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Licensed Center · Texas

Dimples Childcare Learning Center

6720 Homestead Rd, Houston

Last inspected Jul 1, 2026 · Map

5 deficiencies cited

About this program

Licensed capacity
40
Ages served
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
Hours
06:00 AM-06:30 PM
Days
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Programs
School Age Care,Meals Provided ,After School Care,Snacks Provided,Drop-In Care,Part Time Care,Transportation to/from School ,Field Trips
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
License type
Full Permit
Issued
Jun 2, 2017
Phone
8322989621

No adverse action, corrective action or permit conditions on record.

State compliance summary

How many deficiencies Texas has recorded for this program, by risk level. This is not a quality rating: it describes compliance with the state’s minimum licensing standards.

8High risk
16Medium-high risk
17Medium risk
1Medium-low risk
0Low risk
16Inspections and investigations on record

Inspection history

Jul 1, 2026 · Inspection
5 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
    Inspector's note: 1 out of 4 staff files is missing documentation showing how the employee meets the minimum age and education qualifications. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-07-08.
  • Critical Safety Requirements for Wading Pools - Stored Out of Children's Reach
    Inspector's note: A children's inflatable wading pool is stored on the playground making it accessible to children. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-07-08.
  • Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
    Inspector's note: 2 out of 4 staff files is missing documentation showing the dates of the first day on the job. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2026-07-08.
  • Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Current Driver's License
    Inspector's note: 1 out of 4 staff files missing a copy of a photo identification. Note: this was corrected at inspection when a copy of the ID was made. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
  • Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
    Inspector's note: 1 staff member who has been an employee since 2022 is missing the Health and Safety Audit annual trainings for Administering Medications, Hazardous Materials and Food Allergies. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-07-08.
May 12, 2026 · Inspection
3 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
    Inspector's note: Present on the playground is a wooden border that has come apart and poses a tripping hazard. The grass on the playground needs to be cut. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-15.
  • Non-critical Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play - Infant Birth to 12 Months
    Inspector's note: The infant written activity plan and daily schedule does not reflect outdoor time opportunities for infants. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-05-15.
  • Critical Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
    Inspector's note: 2 children in high chairs were unfastened. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver fastened the safety straps. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
Feb 12, 2026 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Oct 28, 2025 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Oct 21, 2025 · Inspection
6 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
    Inspector's note: 1 out of 4 children transported is missing the emergency medical authorization form. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-21.
  • Critical Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
    Inspector's note: 2 out of 2 transportation vehicles, purchased or leased on or after December 31, 2013, is not working or maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-21.
  • Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
    Inspector's note: 2 out of 2 transportation vehicles had non-working fire extinguishers with the needle in the red. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-21.
  • Non-critical Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
    Inspector's note: Two children were eating breakfast with screen time. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the tv. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
  • Critical Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 4 through 7 years of age, outgrown weight or height limit of seat and less than 4 feet, 9 inches in height
    Inspector's note: Two children under 4'9" were riding in the general purpose vehicle without a booster seat. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-21.
  • Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
    Inspector's note: A first aid kit for 1 transportation vehicle was incomplete, missing the thermometer and scissors . Note: this was corrected at inspection when the driver added the items to the first aid kit. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.
Jul 22, 2025 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Jul 8, 2025 · Inspection
8 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
    Inspector's note: 1 infant is missing a written feeding instructions form. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the parent filled out a form. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
  • Non-critical Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
    Inspector's note: The operational policies is missing: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play; (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor; (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation; (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place; (E) The recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities; and (F) The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play; and (G) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-07-15.
  • Non-critical Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
    Inspector's note: 2 out of 4 staff missing one hour in abuse/neglect; 4 out of 4 staff missing SIDS/ Shaken baby/ early child brain development; 3 out of 4 missing emergency preparedness; 4 out of 4 missing communicable disease; 3 out of 4 missing administering medication; 3 out of 4 missing food allergy; 4 out of 4 missing building safety; 3 out of 4 missing hazardous materials. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-07-15.
  • Non-critical Required Personnel Records
    Inspector's note: Missing the following records at the child-care center for one staff file: Documentation showing the dates of the first day on the job; Documentation showing how the employee meets the minimum age and education qualifications; A notarized Affidavit for Applicants for Employment; A Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations (Form 2912); A statement signed and dated by the employee showing he has received a copy of the child-care center's: (A)Operational policies; A statement signed and dated by the employee verifying the date the employee attended training during orientation that includes an overview of your policy on the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-07-15.
  • Non-critical Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
    Inspector's note: Operational policies missing information for a parent or guardian of a child at a child care facility has the right to: (1) enter and examine the child care facility during the facility's hours of operation without advanced notice; (3) receive inspection reports for the child care facility and information about how to access the facility's online compliance history; (4) obtain a copy of the child care facility's policies and procedures; (5) review, at the request of the parent or guardian, the facility's: (A) staff training records; and (B) any in-house staff training curriculum used by the facility; (6) review the child care facility's written records concerning the parent's or guardian's child; (7) inspect any video recordings of an alleged incident of abuse or neglect involving the parent's or guardian's child, provided that: (A) video recordings of the alleged incident are available; (B) the parent or guardian of the child does not retain any part of the video recording depicting a child that is not their own; and (C) the parent or guardian of any other child captured in the video recording receives written notice from the facility before allowing a parent to inspect a recording; (8) have the child care facility comply with a court order preventing another parent or guardian from visiting or removing the parent's or guardian's child; (9) be provided the contact information for the child care facility's local Child Care Regulation office; (10) file a complaint against the child care facility by contacting the local Child Care Regulation office; and (11) be free from any retaliatory action by the child care facility for exercising any of the parent's or guardian's rights. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-07-15.
  • Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
    Inspector's note: 2 out of 4 children files missing immunization records. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-07-22.
  • Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
    Inspector's note: 1 out of 4 staff files missing transportation training for caregivers that transport. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-07-15.
  • Non-critical Documentation of Drills
    Inspector's note: The center is missing documentation of emergency drills. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-07-15.
May 13, 2025 · Inspection
2 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
    Inspector's note: A tv was playing cartoons in the infant room with children under 2 years old. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the tv. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
  • Critical Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
    Inspector's note: The tracking system for each child coming and going from your child-care center throughout the day was not maintained for all children attending care. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director updated the daily log sheet. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
May 6, 2025 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Feb 6, 2025 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Jan 30, 2025 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
1 deficiency cited
  • Critical Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
    Inspector's note: The center's director owes 2-hour training for transportation. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-08-12.
Aug 1, 2024 · Inspection
6 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
    Inspector's note: Three infants were napping in the same room as seven preK children ages 3-4 years old. The youngest being 12months old and the oldest being 4 years old, more than 18 month gap. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-08-01.
  • Critical Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
    Inspector's note: The center last completed a gas leak inspection on 11/10/2021. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-08-15.
  • Critical Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
    Inspector's note: The center's director owes 2-hour training for transportation. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-08-08.
  • Non-critical Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
    Inspector's note: The policy for promotion of physical activities needs to be developed in the parent handbook. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-08-08.
  • Critical Adequate Lighting During Naptime
    Inspector's note: The lighting in the infant room was low enough that the caregiver was not seen sitting on the floor during nap time. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director turned on the hallway light that adequately illuminated the infant room through the hallway windows. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
  • Critical Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
    Inspector's note: The operation needs a carbon monoxide detector installed. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-08-08.
Jul 25, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Aug 28, 2023 · Inspection
3 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
    Inspector's note: The director has 30 hours of annual training completed, however missing required topics: Administering Medications, Hazardous Materials, Food Allergies, Building and Premises Safety, Communicable Diseases, SIDS/Abusive head trauma/Shaken Baby/Early Child Development. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-09-13.
  • Non-critical Documented Annual Training- Required Content
    Inspector's note: 2 out of 2 caregiver files is missing required topics: Emergency Preparedness, Administering Medications, Hazardous Materials, Food Allergies, Building and Premises Safety, Communicable Diseases. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-09-13.
  • Critical Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
    Inspector's note: A 15"x9" hole in the wall is present and within reach, located in the computer room used by the school-age children. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-09-11.

Records come from Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation. They describe conditions on the inspection date and may not reflect current conditions.