St Matthews CDC
Licensed Center · Houston, Harris County, TX · Operation No. 410532
St Matthews CDC holds a Full Permit issued March 15, 1992. In the state's 60-month public window it has 8 inspections on record with 27 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.
License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
March 15, 1992
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
203 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Address
4300 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77018-5517
The 60-month record
8
Inspections
2
Assessments
1
Self reports
27
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 7 · Medium High 8 · Medium 11 · Medium Low 1 · Low 0. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
| Date | Activity | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | Inspection | 2 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Inspection | 5 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | 4 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Inspection | 3 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Report | 3 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | 6 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Assessment | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Inspection | 2 |
Deficiency records
October 30, 2025 Standard § 746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Seven of the required director annual trainings were missing for the most current full year.
Corrected: November 13, 2025
October 30, 2025 Standard § 746.201(8) - Liability Insurance Maintained
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
The current insurance on file expired 5.2025
Corrected: November 13, 2025
October 28, 2025 Standard § 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
A caregiver did not have a cpr certification.
Corrected: November 11, 2025
October 28, 2025 Standard § 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
High Verbatim from the agency record
The current fire inspection at the operation is dated 9.3.24
Corrected: January 15, 2026
October 28, 2025 Standard § 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
High Verbatim from the agency record
A caregiver that is provisionally eligible with conditions was alone and responsible for children. The provisional caregiver's class was then combined with an eligible caregiver's class.
Corrected: October 28, 2025
October 28, 2025 Standard § 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Three of the reviewed caregiver files had less than the 24 required training hours.
Corrected: November 12, 2025
October 28, 2025 Standard § 746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
A caregiver's file had an invalid education certificate.
Corrected: November 11, 2025
January 21, 2025 Standard § 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Medium Low Verbatim from the agency record
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 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: January 21, 2025
October 30, 2024 Standard § 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Eight staff files were reviewed, and Eight caregivers are missing the required special topic training.
Corrected: November 13, 2024
October 30, 2024 Standard § 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
Eight staff files were reviewed, and five caregivers did not complete shaken baby, safe sleep, and brain development training.
Corrected: November 13, 2024
October 30, 2024 Standard § 746.1309(b) - Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Eight staff files were reviewed, and five caregivers did not complete the required six clock hours of training topics.
Corrected: November 13, 2024
October 30, 2024 Standard § 746.1309(c) - Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Eight staff files were reviewed, and Four caregivers are missing the child maltreatment training topics.
Corrected: November 13, 2024
February 14, 2024 Standard § 746.501(a)(18)(A) - Written Operational Policies - Benefits
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not have in their operational policy on the benefits of physical activity .
Corrected: February 21, 2024
February 14, 2024 Standard § 746.5405 - Documentation of Gas Leak Inspection
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not have an updated gas inspection report, the last inspection was done on 10/7/2021 which expired on 10/7/2023.
Corrected: March 1, 2024
February 14, 2024 Standard § 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
High Verbatim from the agency record
A caregiver was observed supervising 8 children in the 3-year-old classroom by herself, even though her background check conditions prohibit her from supervising children alone.
Corrected: February 14, 2024
February 12, 2024 Standard § 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not have incident reports for the three children that was placed at risk.
Corrected: February 16, 2024
February 12, 2024 Standard § 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
High Verbatim from the agency record
It was determined three children ages 23 months and two 2 years old was left alone in a classroom for disclose amount of time.
Corrected: March 6, 2024
February 12, 2024 Standard § 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
High Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not make a report with in 48 hours. The situation happen on Friday and the operation did not report until Monday. Corrected: When the director and I spoke about the standard and timeline on when and where a report can be make.
Corrected: February 14, 2024
February 23, 2023 Standard § 746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
Two caregiver did not have qualifications for having a high school diploma.
Corrected: March 3, 2023
February 23, 2023 Standard § 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
One caregivers did not have updated CPR training.
Corrected: March 10, 2023
February 23, 2023 Standard § 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
Five caregivers are missing annual training. One caregiver is missing 6 1/2 hours from training year 3-3-21 to 3-3-22. One caregiver is missing 17 hours for training year 6-4-21 to 6-4-22. One caregiver is missing 7 annual training hours for 8-16-21 to 8-16-22. Two caregivers are missing 24 annual hours for training year 7-19-21 to 7-19-22 and 9-6-21 to 9-6-22.
Corrected: March 31, 2023
February 23, 2023 Standard § 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
In the pre-school classroom four outlets were not covered.
Corrected: February 27, 2023
February 23, 2023 Standard § 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
One caregiver did not have update first aid training.
Corrected: March 10, 2023
February 23, 2023 Standard § 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
High Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not have a updated fire inspection report the last report date was 11/22/2021.
Corrected: March 31, 2023
July 21, 2022 Standard § 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
High Verbatim from the agency record
It was determined that the new director did not have a background check ran when she started.
Corrected: July 21, 2022
March 1, 2022 Standard § 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
Duriing review of records 1 out of 10 records evaluated did not have an emergency contact as required by minimum standards.
Corrected: March 8, 2022
March 1, 2022 Standard § 746.4503(a) - Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
During review of physical facilities 3 mats were found to have rips and tears. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the mats and replaced them with new mats.
Corrected: March 1, 2022
About these records
These records come from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission database and cover the state's 60-month public window. Records synced from the agency on August 29, 2026. They reflect the agency's database as of that date; recent inspections may not appear yet, so verify current status with the agency or on the official record ↗. Facility operators can request a review through our corrections process.
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