Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.86
- Local median
- 1.25
Creative Care- Kempwood
9601 KEMPWOOD DR, Houston, TX 77080-3903
- Operation number:
- 1818423
- 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:
- 163
- License effective:
- October 7, 2025
- Hours:
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 7134628058
- Email:
- Not listed
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers seven available inspections for Creative Care- Kempwood from August 25, 2025 through August 10, 2026.
Two inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on March 30, 2026 and involved medication.
Equipment or readiness was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
Three later inspections, from July 16, 2026 through August 10, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 7
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 0
7 in last 12 months
6 in last 12 months
4 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
- 14%
- Local median
- 40%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 29%
- Local median
- 50%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- 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.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for any one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Medication
- Report finding
- A child with allergies epi pen expired on 12.31.2025.
- Correction deadline
- April 13, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated March 31, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
- Official code
- 746.3809
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Two observed cribs did not have a snug fitting sheet.
- Correction deadline
- September 8, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 29, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
- Official code
- 746.2409(a)(2)
Low concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Two reviewed caregiver files did not have a pre employment affidavit.
- Correction deadline
- September 8, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 29, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Low
- Report section
- 746.1105(4) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
- Official code
- 746.1105(4)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Two reviewed child files did not have an allergy plan present.
- Correction deadline
- September 8, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 29, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
- Official code
- 746.3819
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The loose fill under an outdoor climbing structure is 3.5 inches deep. The height of the climbing structure is over 5ft high.
- Correction deadline
- September 8, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 29, 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)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The bottom of a wire fence is rusted and lifting up with sharp edges. Three of the outdoor swings are tearing and posing a hazard. Two of the outdoor bucket swings' straps need to be replaced.
- Correction deadline
- September 8, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 29, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
- Official code
- 746.3407