Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77091
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Acres Homes Head Start Center for 9 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 12 routine inspections and 4 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 0 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.4907 (2 times, most recently Aug 22, 2024).
The state lists Acres Homes Head Start Center as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 07:00 AM to 04:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 9 violations at Acres Homes Head Start Center, 0 fall under rules Texas weights High and 5 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work
| Weight | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| High | 0 | 0% |
| Medium High | 5 | 56% |
| Medium | 1 | 11% |
| Medium Low | 2 | 22% |
| Low | 1 | 11% |
Acres Homes Head Start Center had 9 violations in five years, fewer than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 0.7 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
1 rule was cited more than once at Acres Homes Head Start Center in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.4907 Medium High | 2 | Loose-fill surfacing under play equipment must be kept at least six inches deep when the highest play surface is five feet or lower, and at least nine inches deep when it is higher. It may not be laid over concrete or asphalt or used indoors, and equipment posts must be marked to show the required depth. Official rule text Most recent: Aug 22, 2024 · first: Aug 28, 2023 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
16 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Inspection | 789 | None |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Inspection | 477 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Investigation (self-report) | 1 | None |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Inspection | 788 | 4 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Inspection | 475 | 3 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Inspection | 728 | None |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2022 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Investigation (self-report) | 4 | None |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Inspection | 692 | None |
One rule cited at Acres Homes Head Start Center changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
Medium High · Aug 12, 2025 · Inspection
CCR observed active wasps in the children's playhouse equipment.
Official text of rule 746.3427
Low · Aug 22, 2024 · Inspection
A director's file was missing 3 management training hours.
In plain English: A center director must complete 30 hours of training each year that fits the ages of the children served, including at least six hours on topics such as child development or guidance and discipline, at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect, and three to six hours on management or staff supervision depending on experience. At least six of the hours must be instructor-led. Official rule text
Medium Low · Aug 22, 2024 · Inspection
The Form 2912 affidavit is missing from one of the caregiver's files.
In plain English: The center must keep a file at the center for each employee, caregiver, substitute, and volunteer, available during operating hours. It must include items such as start and end dates, proof of age and education qualifications, the required state affidavit forms (Forms 2985 and 2912), training records, proof that background checks were requested, and a copy of a photo ID. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 22, 2024 · Inspection
Two of the playground areas had loose-fill with a depth that was less than six inches.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Aug 22, 2024 · Inspection
Three children were missing an updated shot record.
In plain English: The center must keep a record for each enrolled child, including the enrollment agreement, admission information, a health statement from a health-care professional, and immunization records, plus items such as sign-in and sign-out records and medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the center, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 28, 2023 · Inspection
During the walkthrough of the outdoor play area I observed a broken lattice board near the sheds, I observed to link chains hanging from the sheds and two metal sign posts on the ground.
In plain English: All areas children can reach must be free of hazards. The rule lists examples such as childproof covers on outlets for children under five, heaters and fans mounted out of reach or guarded, poisonous plants kept out of reach, pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children, and TVs anchored so they cannot tip over. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Aug 28, 2023 · Inspection
During the inspection the operation was found to not have maintained the loose fill surfacing at a proper depth.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 28, 2023 · Inspection
I observed one caregiver caring for 18 3 year olds when the second caregiver stepped out of the classroom to take a child to the restroom. This was corrected when the second caregiver came back to the classroom with the other child.
In plain English: In centers licensed for 13 or more children, one caregiver may supervise at most 4 infants under 12 months, 5 children 12 to 17 months, 9 children 18 to 23 months, 11 two-year-olds, 15 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 22 five-year-olds, or 26 children ages 6 to 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age as the rules define it. Official rule text (single-rule page)
Medium Low · Feb 25, 2022 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
In plain English: The center must tell the state in writing within five days when its designee, the head of its governing body, their address, or its director changes. Each year by January 15, it must report online how many employees stopped working there during the previous year. Official rule text
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This page reports the state’s records for Acres Homes Head Start Center; it is not a rating, a recommendation, or a background check, and may not be used for employment, tenant, credit, or insurance decisions.
Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).