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Rucker Head Start

A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center

Address: 5201 VINETT AVE, Houston, TX 77017

County: Harris County

Phone: (713) 845-7467

Licensed to serve: Pre-Kindergarten, School

Licensed capacity: 97 children

State ID (HHSC operation number): 1698103

Permit: Full Permit, issued December 14, 2020

On corrective action (HHSC): No

On adverse action (HHSC): No

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Inspection history

From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026

  • 7 inspections
  • 1 investigation
  • 6 citations from these visits (risk level: High 2, Medium High 2, Medium 2)

A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.

Below is every visit in the state's files from December 9, 2021 to November 9, 2026, newest first: 15 visits and 9 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.

  1. November 9, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  2. November 10, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  3. November 7, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  4. November 12, 2024 · Inspection · 2 citations

    • 746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 20, 2024 · Correction verified: December 18, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      It was found that 4 employees did not have valid CPR/first aid.

    • 745.635(2) - AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 12, 2024 · Correction verified: November 13, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A caregiver was present at the operation with an ineligible background check.

  5. August 29, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  6. August 16, 2024 · Investigation · 3 citations

    • 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 11, 2024 · Correction verified: October 25, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.

    • 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: October 11, 2024 · Correction verified: October 25, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Based on the information found during the investigation, there was sufficient evidence that an incident report was not shared with the parent.

    • 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: October 11, 2024 · Correction verified: October 25, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      An incident report was not on record or provided for review during the investigation.

  7. February 13, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  8. December 5, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.303(a)(4) - Report Change in Director

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 12, 2023 · Correction verified: December 6, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The director on record with licensing is no longer the director for the operation. The director on record ceased being the director in August 2023. There is a new director for the operation that licensing was not notified about. The new director took over director responsibilites in August 2023.

  9. December 20, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  10. December 9, 2022 · Investigation · No citations

  11. December 9, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

      Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      In Room 32 there were electrical outlets accessible to the children that were not covered. Note: This was corrected during the inspection.

  12. August 2, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  13. February 25, 2022 · Assessment · 1 citation

    • 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

      Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: March 1, 2022 · Correction verified: February 25, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.

  14. December 13, 2021 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 745.621(b)(1)(A) - AP Renewal background checks submitted -No later than 5 yrs from date last submitted subjects initial or renewal fingerprint-based criminal hist check

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 20, 2021 · Correction verified: January 3, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      One caregiver does not have renewed background check. Became inactive 8.23.2021

  15. December 9, 2021 · Investigation · No citations

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Sources

All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

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