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Licensed child care center · public record

AVANCE Mangum Center

Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

8 state inspections, last 2 years
21 deficiencies on the state’s summary
17 high or medium-high risk
November 4, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 11, 2011
Capacity
368 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-03:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1205866- 5211

Where

4503 Mangum Rd
Houston, TX 77092

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 7
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 4
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
September 12, 2026Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “The incident report was not provided to the parent within the required 48-hour timeframe.”
October 5, 2026
September 12, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “One caregiver was observed pulling a child by the arms and dragging the child. Another grabbed the child by the arm and pulled the child towards them as a form of redirection.”
October 5, 2026
September 12, 2026Medium High746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
State’s note: “A child was observed digging in the trash can and removing a straw, while the caregiver failed to intervene.”
October 5, 2026
September 12, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Two caregivers exercised poor judgment while interacting and redirecting a child. Both caregivers threw a toy at the child. One caregiver snatched an item from the child's hand. Another caregiver placed cucumber slices on the child's eyes during snack time and pushed the child twice.”
October 5, 2026
March 9, 2026Medium746.1319(b) - Block certification training include hours and topics
State’s note: “CCR reviewed the director training certificate, which does not specify the training's topic and the training hours.”
March 16, 2026
February 2, 2026Medium746.1319(b) - Block certification training include hours and topics
State’s note: “CCR reviewed the director training certificate, which does not specify the training's topic and the training hours.”
February 16, 2026
February 28, 2025Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “There was less than two inches of loose fill observed on both playground areas.”
March 14, 2025
February 3, 2025Medium High746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
State’s note: “Part of the baseboard in one of the bathrooms was peeling from the wall. A large hole was observed in the outside playground area that posed a tripping hazard.”
February 17, 2025
February 3, 2025Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “There was less than two inches of loose fill observed on both playground areas.”
February 17, 2025
November 11, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “The incident report was not shared with the parent within 48 hours of the incident.”
December 17, 2024
November 11, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “A caregiver grabbed a child's arm in an attempt to redirect the child.”
December 17, 2024
November 11, 2024High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation did not report the incident to CCR within the 48-hour time frame.”
December 17, 2024
November 1, 2023High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “It was determined that the caregivers failed to provide the level of supervision necessary to ensure visual awareness when they allowed a 3-year-old to be in the restroom for approximately 5 minutes without checking on them.”
December 19, 2023
October 12, 2023Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “Children were observed on video footage not washing their hands after getting their diapers changed.”
December 6, 2023
October 12, 2023Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “The caregiver was observed in video footage changing several children's diapers without washing their hands as required.”
December 6, 2023
October 12, 2023Medium High746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
State’s note: “The caregiver was observed on video footage provided not sanitizing the diaper changing table after each diaper change.”
December 6, 2023
October 12, 2023Medium High746.3415(7) - Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
State’s note: “The caregiver was observed of video footage not washing their hands after cleaning children's noses.”
December 6, 2023
October 12, 2023High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on video footage the caregiver was found to have grabbed a child by one arm and pulled them across the floor to sit them on another spot on the carpet.”
December 6, 2023
February 9, 2023Medium High746.3415(7) - Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
State’s note: “During the walkthrough I observed two caregivers not washing their hands after assisting a child with wiping their notse.”
February 9, 2023
May 3, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “It was determined that the director did not demonstrate good judgement when she did not contact parents to pick up children and allowed them to stay in a building without cool air from 7:30 am until 12pm when the building finally cooled down.”
June 29, 2022
February 16, 2022Medium High746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
State’s note: “One out of ten staff records reviewed is missing the CPR training completed face to face.”
March 4, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected AVANCE Mangum Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 4, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does AVANCE Mangum Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 21: 7 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 4 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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