The Kenworthy School
The Kenworthy School is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 280 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2022. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 19 times and investigated 9 reports. Inspectors recorded 35 citations, 10 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (9 of 35). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 20% were corrected during the inspection itself. 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.
Inspection record
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A child's file was missing the health statement during inspection.
A caregiver placed a child on top of a sleep sack inside the crib and also gave another child a latex glove during diapering procedures.
A caregiver placed a sleeping child on top of a sleep sack in a crib.
3 of out 8 child records were missing the required emergency contact information.
Clear instructions were not provided to the incoming caregiver, resulting confusion in regard to the infant's feeding.
The operation did not provide the parents a copy of the incident report where a non-routine situation happen that could have placed their child at risk.
A caregiver's use of a cell phone was a contributing factor to child's injury due to lack of supervision
During the inspection medication for one child in care was found to be expired. The epinephrine injection has been expired since June of 2024.
During the inspection it was found that the operation is not maintaining current feeding instructions for six infants in care.
A caregiver was observed supervising 4 children in the infant classroom by herself, even though her background check conditions prohibit her from supervising children alone. Corrected: The caregiver left for the day.
The operation did not have the parent signature on the incident report.
The operation did not notify licensing with in 48 hours of finding out the child received medical treatment on April 12, 2024, the operation did not report until April 16, 2024.
A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment and self-control when yelling, cursing and throwing a milk container in the presence of children care.
The operation failed to report an incident in which it was alleged that a caregiver threw and hit a child with a milk jug.
A child was left alone in the classroom for approximately one minute.
The caregiver did not use gloves when a child was bleeding from the chin, as she assisted the child on the playground.
In the Pre K 3B classroom exits were blocked with children's mats. Corrected: When the caregiver moved the children from in front of the exits.
The operation did not have information on the unitary surfacing.
The operation did not have in their operational policies on how parents could contact the local licensing office or abuse and neglect line.
The operation did not have in the operational policies on having animals in the building.
It was determined a caregiver on their personal phone while caring for children.
A caregiver withheld pre-school children's play time when they had to stay in the classroom and trace, they name.
A caregiver did not make a good decision when taken pictures of children and placed them on social media and they were derogative messages on the post.
In the pre-school classroom the top of the toilet was broken in another pre-school classroom one of the outlet covers was broken.
The operation had four epi pens and two liquid medications that have expired. Corrected: When the director removed the medication.
A caregiver was observed supervising the infant classroom by herself, even though her background check conditions prohibit her from supervising children alone. Corrected: When another caregiver went into the classroom with her.
A caregiver in the infant classroom had 8 infant SAG 12-17 months old. Corrected: When a another caregiver came into the classroom, which made it 2 caregivers to 8 children.
One child is missing an emergency contact information.
The operation did not have the most recent inspection form posted at the operation, the last inspection form that was posted was 3/31/2022. Corrected: When the operation posted the most recent inspection form from 7/19/2022.
One caregivers in the two year old class had a pending background check and there was a caregiver in another two year old class without a background check ran.
The operation did not have documentation allowing children on the second floor.
When the class came in from outside the children did not wash their hands.
The operation did not have the most recent fire inspection report.
It was observed in the infant and toddler classrooms that the changing table mat had tears in them.
During the walkthrough I observed 13 toddlers between 18 - 23 months not strapped into the chairs. This was corrected when the caregivers strapped all the children in.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Kenworthy School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The Kenworthy School’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The Kenworthy School accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does The Kenworthy School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Kenworthy School 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 The Kenworthy School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 10 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 8, 2026: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Kenworthy School 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 The Kenworthy School last inspected?
Sep 11, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 1738521 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.