Christine Smith Early Head Start
Christine Smith Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Richmond, TX, licensed for up to 170 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2017. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times. Inspectors recorded 3 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (1 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. 33% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 66 centers in Richmond and better than 70% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The operation is being cited by assessment because the operation failed to report the number of employees left the childcare center by the previous calendar year 2024.
Multiple classrooms had large spray bottles without a label to identify the contents of the bottle.
Each crib in all three infant classrooms have loose sheets on the mattresses. The sheets are full size crib sheets.
About this center
Common questions
Does Christine Smith Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Christine Smith Early Head Start’s hours?
7:30 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Christine Smith Early Head Start accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Christine Smith Early Head Start cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Christine Smith Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Richmond, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Christine Smith Early Head Start had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 29, 2022: “Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Christine Smith Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Richmond?
It is tied for #16 of 66 centers in Richmond by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 70% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Christine Smith Early Head Start last inspected?
Jun 3, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1636000 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.