George Family Development Center Head Start /head Start

500 AUSTIN ST, Richmond, TX 77469 · Fort Bend County

4cited violations

1serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 217
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-04:00 PM
Director / administrator: Tracy Joseph
Phone: (832) 759-5222
Regulated since: Oct 3, 2016
HHSC IDs: Operation 1234108 · number 1617168
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Records & paperwork 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)
2024	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)
2023	1	1	Other (1)
2022	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 21, 2025 Report · 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 2025-01-21. Correction verified 2025-01-24.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 3, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not maintain the loose-fill surfacing material to a depth of at least six inches outside the pre-k playground.
  
  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 2024-10-04. Correction verified 2024-09-23.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 2, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 20, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Other Serious
  A child was left unattended and unsupervised inside the pre-k playground.
  
  HHSC 746.1205(a)(5) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-10-26. Correction verified 2023-10-30.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 8, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 7, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 3, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 2, 2022 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2022-03-07. Correction verified 2022-03-04.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 30, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 6, 2021 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 George Family Development Center Head Start /Head Start, 500 AUSTIN ST, Richmond, TX 77469-4408 (operation ID 1234108, operation number 1617168), 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.