# Jensen Drive Head Start Jensen Drive Head Start is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Houston, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, with 211 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 2702 Aldine Westfield Rd, Houston, TX 77093 - Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten - Capacity: 211 - License/permit: 879173- 5211 - Operator: not published - Phone: (713) 742-8952 - Website: www.avancehouston.org - Hours: 07:00 AM-03:45 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) - Accepts child care subsidies: no - Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=324875 ## Inspection record 10 findings across 15 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-03-08 to 2026-04-10); 5 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2026-02-03 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly: Documentation of the testing of the carbon monoxide detector is not completed. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director tested the equipment. (§746.5537(a)(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5537-a-2)) - 2025-02-06 — Food & nutrition, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-02-11: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: The infant classroom is not updating the infant feeding instructions every 30 days as required. (§746.2421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2421-b)) - 2024-10-11 — Other, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-12-18: Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep: A caregiver used force and covered the child in effort to make a child nap. (§746.2905(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2905-1)) - 2024-02-13 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-02-16: Written Operational Policies - Operating Times: The operations written operational policies did not address the following required topics: Hours, days, and months of operation Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity Emergency Preparedness Plan (§746.501(a)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-501-a-1)) - 2024-02-06 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2024-04-18: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the information gathered a teacher hit a child on top of the head and did not demonstrate good judgement. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1)) - 2024-02-06 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2024-04-18: Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling: Based on the information gathered a teacher yelled at children. (§746.2805(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-5)) - 2023-10-19 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-12-05: Medication Records - Date, Time and Amount Given: The operation did not record the amount of medication given to a child on the dates the medication was administered from October 4, 2023-October 11,2023. (§746.3805(c)(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3805-c-3)) - 2023-02-21 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Medication No Longer Used: Medication for 1 child no longer enrolled needed to be returned to parents, medication for 1 child that no longer requires the medication needed to return to parent and medication for 1 child is expired needed to return to parent. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director removed the medications from the storage bin. (§746.3809; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3809)) - 2023-02-21 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2023-02-27: Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record: Original certificate is required for 7 out of 10 staff files for training in annual topics of Emergency Preparedness and in Understanding Building and Physical Premises Safety. (§746.1329(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1329-a)) - 2023-02-21 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-02-27: Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures: The center's emergency preparedness plan does not include instructions for how children under 24 months will be evacuated to the relocation site in an emergency. (§746.5202(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5202-1)) ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 324875 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=324875 --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-324875 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.