Jensen Drive Head Start
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77093
2702 Aldine Westfield Rd, Houston, Texas 77093. (713) 742-8952.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 10, 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 Feb 6, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling, at the report to the state on Feb 6, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 3, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
“Documentation of the testing of the carbon monoxide detector is not completed. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director tested the equipment.”
Feb 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“The infant classroom is not updating the infant feeding instructions every 30 days as required.”
Oct 11, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“A caregiver used force and covered the child in effort to make a child nap.”
Feb 13, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Operating Times
“The operations written operational policies did not address the following required topics: Hours, days, and months of operation Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity Emergency Preparedness Plan”
Feb 6, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Based on the information gathered a teacher hit a child on top of the head and did not demonstrate good judgement.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Based on the information gathered a teacher yelled at children.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 19, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Medication Records - Date, Time and Amount Given
“The operation did not record the amount of medication given to a child on the dates the medication was administered from October 4, 2023-October 11,2023.”
Feb 21, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The center’s emergency preparedness plan does not include instructions for how children under 24 months will be evacuated to the relocation site in an emergency.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“Medication for 1 child no longer enrolled needed to be returned to parents, medication for 1 child that no longer requires the medication needed to return to parent and medication for 1 child is expired needed to return to parent. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director removed the medications from the storage bin.”
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Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee’s personnel record
“Original certificate is required for 7 out of 10 staff files for training in annual topics of Emergency Preparedness and in Understanding Building and Physical Premises Safety.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 28, 2008.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 211 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.
- 5 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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kinder College for Kids | 11 |
| Eli’s Learning Academy 2 | 6 |
| Kce Champions LLC @ Idea Hardy | 9 |
| Jensen Drive Head Start This child care provider | 6 |
| Yorkshire Academy | 4 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church and School | 12 |
| Brooke’s Learning Corner | 4 |
| School in the Pines | 2 |
| Gloria Dei Early Childhood Program | 7 |
| Childrens Cottage Infant Center | 11 |
| Resurrection Lutheran Early Learning Center | 5 |
| Channelview I S D Children’s Center | 4 |
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).
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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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