Community Partners Fifthward Early Childhood Development Ctr
3917 COLLINGSWORTH ST, Houston, TX 77026 · Harris County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 93
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Alice Kirkmon
- Phone
- (713) 674-5437
- Regulated since
- Sep 25, 2015
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1173586 · number 1561136
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (1), Safety & premises (5) |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | Records & paperwork (1), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 2, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 25, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 19, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 5, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 23, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
1 out of 8 children transported is missing emergency medical transport and treatment authorization. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the parent filled in the required info.
HHSC 746.5617(a)(2) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-10-23.
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Safety & premises Serious
The electronic child safety alarm is not installed and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions; is not connected to the vehicle's horn.
HHSC 746.5625(b) — Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-10-23. Correction verified 2025-11-05.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Oct 22, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
This standard was evaluated and found to be in deficient with minimum standards. Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation of neglectful supervision.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-17. Correction verified 2025-12-19.
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Safety & premises Serious
The transportation policies were not implemented when the driver failed to account for all children unloading from the van and entering the daycare center.
HHSC 746.201(1) — Policies Comply with Rules
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-04. Correction verified 2025-11-05.
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Safety & premises Serious
A child was not unloaded after transportation services and was left unattended on the transportation vehicle for up to 30 minutes.
HHSC 746.5605(4) — AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-04. Correction verified 2025-11-05.
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Safety & premises
The caregiver tasked with transporting children inaccurately signed a child in to the center?s sign-in and sign-out tracking system when the child unknowingly remained unsupervised in the center?s vehicle.
HHSC 746.631(a) — Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-04. Correction verified 2025-11-05.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Jul 2, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
1 staff file is missing a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment at Certain Child Care Operations.
HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-07-03. Correction verified 2025-07-07.
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Supervision & ratios
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Apr 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 2, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection, the last one conducted was on 10/27/2023.
HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-16. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 21, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
1 caregiver's file was not made available for review by Licensing.
HHSC 746.901 — Required Personnel Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-08-02. Correction verified 2024-08-01.
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Records & paperwork
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Mar 25, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 19, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 21, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 15, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 31, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 24, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 5, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork Serious
The director failed to make a self-report.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-05-18. Correction verified 2023-05-24.
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Other Serious
The parents were not made aware of the allegations involving their children until nearly a month later.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-05-18. Correction verified 2023-05-24.
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Records & paperwork Serious
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Aug 11, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
Get the full file
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.
Email the request Printable letter (fax or mail)
- 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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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.