Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.57
- Local median
- 1.25
Creative Care - Blalock
1639 BLALOCK RD, Houston, TX 77080-7320
- Operation number:
- 1818437
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Harris
- Capacity:
- 193
- License effective:
- October 6, 2025
- Hours:
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 7134650011
- Email:
- Not listed
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers seven available inspections for Creative Care - Blalock from August 19, 2025 through August 5, 2026.
Five inspections recorded violations, with 11 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on August 5, 2026 and involved equipment or readiness.
That higher-concern topic showed up in three inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 7
- Recorded violations
- 11
- Higher-concern violations
- 9
- Repeated topics
- 1
6 in last 12 months
8 in last 12 months
7 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
7 total inspections vs 15 local median in 77080
Compared to 11 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 57%
- Local median
- 40%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 71%
- Local median
- 50%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 2.64
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Equipment or readiness
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 5 recorded violations.
August 19, 2025September 3, 2025August 5, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The loose fill of the slide in the older playground area measured at less than 4 inches.
- Correction status
- Correction due by August 19, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
- Official code
- 746.4907(a)(2)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The loose fill in the swing areas of the older playground area measured at less than 3 inches deep.
- Correction status
- Correction due by August 19, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
- Official code
- 746.4907(a)(1)
Higher concern: Transportation
- Report finding
- A transportation van purchased after 12.2013 was not equipped with a child safety alarm.
- Correction status
- Correction due by August 19, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
- Official code
- 746.5625(a)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- A pushpin was in an area that was accessible to a child in care at the operation.
- Correction deadline
- June 19, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 16, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 746.3701
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Two infants that are not yet on table food did not have an updated feeding instruction signed by a parent/guardian.
- Correction deadline
- April 6, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated March 23, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
- Official code
- 746.2421(b)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The use zone of two swings sets have a depth of 3in.
- Correction deadline
- September 17, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 30, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
- Official code
- 746.4907(a)(1)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- There are two ant hills and high grass in the outdoor play area.
- Correction deadline
- September 17, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 30, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
- Official code
- 746.3407
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The use zone of a slide with a height of 5ft 7in has a loose-fill surfacing depth of 3.5 inches. The use zone of a play structure with a height of 5ft 9in has a loose-fill surfacing depth of 7 inches.
- Correction deadline
- September 17, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 30, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
- Official code
- 746.4907(a)(2)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Two employees did not have the completed pre-affidavit form on file.
- Correction deadline
- September 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 27, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
- Official code
- 746.901(5)
Higher concern: Other violations
- Report finding
- Two of the sofas in the school age room have torn couches.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 2, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
- Official code
- 746.3407(9)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The use zone of a to and fro swing set overlaps with a rocking horse.
- Correction deadline
- September 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4807(b) - Measurement of Use Zone for Swings - No Overlap
- Official code
- 746.4807(b)