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HCDE Tidwell Head Start

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

2 state inspections, last 2 years
9 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
October 27, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 22, 2017
Capacity
70 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
1632992

Where

8302 John Ralston Rd
Houston, TX 77044

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 2
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 3
  • 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
April 13, 2026High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation does not have a current fire inspection.”
May 27, 2026
October 27, 2025High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation hasn't had a fire inspection in 14 months.”
March 16, 2026
October 27, 2025Medium High746.5207(a)(4) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
State’s note: “The evacuation diagram did not have locations determined for shelter in place inside or evacuation outside the building.”
October 31, 2025
November 29, 2022Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “I observe caregiver's purse in two classrooms accessible to children. Note: corrected at inspection.”
At the inspection
November 29, 2022Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “One caregiver is missing nine hours of annual training for last year 2021-2022.”
December 9, 2022
December 2, 2021Medium746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
State’s note: “The director had 10 out of 30 annual trainning hours completed.”
December 30, 2021
December 2, 2021Medium High746.3403 - Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The operation annual sanitation report was not available for review.”
December 10, 2021
December 2, 2021Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “The caregivers training record was not available for review.”
December 10, 2021
December 2, 2021Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “Three out of seven caregiver record reviewed first aid/cpr certicate was expired.”
December 30, 2021

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected HCDE Tidwell Head Start?

Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 27, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does HCDE Tidwell Head Start have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 2 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 3 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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