Walters Road Head Start
Walters Road Head Start is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 153 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2015. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 14 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 20 citations, 5 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (4 of 20). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #503 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 18% of licensed centers statewide.
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Of the 10 children's records evaluated, 5 lacked the address of the emergency contact.
Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 1 lacked a notarized affidavit.
The operational policies was reviewed and the following information was missing: 1. The benefits of outdoor play, the duration of outdoor play, type of physical activity(indoor and outdoor), the setting of outdoor play and physical activity, criteria used when weather prevents outdoor plan and the plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 2. Parent's rights 3. Emergency Preparedness Plan 4. Steps the center will take to increase parent and staff awareness regarding child abuse and neglect and prevention techniques, community organizations the operation will work with and actions a parent of a child who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance. 5. The correct website for Child Care Regulation 6. The telephone number for the Texas Abuse&Neglect Hotline.
Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 2 lacked training in emergency preparedness, food allergies, administrating medications, understanding building and premises safety and handling and storing of hazardous materials.
Safety drills for severe weather procedures are not being condcuted.
Safety drills for lockdown procedures are not being conducted.
The full name of the staff administering medication is not being documented.
Original training certificates were not available for review. Each file must contain original training certificates for pre-service and annual training hours.
A 4 month old child was observed sleeping in a restrictive device. The child had been asleep for 30 minutes.
This standard was evaluated in regard to a report received and compliance was not met. A child in care was released to a person not listed on the authorized persons to pick up the child.
The operational policy was observed missing the required information on promotion of indoor/outdoor physical activity.
Six of the staff folders reviewed was observed as not having the required Handling, Storing, and Disposing of Hazardous Materials training.
Six of the staff folders reviewed were observed not having the required training for preventing and responding to emergencies due to food and allergic reaction.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver left a child unattended on a changing table not keeping their hands on the child while child was on the changing table.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support two caregivers were using a cell phone while supervising children during naptime.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support caregivers did not wash their hands after diapering children.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when the caregiver was seen on video flipping a child off a cot onto the floor when waking the child up from naptime, and grabbing another child by the arm and ankle lifting the child from the cot and placing the child on the floor while awaking the child from naptime. The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when she was viewed on video leading a child by the hand and slinging the child down roughly where she wanted the child to sit. There was not enough evidence to support that the caregiver was roughly wiping a child during diaper changing.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that caregivers did not wash children hands after diaper changing.
None of the infants in the infant room have completed infant care sheets signed by the parents.
I observed the caregiver pulling on child's arm in the photos.
About this center
Common questions
Does Walters Road Head Start take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Walters Road Head Start’s hours?
7:15 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Walters Road Head Start accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Walters Road Head Start cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Walters Road Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, 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 Walters Road Head Start had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 5 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jan 12, 2026: “Policies Comply with Rules.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Walters Road Head Start compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #503 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 18% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Walters Road Head Start last inspected?
Jan 12, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 1552501- 5211 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.