Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr
Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 93 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2015. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 19 times and investigated 7 reports. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 7 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (5 of 11). 6 citations came in the last 12 months, including 5 high-risk. 9% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 7 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #225 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 51% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The electronic child safety alarm is not installed and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions; is not connected to the vehicle's horn.
1 out of 8 children transported is missing emergency medical transport and treatment authorization. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the parent filled in the required info.
The transportation policies were not implemented when the driver failed to account for all children unloading from the van and entering the daycare center.
This standard was evaluated and found to be in deficient with minimum standards. Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation of neglectful supervision.
A child was not unloaded after transportation services and was left unattended on the transportation vehicle for up to 30 minutes.
The caregiver tasked with transporting children inaccurately signed a child in to the center’s sign-in and sign-out tracking system when the child unknowingly remained unsupervised in the center’s vehicle.
1 staff file is missing a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations.
The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection, the last one conducted was on 10/27/2023.
1 caregiver's file was not made available for review by Licensing.
The parents were not made aware of the allegations involving their children until nearly a month later.
The director failed to make a self-report.
About this center
Common questions
Does Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $40.80 a day for toddlers, $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds and $37.20 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 7 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Oct 23, 2025: “Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #225 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 51% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr last inspected?
Sep 29, 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 1561136 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.