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Spanish School 4kids

215 W 23rd St, Houston, TX 77008 · Harris County (713) 393-7197 License #1755559 · first licensed Sep 6, 2023
17
inspections on file
28
recorded violations
5
health & safety class
Sep 17, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Inspection history for Spanish School 4kids
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Sep 17, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Sep 4, 2026InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Nov 7, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 29, 2025AssessmentDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Oct 10, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Sep 4, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited4Agency record
Jan 21, 2025AssessmentDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Sep 30, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Mar 26, 2024InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Aug 11, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jul 11, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited7Agency record
May 11, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jan 20, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited8Agency record
Nov 9, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 18, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 7, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 5, 2022ReportDeficiencies cited1Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Sep 4, 2026Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.605(11) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

“Four out of four children records reviewed was missing the authorization for medial attention.”

Corrected Sep 11, 2026
Health & safetyState weight: High
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 activity

“A caregiver was observed to leave a clasroom to open the front door, leaving the children unsupervised.”

Corrected Sep 4, 2026
Oct 29, 2025Assessment · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“A window-mounted air conditioner can pose a danger to children in a playground area because it could become dislodged and fall, or the unit could be improperly secured and fall, and its internal components, such as the fan, are a hazard.”

Corrected Oct 29, 2025
Oct 10, 2025Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4603(5) — Prohibited Equipment - Multiple Occupancy Swings

“A prohibited playground equipment item was observed on the operations outdoor playground.”

Corrected Oct 15, 2025
Sep 4, 2025Inspection · 4 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The operation did not have a current annual fire inspection report.”

Corrected Oct 3, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“4 out of 6 children did not have the required emergency contact information on file.”

Corrected Sep 11, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4803 — Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment

“An outdoor playground stationary equipment does not have a use zone 6ft all around.”

Corrected Dec 11, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“The operation should not have broken play equipment, exposed sharp edges, or nails accessible to children.”

Corrected Sep 11, 2025
Jan 21, 2025Assessment · 1 deficiency cited
PaperworkState weight: Medium Low
746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees

“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2025
Mar 26, 2024Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5202(1) — Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures

“The operation does not have how they would get children 24 months and younger or children with limited mobility out of the building in case of a fire.”

Corrected Apr 2, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium
746.501(a)(16) — Written Operational Policies - Field Trips

“The operational policies did not have information on the center taking field trips.”

Corrected Apr 3, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium
746.501(a)(5) — Written Operational Policies - Emergencies

“The operational policies did not have procedures for handling medical emergencies at the center.”

Corrected Apr 2, 2024
Jul 11, 2023Inspection · 7 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.901(6)(A) — Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies

“All five employees did not have any information stating they received the operational policies.”

Corrected Jul 17, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement

“Two children did not have a health statement in their file.”

Corrected Jul 21, 2023
PaperworkState weight: Medium Low
746.901(6)(B) — Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's personnel policies

“All five employees did not have any information stating they received the personnel policies.”

Corrected Jul 17, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.605(11) — Required Admission Information - Physician Information

“A child did not have information for their physician or authorization to obtain emergency medical care.”

Corrected Jul 17, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.503 — Provide Parents With Copy of Policies

“Two children did not have in their file that parents received the parent handbook.”

Corrected Jul 17, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1315(a) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

“The one caregivers did not have first aid training.”

Corrected Jul 21, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“Two children were missing address for their emergency contact person.”

Corrected Jul 17, 2023
Jan 20, 2023Inspection · 8 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The operation did not have a sanitation inspection or a letter from the health department for the operation.”

Corrected Feb 24, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5303 — Fire Extinguishing System - Approval

“The operation did not have the required fire extinguisher, they had a type A size 1.”

Corrected Jan 27, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.501(a)(7) — Written Operational Policies - Discipline

“The operation did not have a operational policies for viewing with all required information.”

Corrected Jan 27, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4803 — Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment

“On the playground structure they were not the required use zone around the front and back of the structure. The back was too close to the fence and the front slide was too close to another play structure.”

Corrected Feb 3, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5305 — Mounting of Fire Extinguishers

“The fire extinguisher was not mounting but in a lower cabin.”

Corrected Feb 3, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The operation did not have a fire inspection report.”

Corrected Feb 24, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“In one of the classroom the plug cover that goes over the outlet was missing which was exposing the plug and wall area.”

Corrected Jan 24, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4913 — Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials

“The director did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing for the playground.”

Corrected Feb 10, 2023
Oct 5, 2022Report · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
745.135 — Program Does Not Meet Exemption Criteria

“The program was offering services that did not align with the single skilled exemption they were originally approved for. A single skill exemption must meet the following criteria from Texas administrative code 745. 129 (2): (A)The program offers direct instruction in a single skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency; (B) The program does not provide or offer services that are not directly related to a single skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency, but may offer transportation and snacks; (C) The program does not advertise or represent that the program is a child-care facility, day-care center, or licensed before or after-school program or that the program offers child-care services; (D) The program informs parents that the program is not licensed by the state; (E) The program informs parents of the physical risk a child may face while participating in the program; and (F) The program conducts background checks using information that is obtained from the Department of Public Safety for all program employees and volunteers who work with children. The program was found to be offering two extra-curricular activities, Tippy Toes and Soccer Shots, that are not directly related to a single skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency of the Spanish language. In addition, Tippy Toes was being provided in the English Language and therefore did not meet the approved single skills exemption of Spanish Immersion Program. Other daily activities observed such as independent center time and outdoor play did not provide direct instruction of the Spanish Language as they were self-led activities.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2022

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