Carter Early Head Start School Readiness Academy
A licensed child care center in Odessa, Texas 79761
2445 E 11th St, Odessa, Texas 79761. (432) 332-8588.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Ector County: 1
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 58 child care providers in Ector County had 1.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 14, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jun 24, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Oct 3, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Aug 13, 2024
2 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 4, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Notification of Planned Closure
“Operation did not notify Licensing of a planned closure of five or more consecutive days.”
Jun 24, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregiver was not feeling well and picked up a child to give a bottle. Caregiver passed out resulting in the child falling to the floor.”
Oct 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was found to be out of compliance when a caregiver used their foot to move a child’s foot onto the cot.”
Dec 5, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Three infants not yet on table food did not have current feeding instructions. They were 30 - 60 days overdue.”
Aug 13, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver failed to intervene as a co-caregiver used prohibited discipline in the classroom.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver restrained two children to prevent the children from getting up.”
Apr 2, 2024: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. A caregiver lifted a child up by the arm to get the child to stand and walk to the diapering table. The caregiver then dragged the child a little when the child dropped to the floor and again lifted the child up by the arm to carry the child.”
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Janitorial duties
“This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. A caregiver cleaning in the classroom had their back to the children while a second caregiver was busy diapering a child, preventing either caregiver from intervening in a child biting incident.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Caregiver Must Face Child and Be Within Arm’s Length of Child
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver walked away from a child on the diapering table leaving the child unattended for about four seconds.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Mar 25, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The fire inspection has not been updated. The last fire inspection was conducted 3/16/21.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 9, 2019.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 40 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 6 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 58 child care providers in Ector County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Mga Odessa | 19 |
| Little Angels Play School, LLC | 3 |
| Montessori School of Odessa | 1 |
| Doodlebugs Daycare & Learning Center | 2 |
| Small World Learning Center and Child Care | 3 |
| Carter Early Head Start School Readiness Academy This child care provider | 9 |
| Hollingsworth Head Start Center | 6 |
| Baby Blues Kids Learning Center | 18 |
| Odessa Y Learning Center | 6 |
| Small World Learning Center & Childcare | 5 |
| Little Texans Learning Center, LLC | 0 |
| Shandria She’trice Moore | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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