Community Preschools at Eastex

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77004
Street address: 5052 Scott St
Phone: (346) 201-5515
Capacity: 124
Ages served: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 07:30 AM-05:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: March 1, 2022
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

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Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 8 cited deficiencies dated March 11, 2024 to January 6, 2026 (4 High, 1 Medium High, 3 Medium risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 8 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk (746.307(b)(4))
Cited March 11, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 7, 2024; correction verified May 20, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The investigation found sufficient evidence to suggest that the operation did not notify a parent about a situation that placed a child at risk.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment (746.2805(1))
Cited March 11, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 7, 2024; correction verified May 20, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The investigation found sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver pinched a child in care.
High risk · Report Situation Placing Children at Risk (746.305(a)(6))
Cited March 11, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 7, 2024; correction verified May 20, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The investigation found sufficient evidence to suggest that the operation did not notify licensing about a situation that placed a child at risk.
High risk · Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity (746.1205(a)(4))
Cited March 11, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 7, 2024; correction verified May 20, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The investigation found sufficient evidence to suggest that a child wandered away from the restroom and was found outside without supervision by another caregiver.
Medium High risk · Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing (746.4901(a))
Cited January 16, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 30, 2025; correction verified January 31, 2025).
What the record describes: No loose-fill material was observed around or under the play equipment.
Medium risk · Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment (746.4803)
Cited January 6, 2026 (correction date recorded: January 20, 2026; correction verified January 20, 2026); January 16, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 30, 2025; correction verified January 31, 2025).
What the record describes: Narratives describe play equipment without the required six feet of space in all directions around it.
Medium risk · Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play Opportunities (746.2206(1))
Cited January 16, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 30, 2025; correction verified January 31, 2025).
What the record describes: The operation did not provide children with outdoor play time as listed in its written activity plan.

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 8 cited deficiencies for Community Preschools at Eastex in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High, 1 Medium High, 3 Medium).

Records list 6 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-01-20.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	4
Medium High	1
Medium	3
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

2026-01-06 · 746.4803 · Medium

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.

Correction date recorded: 2026-01-20

2025-01-16 · 746.2206(1) · Medium

Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play Opportunities

The operation was observed not following the written activity plan by not providing children with outdoor play time.

Correction date recorded: 2025-01-30

2025-01-16 · 746.4901(a) · Medium High

Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing

There was no loose fill observed surrounding area around or under play equipment.

Correction date recorded: 2025-01-30

Full citation history from HHSC (13)

2026-01-06 · 746.4803 · Medium
Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-01-20. Correction verified: 2026-01-20.
Stationary equipment was observed not extending a minimum of six feet in all directions from the perimeter of the equipment.
2025-01-16 · 746.4803 · Medium
Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-30. Correction verified: 2025-01-31.
A play structure was observed not having the required six feet use zone in all directions.
2025-01-16 · 746.4901(a) · Medium High
Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-30. Correction verified: 2025-01-31.
There was no loose fill observed surrounding area around or under play equipment.
2025-01-16 · 746.2206(1) · Medium
Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play Opportunities
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-30. Correction verified: 2025-01-31.
The operation was observed not following the written activity plan by not providing children with outdoor play time.
2024-03-11 · 746.2805(1) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-07. Correction verified: 2024-05-20.
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver pinched a child in care.
2024-03-11 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-07. Correction verified: 2024-05-20.
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.
2024-03-11 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-07. Correction verified: 2024-05-20.
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.
2024-03-11 · 746.307(b)(4) · High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-07. Correction verified: 2024-05-20.
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.
2023-01-26 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-02-03. Correction verified: 2023-01-26.
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.
2022-09-16 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-09-16. Correction verified: Not recorded.
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.
2022-09-16 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-23. Correction verified: 2022-09-20.
During review of records 3 out of 6 records evaluated did not include all required information for the emergency contact.
2022-09-16 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-20. Correction verified: 2022-10-03.
The operation was found to not have a current fire inspection.
2022-02-15 · 746.901 · Medium
Required Personnel Records
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-02-21. Correction verified: 2022-02-16.
One out of four caregiver files were not available for review.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1384323

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.