Licensed child care center · public record
Christine Smith Early Head Start
Richmond, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued April 10, 2017
- Capacity
- 170 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-04:00 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
- 1636000
Where
1000 Pultar Rd
Richmond, TX 77469
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “The operation is being cited by assessment because the operation failed to report the number of employees left the childcare center by the previous calendar year 2024.” |
| September 29, 2022 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “Multiple classrooms had large spray bottles without a label to identify the contents of the bottle.” |
| September 29, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets State’s note: “Each crib in all three infant classrooms have loose sheets on the mattresses. The sheets are full size crib sheets.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- June 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 21, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- August 19, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 8, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 29, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 17, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Christine Smith Early Head Start?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 3, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Christine Smith Early Head Start have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 3: 1 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-low-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.
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