Community Preschools at Eastex
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77004
5052 Scott St, Houston, Texas 77004. (346) 201-5515.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 20, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Mar 11, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on Mar 11, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Mar 11, 2024
1 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
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Jan 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“Stationary equipment was observed not extending a minimum of six feet in all directions from the perimeter of the equipment.”
Jan 16, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“There was no loose fill observed surrounding area around or under play equipment.”
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Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play Opportunities
“The operation was observed not following the written activity plan by not providing children with outdoor play time.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“A play structure was observed not having the required six feet use zone in all directions.”
Mar 11, 2024: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that supervision was not ensured when a child was able to wonder away from the restroom and found outside unsupervised by another caregiver.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver pinched a child in care.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the operation did not notify licensing of a situation that placed a child at risk.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the operation did not notify the parent of a situation that placed a child at risk.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 26, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“A hole besides a grated man hole in the middle of the play area was observed during the inspection. A washout drain was observed missing a cap on the top of the washout during the inspection.”
Sep 16, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation was found to not have a current fire inspection.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“During the walkthrough I observed a rope tied to two trees that posed a tripping hazard, I observed a sand table that was broken and was filled with toys that had mud and wet grass .This was corrected when the director removed the rope from the trees and removed the sand table.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“During review of records 3 out of 6 records evaluated did not include all required information for the emergency contact.”
Feb 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“One out of four caregiver files were not available for review.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 1, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 124 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.
- 1 report 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Mothers Day | 2 |
| Museum District Childcare Center | 2 |
| Discovery Kids Academy of Greater Houston | 7 |
| Nurturing Minds Early Learning Center | 3 |
| The Foshee Family House of Tiny Treasures | 2 |
| Montessori School of Downtown & Medical Center | 5 |
| The Seed Tree School | 20 |
| Children First | 5 |
| Shape Community Center | 4 |
| Community Preschools at Eastex This child care provider | 8 |
| Poe Nursery School | 6 |
| Montessori Country Day School #3 | 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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