Jensen Drive Head Start
2702 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD, Houston, TX 77093 · Harris County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 211
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-03:45 PM
- Director / administrator
- Maria Ortiz
- Phone
- (713) 742-8952
- Regulated since
- Jan 28, 2008
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 324875 · number 879173- 5211
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | Safety & premises (1) |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Other (1) |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (1), Other (3) |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | Illness & medication (2), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (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
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Apr 10, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 3, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
Documentation of the testing of the carbon monoxide detector is not completed. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director tested the equipment.
HHSC 746.5537(a)(2) — Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-02-03.
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Safety & premises
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Feb 6, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
The infant classroom is not updating the infant feeding instructions every 30 days as required.
HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-14. Correction verified 2025-02-11.
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Other
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Oct 11, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other
A caregiver used force and covered the child in effort to make a child nap.
HHSC 746.2905(1) — Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-11-19. Correction verified 2024-12-18.
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Other
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Jun 10, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 14, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 13, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operations written operational policies did not address the following required topics: Hours, days, and months of operation Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity Emergency Preparedness Plan
HHSC 746.501(a)(1) — Written Operational Policies - Operating Times
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-03-07. Correction verified 2024-02-16.
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Supervision & ratios
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Feb 7, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Other Serious
Based on the information gathered a teacher hit a child on top of the head and did not demonstrate good judgement.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-04-04. Correction verified 2024-04-18.
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Other Serious
Based on the information gathered a teacher yelled at children.
HHSC 746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-04-04. Correction verified 2024-04-18.
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Other Serious
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Oct 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 19, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
The operation did not record the amount of medication given to a child on the dates the medication was administered from October 4, 2023-October 11,2023.
HHSC 746.3805(c)(3) — Medication Records - Date, Time and Amount Given
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-12-15. Correction verified 2023-12-05.
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Illness & medication
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Sep 22, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 14, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 21, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Original certificate is required for 7 out of 10 staff files for training in annual topics of Emergency Preparedness and in Understanding Building and Physical Premises Safety.
HHSC 746.1329(a) — Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-02-28. Correction verified 2023-02-27.
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Illness & medication
Medication for 1 child no longer enrolled needed to be returned to parents, medication for 1 child that no longer requires the medication needed to return to parent and medication for 1 child is expired needed to return to parent. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director removed the medications from the storage bin.
HHSC 746.3809 — Medication No Longer Used
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-02-21.
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Safety & premises
The center's emergency preparedness plan does not include instructions for how children under 24 months will be evacuated to the relocation site in an emergency.
HHSC 746.5202(1) — Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-02-28. Correction verified 2023-02-27.
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Staff background & training
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Mar 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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.