Spring Branch Head Start

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77055
Street address: 9655 Long Point Rd
Phone: (713) 464-8401
Capacity: 218
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours / Days: 07:45 AM-03:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: July 8, 2003
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 December 7, 2023 to August 21, 2026 (4 High, 2 Medium High, 1 Medium, 1 Medium Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 8 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 August 21, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 4, 2026; correction verified August 26, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not have a current annual fire inspection report.
High risk · Report Situation Placing Children at Risk (746.305(a)(6))
Cited October 22, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 19, 2025; correction verified December 19, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The investigation found evidence that the operation did not report to licensing within the required timeframe.
High risk · Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control (746.1201(1))
Cited December 7, 2023 (correction date recorded: January 31, 2024; correction verified February 2, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An employee did not verify a child's mode of transportation for dismissal.
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 December 7, 2023 (correction date recorded: January 31, 2024; correction verified February 2, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A child was not properly supervised when released to someone who was not listed on the child's authorized release form.
Medium High risk · Additional Surfacing Requirements for Indoor Active Play Equipment (746.4915)
Cited September 9, 2025 (correction date recorded: September 23, 2025; correction verified October 6, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Indoor climbing equipment over 20 inches tall in the toddlers' classroom had no shock-absorbing material underneath or around it.
Medium High risk · Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children (746.1601)
Cited September 11, 2024 (correction date recorded: September 11, 2024; correction verified September 20, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver was supervising 17 children in a specified age group of 3 years. The stated ratio was 1 caregiver to 15 children, putting the caregiver over that ratio by 2 children.
Medium risk · Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent (746.707)
Cited October 22, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 19, 2025; correction verified December 19, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not give a parent an incident report within 48 hours of becoming aware of an incident.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 21, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 23, 2025; correction verified January 22, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2025, found that the center had not reported the number of employees who left in 2024 by the required January 15, 2025, deadline.

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 Spring Branch Head Start in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High, 2 Medium High, 1 Medium, 1 Medium Low).

Records list 10 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-21.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	4
Medium High	2
Medium	1
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 · 746.5101(a) · High

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

The operation did not have a current annual fire inspection report.

Correction date recorded: 2026-09-04

2025-10-22 · 746.707 · Medium

Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

The operation did not provide a parent with an incident report within 48 hours of becoming aware of an incident.

Correction date recorded: 2025-12-19

2025-10-22 · 746.305(a)(6) · High

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

Based on the information gathered during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that the operation did not make a report to licensing within the timeframe.

Correction date recorded: 2025-12-19

Full citation history from HHSC (9)

2026-08-21 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-04. Correction verified: 2026-08-26.
The operation did not have a current annual fire inspection report.
2025-10-22 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-19. Correction verified: 2025-12-19.
Based on the information gathered during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that the operation did not make a report to licensing within the timeframe.
2025-10-22 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-19. Correction verified: 2025-12-19.
The operation did not provide a parent with an incident report within 48 hours of becoming aware of an incident.
2025-09-09 · 746.4915 · Medium High
Additional Surfacing Requirements for Indoor Active Play Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-23. Correction verified: 2025-10-06.
In the toddlers' classroom, there is indoor climbing equipment that is over 20 inches tall, without any shock-absorbing material underneath or around the equipment.
2025-01-21 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-23. Correction verified: 2025-01-22.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
2024-09-11 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-09-11. Correction verified: 2024-09-20.
During the walkthrough I observed 1 caregiver supervising 17 children with a specified age group of 3 years. Ratio is 1:15. The caregiver was over ratio by 2. This was corrected when a second caregiver came into the classroom.
2023-12-07 · 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: 2024-01-31. Correction verified: 2024-02-02.
The child was not properly supervised when she was released to someone who was not listed on her authorized release form.
2023-12-07 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-31. Correction verified: 2024-02-02.
The employee failed to verify the child's mode of transportation for dismissal.
2022-08-15 · 746.901(4) · Medium Low
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-08-19. Correction verified: 2022-08-15.
A caregiver is missing an employee affidavit form in their personnel file.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=219250

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.