2026-04-13 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation does not have a current fire inspection.
Correction date recorded: 2026-05-27
HCDE Tidwell Head Start
Licensed Center
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Provider details
- City / County / ZIP
- Houston / Harris / 77044
- Street address
- 8302 John Ralston Rd
- Phone
- (713) 696-3124
- Capacity
- 70
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours / Days
- 07:00 AM-04:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Permit type
- Full Permit
- Permit issued
- February 22, 2017
- Operation status:
- Active
- Corrective action
- HHSC lists: No
- Adverse action
- HHSC lists: No
- Temporarily closed
- HHSC lists: No
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Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies
State records list 3 cited deficiencies dated October 27, 2025 to April 13, 2026 (2 High, 1 Medium High risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 3 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
- High risk · Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months (746.5101(a))
Cited April 13, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 27, 2026; correction verified May 18, 2026); October 27, 2025 (correction date recorded: March 16, 2026; correction verified February 6, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not have a current fire inspection. - Medium High risk · Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside (746.5207(a)(4))
Cited October 27, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 31, 2025; correction verified October 31, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The evacuation diagram did not identify locations for sheltering in place inside or evacuating outside the building.
Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.
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Summary of the record
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Texas Health and Human Services records list 3 cited deficiencies for HCDE Tidwell Head Start in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (2 High, 1 Medium High).
Records list 3 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2025-10-27.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 2 |
| Medium High | 1 |
| Medium | 0 |
| Medium Low | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 |
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
Recent citations in the summary window
2025-10-27 · 746.5207(a)(4) · Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
The evacuation diagram did not have locations determined for shelter in place inside or evacuation outside the building.
Correction date recorded: 2025-10-31
2025-10-27 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation hasn't had a fire inspection in 14 months.
Correction date recorded: 2026-03-16
Full citation history from HHSC (9)
2026-04-13 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-27. Correction verified: 2026-05-18.
The operation does not have a current fire inspection.
2025-10-27 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-16. Correction verified: 2026-02-06.
The operation hasn't had a fire inspection in 14 months.
2025-10-27 · 746.5207(a)(4) · Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-31. Correction verified: 2025-10-31.
The evacuation diagram did not have locations determined for shelter in place inside or evacuation outside the building.
2022-11-29 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-09. Correction verified: 2022-11-30.
One caregiver is missing nine hours of annual training for last year 2021-2022.
2022-11-29 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-11-29. Correction verified: Not recorded.
I observe caregiver's purse in two classrooms accessible to children. Note: corrected at inspection.
2021-12-02 · 746.1315(a) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-30. Correction verified: 2021-12-23.
Three out of seven caregiver record reviewed first aid/cpr certicate was expired.
2021-12-02 · 746.3403 · Medium High
Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-10. Correction verified: 2021-12-03.
The operation annual sanitation report was not available for review.
2021-12-02 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-10. Correction verified: 2022-01-23.
The caregivers training record was not available for review.
2021-12-02 · 746.1311(a) · Medium
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-30. Correction verified: 2021-12-09.
The director had 10 out of 30 annual trainning hours completed.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1254064
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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.