# School for Little Children

School for Little Children is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Kingwood, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 157 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 1799 Woodland Hills Dr, Kingwood, TX 77339

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 157
- License/permit: 117323
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (281) 358-4707
- Website: kingwoodmethodist.org
- Hours: 09:00 AM-03:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=96196

## Inspection record
8 findings across 8 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-11-01 to 2026-10-29); 4 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-10-05 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-10-29: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation: An administrator was observed in a classroom with children in care without documentation of an eligible background check. (§745.641; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-745-641))
- 2026-10-05 — Fire safety & emergency drills, High risk, Correction verified 2026-10-28: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The annual fire inspection was observed to be out of date, it expired on 9/4/26. (§746.5101(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-a))
- 2026-10-05 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-10-30: Annual Sanitation Inspection - Inspection not available, you must obtain documentation stating inspection not available: There was no documentation on file, such as a letter or other written statement, indicating that the operation was exempt from an Annual Sanitation Inspection. (§746.3401(c)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3401-c-1))
- 2026-10-05 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-10-30: Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required: There were only 9 hours observed that was relevant to the Director's Annual Training hours. The Director is missing 21 Annual Training hours. (§746.1311(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1311-a))
- 2026-10-05 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-10-30: Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required: Out of 10 files reviewed, One Caregiver has 18 hours out of 24, and the other Caregiver was observed with 21 hours out of 24 hours. (§746.1309(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1309-a))
- 2026-10-05 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-10-07: Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights: Parent Rights was not observed in the Operational Policies. (§746.501(a)(20); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-501-a-20))
- 2026-10-05 — Food & nutrition, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-10-28: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: Infant Feeding Instructions were found outdated, forms have not been updated since August 2026. (§746.2421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2421-b))
- 2023-10-31 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-11-15: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation: Three caregivers present on the day of the inspection and counted in the child/caregiver ratio, did not have an active background check. (§745.641; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-745-641))

## Nearby programs
- [Holy Comforter Preschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-172142) — 0.14 km, capacity 155
- [YMCA @ Foster Elementary](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1537740) — 0.54 km, capacity 120
- [Primrose School of Kingwood](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1470541) — 1.6 km, capacity 271
- [YMCA @ Woodland Hills Elementary](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-137235) — 2.09 km, capacity 60
- [YMCA @ Bear Branch Elementary](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-132059) — 2.16 km, capacity 60
- [Pines Montessori School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-99064) — 2.19 km, capacity 238

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 96196 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=96196
- us_census_geocoder record 1799 WOODLAND HILLS DR|KINGWOOD|TX|77339 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 117323 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=117323

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