The Climbing Tree
The Climbing Tree is a licensed child care center in The Woodlands, TX, licensed for up to 400 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1997. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 16 times and investigated 8 reports. Inspectors recorded 14 citations, 5 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (4 of 14). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 7% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 32 centers in The Woodlands and better than 36% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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This standard was tasked as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that the operation did not report an injury of a child that required medical attention to CCR.
This standard was tasked as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment while engaging with a child at the operation.
It was revealed that the caregiver forcefully pulled and grabbed a child by the arm.
Based on information obtained during the investigation, the operation did not follow the child's documented feeding instructions.
The annual sanitation inspection was expired.
One child epi pen was expired.
The changing mat in the two year old classroom was ripped. Note: changing mat was replaced during this inspectiion.
The incident/illness report form was not completed within 48 hours of the incident.
One infant did have current infant feeding.
Based on the findings from a DFPS investigation, one caregiver was found Reason To Believe for Physical Abuse and another caregiver was found Reason To Believe for Neglectful Supervision.
Based on the findings from a DFPS investigation caregivers did not demonstrate good judgement when not asking for assistance when needed which resulted in a child being abused as well as a caregiver not intervening when the abuse occurred.
Based on the findings from a DFPS investigation, an incident report was not written informing the parents that the incident occurred.
Based on the findings from a DFPS investigation, corporal punishment was used on a child in care when the caregiver picked up a child by one arm in an aggressive manner and resulted in physical abuse.
One of the caregivers had completed CPR training through online instruction and did not attend a class.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Climbing Tree take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The Climbing Tree’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:15 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The Climbing Tree accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
Has The Climbing Tree had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 5 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 20, 2026: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Climbing Tree compare with other daycares in The Woodlands?
It is tied for #17 of 32 centers in The Woodlands by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 36% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The Climbing Tree last inspected?
Sep 18, 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 523718 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.