ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Fonwood Head Start

9709 MESA DR, HOUSTON, TX 77078

License #1633004 | Expires: Jun 27, 2017

Day Care Center
Type
124
Capacity
20
Inspections
8
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
3
Serious
0
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Oct 14, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 10, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Oct 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jan 17, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 14, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Dec 20, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Nov 18, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 14, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Oct 15, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 14, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Jan 11, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 17, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 1, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 18, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 15, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 15, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 11, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jan 26, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 20, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Feb 11, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

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

Corrected: Oct 8, 2025

Serious Corrected

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

Minor Corrected

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

Critical Corrected

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

Critical Corrected

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

Critical Corrected

There was sufficient evidence that this event occurred.

Corrected: Oct 18, 2023

Serious Corrected

The director first aid training expired 12/13/2020 and the HISD teacher did not have first aid training.

Corrected: Apr 1, 2024

Serious Corrected

There were 4 staff records that did not have a current CPR/1st training.

Corrected: Jan 30, 2023

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.