La Petite Briar Forest
La Petite Briar Forest is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 110 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1985. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 33 times and investigated 19 reports. Inspectors recorded 64 citations, 14 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (16 of 64). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 2% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #677 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 7% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Observed 2 infants without an updated infant feeding instructions.
The director did not have a current driver transportation certificate available for licensing to review.
Observed the playground areas without the proper amount of loose-fill.
A child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 3 minutes.
Several tree branches are hanging over the playground equipment. The branches are low enough where they are in the children faces as they play on the play equipment.
The nap mats were not properly label in the classrooms.
There were brown spots on the ceilings in the infant room. I observed cracked tiles and dips in the floorings in the Prek room flooring.
A caregiver slammed a door closed that led to a child in care getting their finger caught between the door, resulting in the child's finger being broken. A caregiver submitted a falsified incident report about what actually happened regarding the child's broken finger.
The last fire inspection was conducted on 7/18/23.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that classrooms are going out of ratio.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that children are being forced to sleep by holding their heads down to the mat.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the director is aware of the caregivers not complying with standards and not addressing the issue.
The loose fill on the playground depth was not properly maintained.
Two out of four children files reviewed did not have a health statement.
Two emergency medications observed was not in the original packaging.
1 child record with known food allergy still did not have a food allergy emergency plan available to during follow up
2 baby bottles were not labeled during the follow up.
FA kit was still missing the following: FA guide, scissors, thermometer, tweezers, and adhesive tape.
4 out of 8 children's record did not contain complete admission information. The following information was incomplete: the special needs statement, emergency contact information, release contact information, and the authorization for emergency medical treatment.
1 child record with known food allergy did not have a food allergy emergency plan available to review.
1 out of 5 employees files evaluated did not have pre service training of understanding early childhood brain development.
A 6 inch metal bar was protruding at the bottom of playground equipment. There is no protective barrier around the protruding bar.
FA kit was missing the following: FA guide, antiseptic wipes, scissors, thermometer, tweezers, and adhesive tape.
Nap cots were not properly labeled in multiple classrooms.
3 out of 8 caregivers records did not the following available to review: proof of education, affidavit and orientation.
1 out of 8 children did not have a current immunization record.
Director was not able to provide a monthly checklist with dates.
Fire drills was missing for months January 2023 and February 2023. Exit time for March 2023 fire drill exceeded the 3 minutes limit by 2 minutes.
A caregiver was observed not washing their hands after diapering.
There was dead roaches throughout the operation that have not been properly disposed of.
5 baby bottles was not labeled with child's first name and last initial in the infant room.
A caregiver stated there were 19 children in care and when counting the number of children there were 20 children in care.
Based on the information obtained, caregivers did not set appropriate behavior expectations for school-age children.
There was no written activity schedule posted for the school age children. The caregiver was not following the activity schedule.
Based on the information obtained a caregiver failed to practice good judgment by loading the daycare bus that is designed to seat 14 children with 15 children while transporting to the operation.
Based upon the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to support that a child was not secured in a passenger safety seat system due to the daycare bus being overloaded.
Based upon the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to support the seat belts in the buses do not secure and are not in safe operating condition.
A caregiver did not know the number of children in their group during the inspection. The caregiver stated there were 19 children. After counting there were 15 children outside on the playground.
Two ant beds were observed on the playground which are accessible to the children play area
Upon arrival to the operation, 9 school age children were observed lined up at the door unsupervised while the caregiver was inside the infant room.
Caregiver did not know the children ages she was supervising.
The dead insects have not been disposed of.
Based on the information obtained, the operation did not notify CCR when they became aware that a child enrolled at the facility contracted COVID.
Based on the information obtained the operation did not notify parents that a child enrolled at the facility had contracted COVID.
The operation failed to notify licensing after allowing a child to wander away from the caregiver unsupervised.
The incident report was not shared or signed by the child's parent.
A child's parent was not told the truth about a situation that placed their child at risk.
A child was left alone inside a classroom while the caregiver was on the playground.
The infant feeding instructions for 1 infant has not been updated since 05/31/2022.
One child did not have a current Hep B immunization.
1 child who was enrolled 08/01/22 did not have an immunization record.
There was no documentation of the carbon monoxide, smoke detector or fire extinguisher checks for this year.
At a follow up inspection the operation still does not have a current fire inspection.
During an investigation it was determined that a child in care was injured and required medical attention, but the incident was never reported to Childcare Regulation.
The wall in the 2's classroom has chipped paint.
During an investigation inspection 2 children from the PreK class was observed in another classroom unsupervised. Note: I notified the assistant immediately and she walked one of the children back to the restroom with his class. The other child saw me and went back to the area with the classroom.
I observed the caregiver in the PreK class telling the kids that there was a cockroach in the room and to not step on it on the carpet. The caregiver killed the roach and disgarded it.
Documentation showing the operation has a current fire inspection was not available for review during this inspection. The last fire inspection was conducted on 03/31/2021.
A caregiver gave an infant another child's bottle.
During an investigation inspection an infant's bottles were not labeled. Note: The caregiver labeled the bottles during the inspection.
During an investigation it was determined that a child in care was injured and required medical attention, but the incident was never reported to Childcare Regulation.
During an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver used prohibited punishments.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23,2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
During the walkthrough of the investigation inspection 2 toddlers were observed in restrictive devices while other children were in regular chairs seated at the table. When asked why the 2 children were in restrictive devices, the caregiver stated the children bite and fight the other chldren. Prohibited punishment was discussed with the caregiver and acting director and the children were removed from the restrictive devices.
About this center
Common questions
Does La Petite Briar Forest take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are La Petite Briar Forest’s hours?
6 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does La Petite Briar Forest accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does La Petite Briar Forest cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Briar Forest for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has La Petite Briar Forest had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 14 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Mar 6, 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 La Petite Briar Forest compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #677 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 7% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was La Petite Briar Forest last inspected?
Jul 9, 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 123975- 684 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.