Urban Strategies EHS Houston

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77022
Street address: 6615 Irvington Blvd
Phone: (832) 413-1494
Capacity: 102
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours / Days: 08:00 AM-03:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: April 4, 2023
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

Corrective action means HHSC requires steps to address compliance concerns; see the official HHSC record for details.

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 14 cited deficiencies dated January 19, 2024 to August 21, 2026 (5 High, 4 Medium High, 4 Medium, 1 Medium Low risk). Correction status: 1 corrected at inspection, 13 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual (746.2805)
Cited August 21, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 18, 2026; correction verified September 30, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver was observed hitting a child on the head with a doll and slapping another child on the mouth.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling (746.2805(3))
Cited September 20, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 31, 2024; correction verified November 5, 2024; technical assistance given); September 12, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 10, 2024; correction verified October 15, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe a caregiver grabbing a child's arm or arms while trying to redirect the child.
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 September 20, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 31, 2024; correction verified November 5, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Video footage showed caregivers did not adequately supervise children, leading to an injury when a child sat incorrectly in a chair.
High risk · Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months (746.5101(a))
Cited April 16, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 3, 2024; correction verified May 3, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The center did not have an updated fire inspection. Its last fire inspection was on April 14, 2023.
Medium High risk · Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance (746.2803(4))
Cited August 21, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 18, 2026; correction verified September 30, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver was observed pulling a spoon from a child's mouth and pushing a child's hand away.
Medium High risk · Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt (746.3501(1))
Cited May 5, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 16, 2026; correction verified August 14, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Diapers were not changed promptly.
Medium High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages (746.1205(a)(3))
Cited March 19, 2025 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not know a child's age or have information about the child's age.
Medium High risk · Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting (746.2501(4))
Cited September 20, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 31, 2024; correction verified November 5, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not respond promptly after a child fell off a chair and did not offer comfort or support.
Medium risk · Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep (746.2905(1))
Cited September 26, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 31, 2025; correction verified November 10, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Children were observed with their faces covered during naptime.
Medium risk · Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent (746.707)
Cited September 20, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 31, 2024; correction verified November 5, 2024; technical assistance given); September 12, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 10, 2024; correction verified October 15, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe an incident report not being shared with a child's parent or parents.
Medium risk · Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk (746.701(5))
Cited September 12, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 10, 2024; correction verified October 10, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An incident report was not on record or provided for review during the investigation.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 19, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 22, 2024; correction verified January 22, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A review of employee departure data from January 17, 2024, found that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by the required deadline of January 15, 2024.

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 14 cited deficiencies for Urban Strategies EHS Houston in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (5 High, 4 Medium High, 4 Medium, 1 Medium Low).

Records list 16 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-25.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	5
Medium High	4
Medium	4
Medium Low	1
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

2026-08-21 · 746.2805 · High

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.

Correction date recorded: 2026-09-18

2026-08-21 · 746.2803(4) · Medium High

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.

Correction date recorded: 2026-09-18

2026-05-05 · 746.3501(1) · Medium High

Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt

There is sufficient evidence to determine that diaper changes were not completed promptly.

Correction date recorded: 2026-07-16

Full citation history from HHSC (19)

2026-08-21 · 746.2803(4) · Medium High
Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-18. Correction verified: 2026-09-30.
A caregiver was observed pulling a spoon from a child's mouth and pushing a child's hand away.
2026-08-21 · 746.2805 · High
Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-18. Correction verified: 2026-09-30.
A caregiver was observed hitting a child with a doll on the head and slapping another child on the mouth.
2026-05-05 · 746.3501(1) · Medium High
Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-16. Correction verified: 2026-08-14.
There is sufficient evidence to determine that diaper changes were not completed promptly.
2025-09-26 · 746.2905(1) · Medium
Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-31. Correction verified: 2025-11-10.
Children were observed with their faces covered during naptime.
2025-03-19 · 746.1205(a)(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-03-19. Correction verified: Not recorded.
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.
2024-09-20 · 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: 2024-10-31. Correction verified: 2024-11-05.
Video footage shows caregivers failed to supervise children adequately, leading to an injury when a child sat incorrectly in a chair.
2024-09-20 · 746.2501(4) · Medium High
Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-31. Correction verified: 2024-11-05.
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.
2024-09-20 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-31. Correction verified: 2024-11-05.
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.
2024-09-20 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-31. Correction verified: 2024-11-05.
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.
2024-09-12 · 746.701(5) · Medium
Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-10. Correction verified: 2024-10-10.
An incident report was not on record or provided for review during the investigation.
2024-09-12 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-10. Correction verified: 2024-10-15.
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.
2024-09-12 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-10. Correction verified: 2024-10-15.
Based on the information found during the investigation, there was sufficient evidence that an incident report was not shared with the parent.
2024-04-16 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-03. Correction verified: 2024-05-03.
The operation does not have an updated fire inspection, the last fire inspection was on 4/14/2023.
2024-01-19 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-22. Correction verified: 2024-01-22.
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.
2022-12-17 · 746.1203(6) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-01-14. Correction verified: 2023-01-30.
Based on the information obtained, one caregiver was utilizing their personal cellphone while caring for children.
2022-12-05 · 746.1203(6) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-12-05. Correction verified: Not recorded.
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.
2022-12-05 · 746.2421(a) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-12. Correction verified: 2022-12-08.
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.
2022-12-05 · 745.641 · High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-07. Correction verified: 2022-12-08.
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.
2022-12-05 · 746.1203(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-12. Correction verified: 2022-12-08.
Caregivers in the Toddler (Mercury) classroom was not aware of the ages of the six children present, in which they are responsible for.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1419997

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.