Licensed center · Houston, TX
Fonwood Head Start
- Preschool
- Closed now · opens tomorrow 7:30 AM
- Capacity 124
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- 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
| Sunday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Monday | 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| WednesdayToday | 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Thursday | 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
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
Location and nearby daycares
9709 Mesa Dr, Houston, TX 77078 · Harris County · 4 licensed daycares in 77078
Capacity rank 1 of 4 in this ZIP
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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
- 745.621(a)(3)Texas HHSC risk level: High
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
- 746.303(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium Low
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
- 745.641Texas HHSC risk level: High
- 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
- 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High
- 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.
- Source: Texas HHSC, as of Aug 16, 2026
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