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Fonwood Head Start

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

5 state inspections, last 2 years
9 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
September 23, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 27, 2017
Capacity
124 children
Ages served
Pre-Kindergarten
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-04:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1633004

Where

9709 Mesa Dr
Houston, TX 77078

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 3
  • 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
September 23, 2026Medium746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information
State’s note: “2 out of 10 children's records missing the name, address, and telephone number of the child s physician or anemergency-care facility.”
September 28, 2026
October 8, 2025Medium High746.303(a)(4) - Report Change in Director
State’s note: “The operation changed directors on 10/3/25, and needed to make notification to Child Care Regulation within 5 days of the changes.”
October 8, 2025
October 8, 2025High745.621(a)(3) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you contract with someone who requires a background check
State’s note: “An outside music vendor without an approved background check was in ratio with children.”
October 8, 2025
January 17, 2025Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 17, 2025, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
January 31, 2025
January 14, 2025High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “During the inspection it was observed that there was an individual present at the operation, with direct access to the children in care, without a clearance from CBCU that they were eligible to be present.”
January 15, 2025
November 14, 2024High746.1205(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: “During the investigation it was found that a child was left alone without any caregivers supervising them for at least 23 minutes on 11/12/2024. This was cited. Supervision was observed during the inspection to meet compliance.”
At the inspection
September 15, 2023Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “The director first aid training expired 12/13/2020 and the HISD teacher did not have first aid training.”
April 1, 2024
September 15, 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: “There was sufficient evidence that this event occurred.”
October 18, 2023
January 11, 2023Medium High746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
State’s note: “There were 4 staff records that did not have a current CPR/1st training.”
January 30, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Fonwood Head Start?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 23, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Fonwood Head Start have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 4 high-risk, 3 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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