Fc Whitiker Head Start Center
865B CENTRAL DR, Odessa, TX 79761 · Ector County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 116
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-02:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Tonya Pyles
- Phone
- (432) 335-9335
- Regulated since
- Jun 4, 2002
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 193667 · number 811119- 1026
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | Staff background & training (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jan 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Feb 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Feb 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
A caregiver hired 8/16/21, without previous child care experience, used in ratio and left alone with children, has not completed 24 hours of preservice training.
HHSC 746.1301(2)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-06-03. Correction verified 2022-05-31.
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Staff background & training
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May 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
A caregiver hired 8/16/21, without previous child care experience, used in ratio and left alone with children, has not completed 24 hours of preservice training.
HHSC 746.1301(2)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-06-03. Correction verified 2022-05-31.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Staff background & training
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Sep 30, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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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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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.