Kidz Rocket 1
Kidz Rocket 1 is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 67 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 17 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (4 of 17). 11 citations came in the last 12 months, including 5 high-risk. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #655 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 8% of licensed centers statewide.
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In the pre-k room infants and prek children were observed to be mixed, the age of the youngest child was 15 months and the oldest was 4 years old. There was more than 18 months between the youngest and oldest child in care.
Two caregivers in the nap room were unaware of the ages of children in their group. When asked they stated the youngest was almost 2yrs but not two yet. When asked the child's age in months. They stated they did not know. When asked about the age of the oldest. Both pointed to the same child. One said the child was 5yrs old and the other said the child was either 8yr or 9yrs. NOTE: The ages of children present were 2yrs to 8yrs old. The caregivers did not have information avialable to show the ages of each child in care. One caregiver stated the paperwork available was not updated.
During the inspection, a child was observed standing in the hall and refusing to go in the nap room. After unsuccussful attempts to get the child into the classroom, the caregiver left the child in the hall with no further interaction. The child could not be seen by either caregiver and stayed in the hall for approximately 20 minutes. The director was observed to make attempts to placed the child in the room but was unsuccessful as well. There were multiple time were the child was left unsupervised including one time where the director walked past the child to go to the kitcen Another child was observed running out of the room before the caregiver got up to return the child to the room. While speaking with the director, a child left the room unspervised and was found in the hall by the director. The child stated they wanted water. The director explained they could not leave without permission and returned the child to the group. One child was observed lying down and trying to sleep on a table. Two children were running around and ran into each other and fell on top of another child. Neither caregiver present intervened in any of these observations.
The caregiver in care of 10 children 2-4yrs old was not aware the ages of children in their care. The caregiver informed CCR that the posted list of children was not updated
During the inspection, the pre-k caregiver was heard telling a child one two occasions they would not go outside becuase of their behavior. The caregiver stated that for discipline children sit for 10 minutes and if the whole group is misbehaving all children aare required to have a 10 minute quite time.
During the inspection, the caregiver was observed to step out of the classroom while children were still inside. CHildren were seen phyically fighting and climbing on top of each other. Two children were seen crawling and walking on furniture. While on the playground, children continued to walk inside the buliding without a caregiver. At one poinit, 4 children walked into the building without the caregiver being aware of it before another caregiver inside escorted the children back outside.
A bottle of chemical cleaner and bleach water spray bottle in the pre-k room and Clorox wipes in the bathroom used by children were observed to in unlocked cabinets in reach of children
A caregiver with a provisional background check with conditions stating they may never be alone with children was observed to be left unspervised multiple times during the inspection.
A child was observed sleeping on the bare floor. Another child was not observed to have a cot/mat for naptime. According to staff there were not enough for all children. Cots/mats are not kept for drop-in children.
Multiple children were observed sleeping on unlabeled napmats. According to the caregiver, the children pulled them off but they had not yet been replaced.
A caregiver was observed to be on their personal cell phone during naptime supervsion. CCR stood infront of the caregiver for approximately 30 seconds before the caregiver was aware of CCR's presence in the classroom. Another caregiver present called their name multiple times before the caregiver looked up and acknowledged CCR's presence.
Infant feeding instruction was not updated for two infants. Last update for one was 5/28/25 and the other last update for the second infant was 5/5/2025.
There was no release information on file for one out of four files checked.
Current first aid and Cpr was not observed on file for the director.
There was no emergency contact information for one out of four records checked.
Two sealt belt in one of the vans used for transportation needed to be fixed.
Health statement was missing on one out of four files checked.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kidz Rocket 1 take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Kidz Rocket 1’s hours?
6 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Kidz Rocket 1 accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
Has Kidz Rocket 1 had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 5, 2026: “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 Kidz Rocket 1 compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #655 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 8% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kidz Rocket 1 last inspected?
Jul 2, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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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 1813834 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.