Rocking Horse
Rocking Horse is a licensed child care center in Splendora, TX, licensed for up to 208 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2003. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 15 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (4 of 15). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 20% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 7 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #161 of 180 centers in Montgomery County and better than 15% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on the information obtained during the investigation, caregivers did not provide appropriate supervision.
The operation failed to submit the number of employees that left the operation in 2024 via provider portal.
During the walk through a caregiver counted in ratio in the infant room had pending background check. Note: There were two additional caregivers to maintain ratio where the caregiver was able to leave.
It was found that fire inspection was last completed on 01/25/2022 and expired 01/25/2023. Note: Director paid for the fire inspection at inspection.
One caregiver counted in ratio had inactive background checks.
It was found that the transportation training for the bus driver expired.
I did not observe an activity schedule posted in the Toddler I classroom.
I did not observe documentation of pre-service training in one out of five personnel records evaluated.
During the routine monitoring inspection conducted on 8-23-22, I received information concerning an accidental injury that occurred while a child was in care. The injury required medical treatment, but the incident was not reported to HHSC - Child Care Regulation. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection.
I did not observe an address for the emergency contact person documented in 1 out of 10 children's records. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection.
I observed classrooms of children sitting down to eat lunch without first washing their hands.
I did not observe thermometers in the first aid kits on the busses used for transportation. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection.
I observed documentation of 22 of the required 24 hours of annual training for the 2021-22 training year.
I observed infant feeding instructions for two infants that were not dated.
I observed a caregiver changing children's diapers without washing her or the children's hands afterwards.
About this center
Common questions
Does Rocking Horse take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Rocking Horse’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 Rocking Horse accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Rocking Horse cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rocking Horse for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Splendora, 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 Rocking Horse had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 10, 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 Rocking Horse compare with other daycares in Montgomery County?
It is tied for #161 of 180 centers in Montgomery County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 15% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Rocking Horse last inspected?
Jul 16, 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 828602 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.