) in January 2023, January 2023, January 2023, February 2023 and March 2023. The agency describes it this way: Training Requirements for Employees - Pediatric CPR. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    222323232323232424252626744.1301(4)(A) across all 12 visits, oldest to newest
  2. 2

    Designating Director, Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 744.201(4) in March 2024 and March 2026. 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.

    222323232323232424252626744.201(4) across all 12 visits, oldest to newest
  3. 3

    Complying with Laws and Rules, Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 744.201(9) in February 2023 and March 2023. The agency describes it this way: Complying with Laws and Rules. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    222323232323232424252626744.201(9) across all 12 visits, oldest to newest
  4. 4

    Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes, Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 744.3559(1) in December 2023 and December 2024. The agency describes it this way: Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    222323232323232424252626744.3559(1) across all 12 visits, oldest to newest
  5. 5

    Citation 744.801(9), Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 744.801(9) in January 2023 and January 2023. The agency describes it this way: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, and Smoke Detectors. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    222323232323232424252626744.801(9) across all 12 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 744.1301(4)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Training Requirements for Employees - Pediatric CPR: cited in five visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  2. 02

    What changed after 744.201(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Designating Director: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  3. 03

    What changed after 744.201(9) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Complying with Laws and Rules: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  4. 04

    What changed after 744.3559(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  5. 05

    What changed after 744.801(9) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Citation 744.801(9): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium 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 · 502516- 2729

    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 · 905049520

    Visit Jan 20, 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 · 905049521

    Visit Jan 10, 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 · 905250187

    Visit Jan 24, 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 · 905250188

    Visit Jan 31, 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 · 905250189

    Visit Feb 15, 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 · 905250190

    Visit Mar 3, 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 · 905049522

    Visit Dec 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 · 905250191

    Visit Mar 6, 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 · 905049523

    Visit Dec 2, 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 · 905049524

    Visit Nov 18, 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 · 905250192

    Visit Mar 23, 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 · 905049525

    Visit Oct 6, 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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