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Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr

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

11 state inspections, last 2 years
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
September 29, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 25, 2015
Capacity
93 children
Ages served
Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1561136

Where

3917 Collingsworth St
Houston, TX 77026

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 7
  • Medium-high 2
  • Medium 1
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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
October 23, 2025High746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
State’s note: “1 out of 8 children transported is missing emergency medical transport and treatment authorization. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the parent filled in the required info.”
At the inspection
October 23, 2025High746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
State’s note: “The electronic child safety alarm is not installed and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions; is not connected to the vehicle's horn.”
October 23, 2025
October 22, 2025High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated and found to be in deficient with minimum standards. Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation of neglectful supervision.”
December 17, 2025
October 22, 2025High746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
State’s note: “The transportation policies were not implemented when the driver failed to account for all children unloading from the van and entering the daycare center.”
November 4, 2025
October 22, 2025Medium High746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
State’s note: “The caregiver tasked with transporting children inaccurately signed a child in to the center?s sign-in and sign-out tracking system when the child unknowingly remained unsupervised in the center?s vehicle.”
November 4, 2025
October 22, 2025High746.5605(4) - AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
State’s note: “A child was not unloaded after transportation services and was left unattended on the transportation vehicle for up to 30 minutes.”
November 4, 2025
July 2, 2025Medium Low746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
State’s note: “1 staff file is missing a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations.”
July 3, 2025
December 2, 2024Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection, the last one conducted was on 10/27/2023.”
December 16, 2024
July 30, 2024Medium746.901 - Required Personnel Records
State’s note: “1 caregiver's file was not made available for review by Licensing.”
August 2, 2024
April 5, 2023High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The director failed to make a self-report.”
May 18, 2023
April 5, 2023High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “The parents were not made aware of the allegations involving their children until nearly a month later.”
May 18, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr?

Texas HHSC's file lists 11 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 29, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 7 high-risk, 2 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-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.

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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