AVANCE Mangum Center

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77092
Street address: 4503 Mangum Rd
Phone: (713) 686-5228
Capacity: 368
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 07:00 AM-03:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: July 11, 2011
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 14 cited deficiencies dated October 12, 2023 to March 9, 2026 (4 High, 7 Medium High, 3 Medium risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 14 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling (746.2805(3))
Cited November 11, 2024 (correction date recorded: December 17, 2024; correction verified December 18, 2024; technical assistance given); October 12, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 6, 2023; correction verified December 20, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe a caregiver grabbing a child by the arm.
High risk · Report Situation Placing Children at Risk (746.305(a)(6))
Cited November 11, 2024 (correction date recorded: December 17, 2024; correction verified December 18, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not report the incident to Child Care Regulation (CCR) within 48 hours.
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 November 1, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 19, 2023; correction verified December 20, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Caregivers allowed a 3-year-old child to remain in the restroom for approximately 5 minutes without checking on the child.
Medium High risk · Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less (746.4907(a)(1))
Cited February 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: March 14, 2025; correction verified March 6, 2025; technical assistance given); February 3, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 17, 2025; correction verified February 28, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Both playground areas had less than two inches of loose-fill surfacing.
Medium High risk · Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean (746.3407(9))
Cited February 3, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 17, 2025; correction verified February 28, 2025).
What the record describes: Part of a bathroom baseboard was peeling from the wall. A large hole in the outdoor playground area posed a tripping hazard.
Medium High risk · Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering (746.3417(3))
Cited October 12, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 6, 2023; correction verified December 20, 2023).
What the record describes: Video footage showed children not washing their hands after diaper changes.
Medium High risk · Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area (746.3505(e))
Cited October 12, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 6, 2023; correction verified December 20, 2023).
What the record describes: Video footage showed a caregiver not sanitizing the diaper-changing table after each diaper change.
Medium High risk · Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child (746.3415(4))
Cited October 12, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 6, 2023; correction verified December 20, 2023).
What the record describes: Video footage showed a caregiver changing several children's diapers without washing their hands.
Medium High risk · Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids (746.3415(7))
Cited October 12, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 6, 2023; correction verified December 20, 2023).
What the record describes: Video footage showed a caregiver not washing their hands after cleaning children's noses.
Medium risk · Block certification training include hours and topics (746.1319(b))
Cited March 9, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 16, 2026; correction verified March 17, 2026); February 2, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 16, 2026; correction verified March 9, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The director's training certificate did not specify the training topic or training hours.
Medium risk · Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent (746.707)
Cited November 11, 2024 (correction date recorded: December 17, 2024; correction verified December 18, 2024).
What the record describes: The incident report was not shared with the parent within 48 hours of the incident.

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 AVANCE Mangum Center in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High, 7 Medium High, 3 Medium).

Records list 10 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-15.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	4
Medium High	7
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

2026-03-09 · 746.1319(b) · Medium

Block certification training include hours and topics

CCR reviewed the director training certificate, which does not specify the training's topic and the training hours.

Correction date recorded: 2026-03-16

2026-02-02 · 746.1319(b) · Medium

Block certification training include hours and topics

CCR reviewed the director training certificate, which does not specify the training's topic and the training hours.

Correction date recorded: 2026-02-16

2025-02-28 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High

Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

There was less than two inches of loose fill observed on both playground areas.

Correction date recorded: 2025-03-14

Full citation history from HHSC (17)

2026-03-09 · 746.1319(b) · Medium
Block certification training include hours and topics
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-16. Correction verified: 2026-03-17.
CCR reviewed the director training certificate, which does not specify the training's topic and the training hours.
2026-02-02 · 746.1319(b) · Medium
Block certification training include hours and topics
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-16. Correction verified: 2026-03-09.
CCR reviewed the director training certificate, which does not specify the training's topic and the training hours.
2025-02-28 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-03-14. Correction verified: 2025-03-06.
There was less than two inches of loose fill observed on both playground areas.
2025-02-03 · 746.3407(9) · Medium High
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-17. Correction verified: 2025-02-28.
Part of the baseboard in one of the bathrooms was peeling from the wall. A large hole was observed in the outside playground area that posed a tripping hazard.
2025-02-03 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-17. Correction verified: 2025-02-28.
There was less than two inches of loose fill observed on both playground areas.
2024-11-11 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-17. Correction verified: 2024-12-18.
A caregiver grabbed a child's arm in an attempt to redirect the child.
2024-11-11 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-17. Correction verified: 2024-12-18.
The incident report was not shared with the parent within 48 hours of the incident.
2024-11-11 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-17. Correction verified: 2024-12-18.
The operation did not report the incident to CCR within the 48-hour time frame.
2023-11-01 · 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: 2023-12-19. Correction verified: 2023-12-20.
It was determined that the caregivers failed to provide the level of supervision necessary to ensure visual awareness when they allowed a 3-year-old to be in the restroom for approximately 5 minutes without checking on them.
2023-10-12 · 746.3415(7) · Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-06. Correction verified: 2023-12-20.
The caregiver was observed of video footage not washing their hands after cleaning children's noses.
2023-10-12 · 746.3415(4) · Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-06. Correction verified: 2023-12-20.
The caregiver was observed in video footage changing several children's diapers without washing their hands as required.
2023-10-12 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-06. Correction verified: 2023-12-20.
Based on video footage the caregiver was found to have grabbed a child by one arm and pulled them across the floor to sit them on another spot on the carpet.
2023-10-12 · 746.3417(3) · Medium High
Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-06. Correction verified: 2023-12-20.
Children were observed on video footage not washing their hands after getting their diapers changed.
2023-10-12 · 746.3505(e) · Medium High
Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-06. Correction verified: 2023-12-20.
The caregiver was observed on video footage provided not sanitizing the diaper changing table after each diaper change.
2023-02-09 · 746.3415(7) · Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-02-09. Correction verified: 2023-03-03.
During the walkthrough I observed two caregivers not washing their hands after assisting a child with wiping their notse.
2022-05-03 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-29. Correction verified: 2022-07-08.
It was determined that the director did not demonstrate good judgement when she did not contact parents to pick up children and allowed them to stay in a building without cool air from 7:30 am until 12pm when the building finally cooled down.
2022-02-16 · 746.1315(b)(1) · Medium High
CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-04. Correction verified: 2022-02-23.
One out of ten staff records reviewed is missing the CPR training completed face to face.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=734528

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.