# The Pencil Playhouse

The Pencil Playhouse is a licensed licensed child-care home (group family day care home) in Houston, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 12 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: Houston, TX 77053 (street address omitted by regulator)

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 12
- License/permit: 1721342
- Operator: home-based individual provider

- Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1377680

## Inspection record
3 findings across 6 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-06-06 to 2026-09-03); 1 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2022-11-14 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-11-16: Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity: The operational policies did not contain the duration of physical activities indoor and outdoor. (§747.501(8); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-747-501-8))
- 2022-11-14 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-11-14: Children's Records - Immunizations: 1 out of 4 children's records evaluated did not contain a complete immunization record. (§747.603(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-747-603-a-4))
- 2022-06-06 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-06-07: Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes: Fire drills for the months January, February, March, and May of 2022 were not documented on fire drill log to view during inspection. (§747.5005(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-747-5005-1))

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1377680 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1377680
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1721342 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1721342
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-gshm~4dpe.csuy (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=1721342
- tx_tda_cacfp_homes record 02060-02679 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/ub2y-4i6h.json?cesiteid=02060-02679

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