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Patterson Head Start Center

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

3 state inspections, last 2 years
5 deficiencies on the state’s summary
3 high or medium-high risk
January 12, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued April 11, 2012
Capacity
145 children
Ages served
Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-02:50 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
1362610- 4491

Where

5302 Allendale Rd
Houston, TX 77017

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 0
  • 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
January 16, 2025High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “An employee did not have required background check and was allowed to care for children. The employee's background check was inactive at the time of the inspection. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.”
At the inspection
October 24, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “It was found that a copy of the incident report was not shared with the parent or signed.”
January 10, 2025
March 31, 2023High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “It was found that the counselor who briefly supervised a head start child did not have backgrounds on file with head start program.”
April 25, 2023
March 27, 2023High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “One caregiver present and counted in ratio did not have a background check. Note: The caregiver left the operation and another caregiver was placed in the classroom for ratio.”
March 27, 2023
February 25, 2022Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”
March 1, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Patterson Head Start Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 12, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Patterson Head Start Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 5: 3 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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