Shining Starz Learning Center INC.
Shining Starz Learning Center INC. is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 157 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2015. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 15 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (5 of 15). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. 27% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #422 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 26% of licensed centers statewide.
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During the inspection the 2 transportation drivers were found to not have current transportation training.
During the walkthrough I observed 7 children under 2 years old watching television. This was corrected when the caregiver turned the television off.
During the inspection I obseved 1 caregiver caring for 16 children with a specified age group of 3 years. Ratio is 1:15, the caregiver was over ratio by 1.
During review of infants 3 out of 3 infants not yet eating table food did not have current feeding instructions.
The director attendance records were not available.
Training records for a newly hired caregiver with previous daycare experience was not available for review during the inspection.
The Assistant Director did not have any of the required 30 hours of annual training.
The caregivers who provide transportation does not have the required annual 2 hours of transportation training.
One caregiver had 7 of the 24 required annual training hours.
There was a 3 year old child in the infant classroom when the inspector arrived at the operation. The child was more than 18 months older than the 6 month old in the classroom. NOTE: The child was returned to her pre-k classroom immediately.
The van used to transport children on the day of the inspection was missing tweezers when the van was inspected during the visit. NOTE: This was corrected during the visit when the tweezers were added to the first aid kit before mid-day transport.
A child was seated in a kidney table and the safety strap was not fastened. This was corrected at inspection.
A child was observed sleeping in a crib on their tummy and was covered by a blanket. The child can roll over. The blanket was removed from the crib during the inspection.
Based on the information found during the investigation, a first aid kit was not in the personal vehicle of the driver when a child was transported to school.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the operation did not transport a child in the required age appropriate child safety seat when the child was transported to the public school. NOTE: As of completion of this investigation, another child safety seat has been purchased and is used to transport the child.
About this center
Common questions
Does Shining Starz Learning Center INC. take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Shining Starz Learning Center INC.’s hours?
6 AM to 8 PM, Monday through Saturday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Shining Starz Learning Center INC. accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Shining Starz Learning Center INC. cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shining Starz Learning Center INC. 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 Shining Starz Learning Center INC. had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 10, 2021: “Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Shining Starz Learning Center INC. compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #422 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 26% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Shining Starz Learning Center INC. last inspected?
Feb 27, 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 1557503 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.