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Licensed center · Houston, TX

Fonwood Head Start

  • Preschool
  • Closed now · opens tomorrow 7:30 AM
  • Capacity 124

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9709 Mesa Dr
Houston, TX 77078 Map and directions
Hours
7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Days
Mon to Fri
Ages
Preschool
Capacity
124 children
Meals
Meals and snacks provided
Nearby
5 other daycares within a mile

Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026

Hours

Closed now · opens tomorrow 7:30 AM

Hours on file with the state

Hours by day of the week
SundayClosed
Monday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
WednesdayToday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Thursday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Friday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
SaturdayClosed

Ages, programs and features

Ages served

  • Preschool

Programs and features on the state record

  • Licensed for 124 children
  • Does not accept child care assistance
  • Meals provided
  • Snacks provided

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Licensing and inspection record

Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.

Permit
On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026
Operation number
1633004
Permit type
Licensed center
Licensed since
June 2017
Adverse action on record
No
Conditions on permit
No
Corrective action
No

Inspection history

11 inspections on record, most recent Oct 14, 2025. 7 of 19 visits and reports cited a standard. 7 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.

  • Oct 14, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Oct 10, 2025Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • Oct 8, 2025Inspection2 standards cited
    • 745.621(a)(3)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you contract with someone who requires a background check

      An outside music vendor without an approved background check was in ratio with children.

      Corrected Oct 8, 2025 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.303(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Report Change in Director

      The operation changed directors on 10/3/25, and needed to make notification to Child Care Regulation within 5 days of the changes.

      Corrected Oct 8, 2025

  • Jan 17, 2025Assessment1 standard cited
    • 746.303(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium Low

      Report Number of Employees

      A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 17, 2025, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.

      Corrected Jan 31, 2025 · Technical assistance given

  • Jan 14, 2025Inspection1 standard cited
    • 745.641Texas HHSC risk level: High

      AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

      During the inspection it was observed that there was an individual present at the operation, with direct access to the children in care, without a clearance from CBCU that they were eligible to be present.

      Corrected Jan 15, 2025 · Technical assistance given

  • Dec 20, 2024Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • Nov 18, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
  • Nov 14, 2024Self-reported incident1 standard cited
    • 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

      During the investigation it was found that a child was left alone without any caregivers supervising them for at least 23 minutes on 11/12/2024. This was cited. Supervision was observed during the inspection to meet compliance.

      Corrected Nov 18, 2024, at the inspection · Technical assistance given

  • Oct 15, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
  • Oct 14, 2024Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • Jan 11, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
  • Nov 17, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
  • Nov 1, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
  • Sep 18, 2023InspectionNo standards cited

Cited standards by risk level

8 standards cited across 11 inspections, most recently Oct 14, 2025. All 8 shown are recorded as corrected.

  • High450%
  • Medium High338%
  • Medium0
  • Medium Low113%
  • Low0
Visits with nothing cited
8 of 11 shown
Corrected at the visit
1 of 8 findings, 7 more corrected later
Most recent citation
Oct 8, 2025, 1 clean visit since

Risk levels are Texas HHSC’s own classification of each standard, not a rating by Daycare Index. What the levels mean. Counts cover every inspection on the state record; the visits listed above are the most recent.

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