# Hiram Clarke Head Start

Hiram Clarke Head Start is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Houston, TX serving ages Pre-Kindergarten, with 68 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 3810 W Fuqua St, Houston, TX 77045

- Ages: Pre-Kindergarten
- Capacity: 68
- License/permit: 1084206
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (713) 491-6178
- Website: www.bakerripley.org
- Hours: 07:30 AM-04:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=582408

## Inspection record
5 findings across 7 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-11-18 to 2026-09-02); 3 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2025-01-17 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2025-01-27: Report Number of Employees: A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required. (§746.303(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-303-b))
- 2024-10-10 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-10-28: Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly: The operation could not provide documentation to support that carbon monoxide detectors are checked monthly. (§746.5537(a)(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5537-a-2))
- 2024-10-10 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-10-28: Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly: The operation could not provide documentation to support that fire extinguishers are checked monthly. (§746.5307(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5307-a))
- 2022-11-03 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-11-17: Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact: 2 out of 4 children's records evaluated did not contain the address of the emergency contact person. (§746.605(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-605-6))
- 2022-11-03 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-11-17: Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity: The operational policies does not contain the following information:    - Duration of physical activities indoors and outdoors  - A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play (§746.501(a)(18); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-501-a-18))

## Nearby programs
- [Faith Kidz](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1104484) — 0.08 km, capacity 79
- [Martin Luther King Pre-Kindergarten Asp](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-258590) — 0.22 km, capacity 53
- [Loadz of Love](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1329513) — 0.89 km, capacity 25
- [Play Palace](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-206672) — 1.96 km, capacity 78
- [Doris Gardner Ratliff Ctr for Child Development](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-240513) — 2.5 km, capacity 55
- [DBA First Advantage Learning](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1464976) — 2.52 km, capacity 115

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 582408 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=582408
- us_census_geocoder record 3810 W FUQUA ST|HOUSTON|TX|77045 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1084206 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1084206
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 02946-1006 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=02946-1006

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