Hiram Clarke Head Start
3810 W FUQUA ST, Houston, TX 77045 · Harris County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 68
- Ages
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-04:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Tammy Dickson
- Phone
- (713) 491-6178
- Regulated since
- Jun 8, 2010
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 582408 · number 1084206
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (2) |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 17, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-19. Correction verified 2025-01-27.
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Records & paperwork
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Oct 10, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operation could not provide documentation to support that fire extinguishers are checked monthly.
HHSC 746.5307(a) — Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-10-31. Correction verified 2024-10-28.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation could not provide documentation to support that carbon monoxide detectors are checked monthly.
HHSC 746.5537(a)(2) — Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-10-31. Correction verified 2024-10-28.
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Supervision & ratios
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Oct 12, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 3, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operational policies does not contain the following information: - Duration of physical activities indoors and outdoors - A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play
HHSC 746.501(a)(18) — Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-11-17. Correction verified 2022-11-17.
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Safety & premises
2 out of 4 children's records evaluated did not contain the address of the emergency contact person.
HHSC 746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-11-17. Correction verified 2022-11-17.
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 18, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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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- 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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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.