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Carter Early Head Start School Readiness Academy

Licensed & activeAges Infant, Toddler, Pre-KindergartenUp to 40 children

2445 E 11th St, Odessa, TX 79761

Safety record

10 findings across 21 inspections

8 were rated high or medium-high risk. All were marked corrected. Texas HHSC inspections since 2022.

Supervision & ratiosMedium riskCorrectedAug 4, 2026
Notification of Planned Closure: Operation did not notify Licensing of a planned closure of five or more consecutive days.
Staff qualifications & clearancesHigh riskCorrectedJun 24, 2026
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Caregiver was not feeling well and picked up a child to give a bottle. Caregiver passed out resulting in the child falling to the floor.
Staff qualifications & clearancesHigh riskCorrectedOct 3, 2025

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Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Evidence
Aug 14, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Aug 4, 2026	Assessment	Deficiencies cited	1	Verified
Jun 25, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Jun 24, 2026	Investigation of a report (self-reported)	Deficiencies cited	1	Verified

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Aug 4, 2026	§746.301(8) Supervision & ratios	Medium risk	Corrected	Notification of Planned Closure: Operation did not notify Licensing of a planned closure of five or more consecutive days.
Jun 24, 2026	§746.1201(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	High risk	Corrected	Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Caregiver was not feeling well and picked up a child to give a bottle. Caregiver passed out resulting in the child falling to the floor.
Oct 3, 2025	§746.1201(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	High risk	Corrected	Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: This standard was found to be out of compliance when a caregiver used their foot to move a child's foot onto the cot.
Dec 5, 2024	§746.2421(b) Food & nutrition	Medium risk	Corrected	Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: Three infants not yet on table food did not have current feeding instructions. They were 30 - 60 days overdue.
Aug 13, 2024	§746.1201(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	High risk	Corrected	Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver failed to intervene as a co-caregiver used prohibited discipline in the classroom.
Aug 13, 2024	§746.2805 Other	High risk	Corrected	Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver restrained two children to prevent the children from getting up.
Apr 2, 2024	§746.3503(c)(3) Supervision & ratios	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Caregiver Must Face Child and Be Within Arm's Length of Child: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver walked away from a child on the diapering table leaving the child unattended for about four seconds.
Apr 2, 2024	§746.1201(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	High risk	Corrected	Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. A caregiver lifted a child up by the arm to get the child to stand and walk to the diapering table. The caregiver then dragged the child a little when the child dropped to the floor and again lifted the child up by the arm to carry the child.
Apr 2, 2024	§746.1203(3)(C) Sanitation & hygiene	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Janitorial duties: This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. A caregiver cleaning in the classroom had their back to the children while a second caregiver was busy diapering a child, preventing either caregiver from intervening in a child biting incident.
Mar 25, 2022	§746.5101(a) Fire safety & emergency drills	High risk	Corrected	Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The fire inspection has not been updated. The last fire inspection was conducted 3/16/21.

Date

Code

Severity

Status

Finding (source text)

Aug 4, 2026

§746.301(8)

Supervision & ratios

Medium risk

Corrected

Notification of Planned Closure: Operation did not notify Licensing of a planned closure of five or more consecutive days.

Jun 24, 2026

§746.1201(1)

Staff qualifications & clearances

High risk

Corrected

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Caregiver was not feeling well and picked up a child to give a bottle. Caregiver passed out resulting in the child falling to the floor.

Oct 3, 2025

§746.1201(1)

Staff qualifications & clearances

High risk

Corrected

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: This standard was found to be out of compliance when a caregiver used their foot to move a child's foot onto the cot.

Dec 5, 2024

§746.2421(b)

Food & nutrition

Medium risk

Corrected

Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: Three infants not yet on table food did not have current feeding instructions. They were 30 - 60 days overdue.

Aug 13, 2024

§746.1201(1)

Staff qualifications & clearances

High risk

Corrected

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver failed to intervene as a co-caregiver used prohibited discipline in the classroom.

Aug 13, 2024

§746.2805

Other

High risk

Corrected

Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver restrained two children to prevent the children from getting up.

Apr 2, 2024

§746.3503(c)(3)

Supervision & ratios

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Caregiver Must Face Child and Be Within Arm's Length of Child: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver walked away from a child on the diapering table leaving the child unattended for about four seconds.

Apr 2, 2024

§746.1201(1)

Staff qualifications & clearances

High risk

Corrected

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. A caregiver lifted a child up by the arm to get the child to stand and walk to the diapering table. The caregiver then dragged the child a little when the child dropped to the floor and again lifted the child up by the arm to carry the child.

Apr 2, 2024

§746.1203(3)(C)

Sanitation & hygiene

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Janitorial duties: This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. A caregiver cleaning in the classroom had their back to the children while a second caregiver was busy diapering a child, preventing either caregiver from intervening in a child biting incident.

Mar 25, 2022

§746.5101(a)

Fire safety & emergency drills

High risk

Corrected

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The fire inspection has not been updated. The last fire inspection was conducted 3/16/21.

Facility	Type	Operator	Capacity	Inspection findings	Last insp.	Dist.
Fc Whitiker Head Start Center Odessa, 79761	Child care center	—	116	No records	—	0.1 km
Doodlebugs Daycare & Learning Center Odessa, 79761	Child care center	—	91	No records	—	0.8 km
Right at School at Reagan Elementary Odessa, 79761	School-age program	—	75	No records	—	0.8 km
Montessori School of Odessa Odessa, 79761	Child care center	—	51	No records	—	0.8 km
Camp Fire Kids Care Gonzales Odessa, 79761	School-age program	—	120	No records	—	0.9 km
Small World Learning Center & Childcare Odessa, 79761	Child care center	—	106	No records	—	1.0 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
Texas HHSC Operations TX	1322098	name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
us_census_geocoder US	2445 E 11TH ST\|ODESSA\|TX\|797…	location Census Geocoder Exact match: 2445 E 11TH ST, ODESSA, TX, 79761	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905829423		Verified	Aug 14, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905959334		Verified	Aug 4, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905829422		Verified	Jun 25, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905934026		Verified	Jun 24, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905829421		Verified	Jun 23, 2026	Nov 5, 2026

Carter Early Head Start School Readiness Academy

10 findings across 21 inspections

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Carter Early Head Start School Readiness Academy

10 findings across 21 inspections

The full public record

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