Avance- Janowski Head Start

7500 BAUMAN RD, Houston, TX 77022 · Harris County

14cited violations

1serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 144
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-03:30 PM
Director / administrator: Natalie Mckensie
Phone: (832) 301-8060
Regulated since: Apr 5, 2023
HHSC IDs: Operation 1419694 · number 1752329
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 5
Safety & premises 5
Staff background & training 1
Records & paperwork 1
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	7	1	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (1)
2024	4	0	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (2)
2023	3	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 3, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Sep 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 26, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  A caregiver responsible for children did not have a background check submitted prior to being responsible for children.
  
  HHSC 745.621(a)(2) — AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-09-09. Correction verified 2025-08-28.
- Supervision & ratios
  The director is present 18 of the 40 hours of weekly operation.
  
  HHSC 746.1011(a) — Director present-Minimum 75%
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-09. Correction verified 2025-09-11.
- Records & paperwork
  The temporary director was not reported to Child Care Regulations.
  
  HHSC 746.1013(b) — Director's Absence - Extended Period
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-09. Correction verified 2025-09-11.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have the required personnel records for the director.
  
  HHSC 746.901 — Required Personnel Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-09. Correction verified 2025-09-11.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 21, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Two of the classrooms were missing outlet covers.
  
  HHSC 746.3701(1) — Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-04. Correction verified 2025-04-11.
- Safety & premises
  There is less than a ruler inch of loose fill in the outdoor play area.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-04. Correction verified 2025-04-11.
- Safety & premises
  One of the classrooms did not have a relocation diagram.
  
  HHSC 746.5207(b) — Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-04. Correction verified 2025-04-11.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 28, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 22, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation playground loose fill is less than an inch ruler.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-09-05. Correction verified 2024-08-28.
- Safety & premises
  The playground equipment lacks of loose fill material underneath and around the structures.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(c) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Posts Marked to Proper Depth
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-05. Correction verified 2024-08-28.
- Safety & premises
  Fire inspection report was not provided during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5103 — Documentation of Fire Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-08-29. Correction verified 2024-08-28.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 18, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation playground loose fill is less than an inch ruler.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-05-03. Correction verified 2024-05-03.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 23, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Classroom 6 and 5 was missing a safety outlet cover. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver replaced the outlet.
  
  HHSC 746.3701(1) — Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-10-23.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation emergency plan is missing a designated location where all caregivers and children will meet.
  
  HHSC 746.5207(a)(3) — Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-06. Correction verified 2023-11-08.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 7, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Two children records observed did not include a parent signature on the food allergy emergency plan.
  
  HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-10. Correction verified 2023-03-08.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 31, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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 Avance- Janowski Head Start, 7500 BAUMAN RD, Houston, TX 77022-6125 (operation ID 1419694, operation number 1752329), 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.