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St. Christophers Day School

1656 BLALOCK RD, Houston, TX 77080-7321

Operation number:
117074
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:
100
License effective:
April 13, 1990
Hours:
07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Days:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Phone:
7134656035
Email:
Not listed
Website:
Not listed

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

The records include recorded violations parents may want to understand before enrolling. These are conversation starters, not a pass-or-fail judgment.

Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Summary

This summary covers 18 available inspections for St. Christophers Day School from December 15, 2021 through April 23, 2026.

12 inspections recorded violations, with 41 recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on April 23, 2026 and involved individual needs and accommodations.

Equipment or readiness was a higher-concern topic that showed up in five inspections.

The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.

At a glance

Total inspections
18

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
41

1 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
30

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
5

Last 36 months

Local comparison

18 total inspections vs 15 local median in 77080

Compared to 11 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
2.28
Local median
1.25

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
50%
Local median
40%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
67%
Local median
50%

Repeated topics

This provider
5
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.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

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Medium concern: Individual needs and accommodations
Report finding
The parent handbook does not include the required information for the promotion of physical activity.
Correction deadline
May 7, 2026
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 30, 2026
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
Official code
746.501(a)(18)
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Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
Nine of the reviewed caregiver training files did not have an administering medication training.
Correction deadline
August 27, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated September 5, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Official code
746.1309(e)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
One of the reviewed files did not have a current shot record
Correction deadline
August 27, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated September 5, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Official code
746.603(a)(4)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
A child with a known allergy did not an allergy plan signed by a health care professional
Correction deadline
August 20, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated August 25, 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: Hazardous access
Report finding
A ceiling tile in the classroom was partially detached from the ceiling. This was corrected when a caregiver fixed the tile.
Correction status
Completed at time of inspection
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Official code
746.3701
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Medium concern: Transportation
Report finding
The operation was not able to present documentation of the date of lease or purchase of a bus with over 8-person seating that did not have a child safety alarm.
Correction deadline
May 15, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 2, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.5627 - Required Vehicle Documentation - date of lease or purchase for each vehicle
Official code
746.5627
Higher concern: Sleep safety
Report finding
An infant was sleeping in a restrictive device with its face covered with a blanket. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the infant from the restrictive device and placed him in his crib.
Correction deadline
April 30, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 14, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Official code
746.2426(a)(1)
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Higher concern: Parent rights
Report finding
The operation did not immediately notify the parent that a child was unsupervised at the operation.
Correction deadline
June 23, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated June 30, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Official code
746.307(b)(4)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
A child was unsupervised at the operation.
Correction status
Correction evaluated June 30, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
Higher concern: Incident records
Report finding
The operation did not notify Licensing that a child was unsupervised at the operation.
Correction deadline
June 23, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated June 30, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Official code
746.305(a)(6)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
The current fire inspection was last completed on 4.2.24
Correction deadline
April 18, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 14, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Official code
746.5101(a)
Higher concern: Incident records
Report finding
The operation did not inform the parent immediately after the incident.
Correction deadline
April 30, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 1, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Official code
746.305(a)(6)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
A child was unattended while in care of the operation.
Correction deadline
April 29, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 1, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
Higher concern: Parent rights
Report finding
The operation did not inform the parent immediately after the incident.
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 30, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Official code
746.307(b)(4)
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Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
The operation did not have a current annual sanitation inspection or documents to confirm that a sanitiation inspection is not required.
Correction deadline
September 4, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated August 30, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
Official code
746.3401(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
During the inspection I observed that the caregiver did not wash the childs hands after a diaper change.
Correction deadline
August 20, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated August 16, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3505(b) - Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
Official code
746.3505(b)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
Report finding
During the walkthrough the following safety hazards were observed: * Electrical outlets accesible to the children in care. * There was exposed sharp wood on the playground equipmet.
Correction deadline
August 16, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated August 21, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Official code
746.3701(1)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
One child did not have the required food allergy emergency plan on file.
Correction deadline
August 30, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated August 19, 2024
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: Child guidance
Report finding
Hot liquid accessible to children in the classroom resulted in injury to a child.
Correction deadline
October 7, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 22, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Official code
746.1201(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
A caregiver was involved in janitorial duties while tasked with supervision of children.
Correction deadline
October 7, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 22, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1203(3)(C) - Janitorial duties
Official code
746.1203(3)(C)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
During the inspection I observed that a fenced playground yard did not have two exits.
Correction deadline
July 26, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated July 17, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.4307 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required
Official code
746.4307
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
The operation emergency evacuation diagram does not include the designated location inside the child-care center where they will take shelter from threatening weather. Corrected: The director updated the emergency evacuation diagram to show the designated location inside the child-care center where they will take shelter from threatening weather.
Correction status
Completed at time of inspection
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.5207(a)(4) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
Official code
746.5207(a)(4)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
The operations emergency preparedness plan was found to be missing how to evacuate children under 24 months. Corrected: The director updated the emergency preparedness plan to show infants will be transported in evacuation cribs.
Correction status
Completed at time of inspection
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
Official code
746.5202(1)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
The operation emeregency evacuation diagram did not include the designated relocation site outside of the child care center. Corrected: The director updated the emergency evacuation diagram to show the designated relocation sites outside of the chilld care center.
Correction status
Completed at time of inspection
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.5207(a)(3) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
Official code
746.5207(a)(3)
Medium concern: Medication
Report finding
During the inspection I observed three medications to be expired for two children in care. One epinephrine injection has been expired since July of 2022. One auvi-q injection has been expired since 8/28/2022. One bottle of benadryl has been expired since 04/2023.
Correction status
Correction evaluated July 19, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
Official code
746.3809
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
The director did not have the required annual training topics in: Administering Medication and Preventing and Responding to Emergencies due to Food or Allergic Reaction.
Correction deadline
July 26, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated July 31, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
Official code
746.1311(e)
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
2 out of 3 caregivers did not have the required annual training topics in: Administering Medication and Preventing and Responding to Emergencies due to Food or Allergic Reaction.
Correction deadline
July 26, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated July 31, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Official code
746.1309(e)
Higher concern: Medication
Report finding
During the inspection it was found that two children were on a field trip without their food allergy emergency plans and allergy medications.
Correction deadline
July 12, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated August 8, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3001(5) - Field Trips - Copy of Food Allergy Plan and Medications needed
Official code
746.3001(5)
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Medium concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2022 data from February3 ,2023 revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022 as required.
Correction deadline
February 15, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated February 7, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium Low
Report section
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Official code
746.303(b)
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
The staff training records were not available for review by Licensing.
Correction deadline
July 21, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated July 20, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
Official code
746.801(3)
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Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
In the infant classroom the SAG is 0-11 months, there was one caregiver in the room with 8 infants when one of the caregivers came to the door.
Correction deadline
December 15, 2021
Correction status
Correction evaluated December 20, 2021
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Official code
746.1601
Higher concern: Transportation
Report finding
The buses didn't have the children's emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms.
Correction status
Correction evaluated January 3, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
Official code
746.5617(a)(2)
Higher concern: Transportation
Report finding
The buses didn't have the children's emergency telephone numbers, the only information was the parents contact number and email address.
Correction status
Correction evaluated January 3, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.5617(a)(4) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
Official code
746.5617(a)(4)
Higher concern: Other violations
Report finding
Children age three year old playing on the monkey bars. Corrected: When the director had the caregiver get the children off the monkey bars.
Correction status
Completed at time of inspection
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.4603(2) - Prohibited Equipment - Allows Children To Fall Inside Structure Onto Other Parts
Official code
746.4603(2)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
The operation did not have the manufacture instructions for the play equipment on the playground.
Correction status
Correction evaluated December 20, 2021
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.4601(2) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer's Instructions
Official code
746.4601(2)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
Report finding
In both infant classrooms each infant crib did not have adequate space between them.
Correction deadline
December 17, 2021
Correction status
Correction evaluated December 20, 2021
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.2403(4) - Infant Care Area - Crib Placement
Official code
746.2403(4)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
The operation dose not have an updated fire inspection, the fire inspection expired on 4/17/2020.
Correction deadline
January 7, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated January 6, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Official code
746.5101(a)
Higher concern: Transportation
Report finding
The director and a caregiver had expired transportation training. Two other caregivers that transporting children didn't have transportation training at all.
Correction deadline
January 3, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated December 17, 2021
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
Official code
746.1316(a)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
Report finding
There was an 6 month old infant sleeping in a swing.
Correction deadline
December 15, 2021
Correction status
Correction evaluated December 20, 2021
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2426 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Official code
746.2426
Low concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
The child's file has not been updated since enrolled as an infant, he is know a school age child.
Correction deadline
December 17, 2021
Correction status
Correction evaluated February 1, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Low
Report section
746.609(a) - Update Admission Information - Procedure
Official code
746.609(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
The diaper changing mat had tears in it.
Correction deadline
December 17, 2021
Correction status
Correction evaluated December 20, 2021
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
Official code
746.3503(a)