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Jensen Drive 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
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
5 high or medium-high risk
February 3, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 28, 2008
Capacity
211 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-03:45 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
879173- 5211

Where

2702 Aldine Westfield Rd
Houston, TX 77093

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 2
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 4
  • 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
February 3, 2026Medium High746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
State’s note: “Documentation of the testing of the carbon monoxide detector is not completed. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director tested the equipment.”
At the inspection
February 6, 2025Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “The infant classroom is not updating the infant feeding instructions every 30 days as required.”
February 14, 2025
October 11, 2024Medium746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
State’s note: “A caregiver used force and covered the child in effort to make a child nap.”
November 19, 2024
February 13, 2024Medium746.501(a)(1) - Written Operational Policies - Operating Times
State’s note: “The operations written operational policies did not address the following required topics: Hours, days, and months of operation Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity Emergency Preparedness Plan”
March 7, 2024
February 6, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered a teacher hit a child on top of the head and did not demonstrate good judgement.”
April 4, 2024
February 6, 2024High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered a teacher yelled at children.”
April 4, 2024
October 19, 2023Medium High746.3805(c)(3) - Medication Records - Date, Time and Amount Given
State’s note: “The operation did not record the amount of medication given to a child on the dates the medication was administered from October 4, 2023-October 11,2023.”
December 15, 2023
February 21, 2023Medium Low746.1329(a) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
State’s note: “Original certificate is required for 7 out of 10 staff files for training in annual topics of Emergency Preparedness and in Understanding Building and Physical Premises Safety.”
February 28, 2023
February 21, 2023Medium High746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
State’s note: “The center's emergency preparedness plan does not include instructions for how children under 24 months will be evacuated to the relocation site in an emergency.”
February 28, 2023
February 21, 2023Medium746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
State’s note: “Medication for 1 child no longer enrolled needed to be returned to parents, medication for 1 child that no longer requires the medication needed to return to parent and medication for 1 child is expired needed to return to parent. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director removed the medications from the storage bin.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Jensen Drive Head Start?

Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on February 3, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Jensen Drive Head Start have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 2 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 4 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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