Urban Strategies Ehs Houston
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77022
6615 Irvington Blvd, Houston, Texas 77022. (832) 413-1494.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 22 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
22 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 25, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Aug 21, 2026
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 Sep 20, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Sep 20, 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
14 deficiencies in 7 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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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
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 21, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“A caregiver was observed hitting a child with a doll on the head and slapping another child on the mouth.”
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Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
“A caregiver was observed pulling a spoon from a child’s mouth and pushing a child’s hand away.”
May 5, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
“There is sufficient evidence to determine that diaper changes were not completed promptly.”
Sep 26, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“Children were observed with their faces covered during naptime.”
Mar 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages
“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.”
Sep 20, 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
“Video footage shows caregivers failed to supervise children adequately, leading to an injury when a child sat incorrectly in a chair.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“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.”
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Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting
“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.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“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.”
Sep 12, 2024: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“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.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“An incident report was not on record or provided for review during the investigation.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Based on the information found during the investigation, there was sufficient evidence that an incident report was not shared with the parent.”
Apr 16, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation does not have an updated fire inspection, the last fire inspection was on 4/14/2023.”
Jan 19, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“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.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 17, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
“Based on the information obtained, one caregiver was utilizing their personal cellphone while caring for children.”
Dec 5, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“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.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children’s Names and Ages
“Caregivers in the Toddler (Mercury) classroom was not aware of the ages of the six children present, in which they are responsible for.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
“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.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“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.”
All 31 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 4, 2023.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 102 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.
- 8 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 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Ollie Lyons | Not given |
| Carol Andrus | 19 |
| Reaching High Learning Center | 11 |
| Kingdom Kidz Youth Academy | 25 |
| Avance- Janowski Head Start | 11 |
| Urban Strategies Ehs Houston This child care provider | 14 |
| Kce Champions LLC @ Kipp Dream | 8 |
| Bezos Academy-Northside | 0 |
| Delmy Villarreal | 15 |
| Bright Stars Academy | 9 |
| Yorkshire Academy | 4 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church and School | 12 |
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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