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Houston Kidz Center LLC

713 E Airtex Dr, Houston, TX 77073 · Harris County
Accepts child care subsidies

Houston Kidz Center LLC is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 136 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2017. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 6 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (2 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 11 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #166 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 60% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 60%of 9,147 Texas licensed centers, comparing risk-weighted citations per inspection. About typical
Tied for #166 of 882 centers in Houston
2High risk
2Medium High risk
1Medium risk
1Medium Low risk
0Low risk
6 citations from 11 inspections and 3 reports since Oct 1, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 8, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 8, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 25, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 21, 2025 · Assessment · citation foundOct 3, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 6, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJul 30, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJul 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 12, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 6, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJan 31, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 30, 2022 · Inspection · no citationJun 6, 2022 · Inspection · no citationMar 11, 2022 · Inspection · no citationMar 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 7, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation foundNo citation

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication2
Other standards2
Records & paperwork1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Medium HighJul 25, 2025Found during an investigationHealth & medication
AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization §746.305(a)(2)
A child received an injury in April 2025 and was treated by the eye doctor. There was no report made to licensing when the parent notified the director of the diagnosis and doctor's visit.
Correction verified Sep 10, 2025
Medium LowJan 21, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Report Number of Employees §746.303(b)
The center did not report the number of employees that left employment in 2024 by the required date of 1/15/25.
Correction verified Jan 22, 2025
HighJul 26, 2024Found during an investigationSupervision
Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity §746.1205(a)(4)
Based on the information obtain during investigation inspection a child was found outside on the playground unsupervised.
Correction verified Aug 6, 2024
HighOct 23, 2023Found during an investigationOther standards
Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - Contact EMS or take to ER §746.3605(b)(1)
Based on the observations made during the DFPS investigation, there is reason to believe that the operation did not follow operational policy and or contact EMS or ER for a child in care who required immediate treatment.
Correction verified Jan 8, 2024
Medium HighOct 23, 2023Found during an investigationOther standards
AP Parental Communication - Sign or Symptoms Requiring Hospitalization §746.307(b)(2)
Based on the observations made during the DFPS investigation, a parent of a child who suffered a medical emergency while in care was not accurately notified of the details of the child’s medical emergency.
Correction verified Nov 10, 2023
MediumOct 23, 2023Found during an investigationHealth & medication
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent §746.707
Based on the observations made during the DFPS investigation, an incident report was not provided to the parent of a child who suffered a medical emergency while in care.
Correction verified Nov 10, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity136 children
Ages servedToddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours07:00 AM-05:45 PM
DaysMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Licensed sinceJan 19, 2017
DirectorEmily Gamino
Phone2814437787
State operation #1646174

Common questions

Does Houston Kidz Center LLC take infants?

No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.

What are Houston Kidz Center LLC’s hours?

7 AM to 5:45 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.

Does Houston Kidz Center LLC accept child care subsidies?

Yes, according to its state licensing record.

How much does Houston Kidz Center LLC cost?

Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Houston Kidz Center LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $40.80 a day for toddlers, $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds and $37.20 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).

Has Houston Kidz Center LLC had any serious violations?

Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 26, 2024: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.

How does Houston Kidz Center LLC compare with other daycares in Houston?

It is tied for #166 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 60% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).

When was Houston Kidz Center LLC last inspected?

Sep 8, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.

To see the official record, search operation 1646174 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.