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Urban Strategies EHS Houston

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

9 state inspections, last 2 years
19 deficiencies on the state’s summary
13 high or medium-high risk
August 25, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued April 4, 2023
Capacity
102 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 08:00 AM-03:00 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
1752556

Where

6615 Irvington Blvd
Houston, TX 77022

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 6
  • Medium-high 7
  • Medium 5
  • 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
August 21, 2026Medium High746.2803(4) - Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed pulling a spoon from a child's mouth and pushing a child's hand away.”
September 18, 2026
August 21, 2026High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed hitting a child with a doll on the head and slapping another child on the mouth.”
September 18, 2026
May 5, 2026Medium High746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to determine that diaper changes were not completed promptly.”
July 16, 2026
September 26, 2025Medium746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
State’s note: “Children were observed with their faces covered during naptime.”
October 31, 2025
March 19, 2025Medium High746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
State’s note: “A caregiver did not know or have information for a child's age. This was corrected when the caregiver updated the classroom name to face board with the child's name and age.”
At the inspection
September 20, 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: “Video footage shows caregivers failed to supervise children adequately, leading to an injury when a child sat incorrectly in a chair.”
October 31, 2024
September 20, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on the information found during the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support a caregiver was seen grabbing a child aggressively by the arms when attempting to redirect the child as a form of guidance.”
October 31, 2024
September 20, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “Based on the information found during the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence that a copy of the incident report was not shared with the child?s parents.”
October 31, 2024
September 20, 2024Medium High746.2501(4) - Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting
State’s note: “Based on the information found during the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not respond promptly after a child fell off the chair and failed to offer comfort or support.”
October 31, 2024
September 12, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “Based on the information found during the investigation, there was sufficient evidence that an incident report was not shared with the parent.”
October 10, 2024
September 12, 2024Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “An incident report was not on record or provided for review during the investigation.”
October 10, 2024
September 12, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on the information found during the investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver grabbed and pulled on a child?s arm when attempting to redirect the child as a form of guidance.”
October 10, 2024
April 16, 2024High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation does not have an updated fire inspection, the last fire inspection was on 4/14/2023.”
May 3, 2024
January 19, 2024Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.”
January 22, 2024
December 17, 2022Medium High746.1203(6) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained, one caregiver was utilizing their personal cellphone while caring for children.”
January 14, 2023
December 5, 2022Medium High746.1203(6) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
State’s note: “Two caregivers observed in the Infant two classroom were observed utilizing their phone, and computer while children were observed in care during naptime. Caregivers were informed to remove, and/or put away equipment.”
At the inspection
December 5, 2022High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “Four caregivers were observed in caring for children without an active background check. Two out of four caregiver's background check was pending. Two out of four caregivers did not a background check submitted.”
December 7, 2022
December 5, 2022Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “Infant feeding instructions were not available for review, and/or accessible for Licensing during the initial inspection. Reportedly, one out of three infants observed in care is not yet on table food. No documentation was available to review to verify the information.”
December 12, 2022
December 5, 2022Medium High746.1203(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages
State’s note: “Caregivers in the Toddler (Mercury) classroom was not aware of the ages of the six children present, in which they are responsible for.”
December 12, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Urban Strategies EHS Houston?

Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 25, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Urban Strategies EHS Houston have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 19: 6 high-risk, 7 medium-high-risk, 5 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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