Patterson Head Start Center

5302 ALLENDALE RD, Houston, TX 77017 · Harris County

10cited violations

6serious

26inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 145
Ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-02:50 PM
Director / administrator: Laquana Hancock
Phone: (713) 943-5750
Regulated since: Apr 11, 2012
HHSC IDs: Operation 925855 · number 1362610- 4491
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Staff background & training 6
Records & paperwork 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	2	Staff background & training (2)
2024	2	0	Illness & medication (2)
2023	4	4	Staff background & training (4)
2022	2	0	Records & paperwork (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jan 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 16, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  An employee did not have required background check and was allowed to care for children. The employee's background check was inactive at the time of the inspection. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-01-16.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 16, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  An employee did not have required background check and was allowed to care for children. The employee's background check was inactive at the time of the inspection. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-01-16.
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Oct 25, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Illness & medication
  It was found that a copy of the incident report was not shared with the parent or signed.
  
  HHSC 746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-01-10. Correction verified 2025-01-08.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 25, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Illness & medication
  It was found that a copy of the incident report was not shared with the parent or signed.
  
  HHSC 746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-01-10. Correction verified 2025-01-08.
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Mar 5, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 5, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Apr 4, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Apr 4, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 31, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Staff background & training Serious
  It was found that the counselor who briefly supervised a head start child did not have backgrounds on file with head start program.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-04-25. Correction verified 2023-05-01.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 31, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Staff background & training Serious
  It was found that the counselor who briefly supervised a head start child did not have backgrounds on file with head start program.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-04-25. Correction verified 2023-05-01.
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Mar 27, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  One caregiver present and counted in ratio did not have a background check. Note: The caregiver left the operation and another caregiver was placed in the classroom for ratio.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-03-27. Correction verified 2023-04-05.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 27, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  One caregiver present and counted in ratio did not have a background check. Note: The caregiver left the operation and another caregiver was placed in the classroom for ratio.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-03-27. Correction verified 2023-04-05.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Nov 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Oct 3, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Oct 3, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 25, 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 2022-03-01. Correction verified 2022-03-25.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 25, 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 2022-03-01. Correction verified 2022-03-25.
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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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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 Patterson Head Start Center, 5302 ALLENDALE RD, Houston, TX 77017-6214 (operation ID 925855, operation number 1362610- 4491), 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]

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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.