Tl Booth Headstart Center

6921 W UNIVERSITY BLVD, Odessa, TX 79764 · Ector County

6cited violations

1serious

10inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 136
Ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-03:30 PM
Director / administrator: Teresa Serna
Phone: (432) 381-0108
Regulated since: Nov 3, 1993
HHSC IDs: Operation 130500 · number 500151- 1026
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 3
Records & paperwork 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	1	0	Safety & premises (1)
2023	3	1	Supervision & ratios (1), Records & paperwork (2)
2022	2	0	Safety & premises (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Sep 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 18, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 30, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 4, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 26, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Surfacing was not the correct depth under and around the use zones for the swings and slides.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(a)(2) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-10-04. Correction verified 2024-10-04.
HHSC inspection history
May 10, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The operational policies did not include a statement as to whether or not they have unassigned epinephrine pens at this operation.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(29) — Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-05-17. Correction verified 2023-05-17.
- Records & paperwork
  Upon reviewing personnel records, 1 out of 10 records did not provide information if a caregiver meets the education requirement.
  
  HHSC 746.901(2) — Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-05-17. Correction verified 2023-05-10.
- Records & paperwork
  Upon reviewing personnel records, 2 out of 10 records did not include a Licensing Notarized Affidavit.
  
  HHSC 746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-05-17. Correction verified 2023-05-10.
HHSC inspection history
May 20, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 17, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Upon reviewing the Emergency Preparedness Plan, the continuity of care for children when they are relocated due to an emergency was not addressed.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(4) — Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-05-20. Correction verified 2022-05-20.
- Safety & premises
  Upon reviewing the Emergency Preparedness Plan, how children will be reunited with parents after being relocated was not addressed.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(5) — Emergency Preparedness Plan-Reunification Plan
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-05-20. Correction verified 2022-05-20.
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 TL Booth Headstart Center, 6921 W UNIVERSITY BLVD, Odessa, TX 79764-8587 (operation ID 130500, operation number 500151- 1026), 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.