Christine Smith Early Head Start

1000 PULTAR RD, Richmond, TX 77469 · Fort Bend County

4cited violations

1serious

8inspections & investigations

1enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 170
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-04:00 PM
Director / administrator: Melissa Alfaro
Phone: (832) 759-5385
Regulated since: Apr 10, 2017
HHSC IDs: Operation 1257411 · number 1636000
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)
2022	2	1	Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Safety & premises (1)
2021	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)

Enforcement actions

Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Conditions on permit (HHSC operation record)

HHSC publishes these as current flags on the operation, not as dated actions. The date shown is when this site first saw the flag. The HHSC Child Care Search has the details.

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 3, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 21, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  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.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-24. Correction verified 2025-01-24.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 19, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 8, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 29, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Each crib in all three infant classrooms have loose sheets on the mattresses. The sheets are full size crib sheets.
  
  HHSC 746.2409(a)(2) — Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-17. Correction verified 2022-10-14.
- Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
  Multiple classrooms had large spray bottles without a label to identify the contents of the bottle.
  
  HHSC 746.3407(12) — Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-30.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 17, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 1, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operations last children?s product certification posted was outdated. This was corrected at inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.4135(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-10-01.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Christine Smith Early Head Start, 1000 PULTAR RD, Richmond, TX 77469-1569 (operation ID 1257411, operation number 1636000), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.