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Childcare center · Houston, TX
Fonwood 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: 9709 MESA DR, Houston, TX 77078
County: Harris County
Phone: (713) 556-3832
Licensed to serve: Pre-Kindergarten
Licensed capacity: 124 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1633004
Permit: Full Permit, issued June 27, 2017
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 8 inspections
- 4 investigations
- 1 assessment
- 6 citations from these visits (risk level: High 3, Medium High 1, Medium 1, Medium Low 1)
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 January 26, 2022 to September 23, 2026, newest first: 19 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.
September 23, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: September 28, 2026 · Correction verified: September 23, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
2 out of 10 children's records missing the name, address, and telephone number of the child s physician or anemergency-care facility.
October 14, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
October 10, 2025 · Investigation · No citations
October 8, 2025 · Inspection · 2 citations
745.621(a)(3) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you contract with someone who requires a background check
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 8, 2025 · Correction verified: October 9, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
An outside music vendor without an approved background check was in ratio with children.
746.303(a)(4) - Report Change in Director
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 8, 2025 · Correction verified: October 9, 2025 · 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.
January 17, 2025 · Assessment · 1 citation
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: January 31, 2025 · Correction verified: February 24, 2025 · 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.
January 14, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: January 15, 2025 · Correction verified: January 15, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
During the inspection it was observed that there was an individual present at the operation, with direct access to the children in care, without a clearance from CBCU that they were eligible to be present.
December 20, 2024 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations
November 18, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
November 14, 2024 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.1205(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
Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
During the investigation it was found that a child was left alone without any caregivers supervising them for at least 23 minutes on 11/12/2024. This was cited. Supervision was observed during the inspection to meet compliance.
October 15, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
October 14, 2024 · Investigation · No citations
January 11, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
November 17, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 1, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
September 18, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
September 15, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: April 1, 2024 · Correction verified: April 11, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The director first aid training expired 12/13/2020 and the HISD teacher did not have first aid training.
September 15, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.1205(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
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 18, 2023 · Correction verified: November 1, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There was sufficient evidence that this event occurred.
January 11, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: January 30, 2023 · Correction verified: January 30, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
There were 4 staff records that did not have a current CPR/1st training.
January 26, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
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.