Galena Park I.s.d. Childcare Center
14310 DUNCANNON DR, Houston, TX 77015 · Harris County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 162
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-05:15 PM
- Director / administrator
- Lekesha Garrett
- Phone
- (832) 386-2090
- Regulated since
- Jan 27, 2020
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1336187 · number 1695005
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (2) |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | Supervision & ratios (3), Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | Illness & medication (1), Discipline & child guidance (2), Other (1) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Dec 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 29, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
1 out of 3 children with a diagnosed food allergy is missing Benadryl as indicated by the food allergy emergency plan.
HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-10-31. Correction verified 2025-10-31.
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Supervision & ratios
The operational policies in the parent handbook is missing Parent Rights.
HHSC 746.501(a)(20) — Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-11-05. Correction verified 2025-10-31.
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Safety & premises Serious
1 out of 10 children's records is missing admission information for the emergency medical authorization.
HHSC 746.605(11) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-10-31. Correction verified 2025-10-31.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Feb 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 13, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 6, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During the inspection it was found that the operation did not have the current fire inspection posted. The posted inspection was dated 10/12/23 but the fire extinguishers show they were last serviced July 2024.
HHSC 746.5103 — Documentation of Fire Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-20. Correction verified 2024-12-20.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Oct 25, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 23, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During the investigation the operation admitted to leaving the child unsupervised on the playground.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-11-21. Correction verified 2024-12-06.
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Records & paperwork Serious
During the investigation the director admitted that she did not know she should report the incident to licensing.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-11-21. Correction verified 2024-12-06.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Jan 18, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
It was found that the number of employees who ceased working at the operation in 2023 was not reported through the provider portal by 1/15/24.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-01-20. Correction verified 2024-01-18.
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Supervision & ratios
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Dec 11, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 8, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 11, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 3, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Based on the DFPS investigation completed, there is preponderance of evidence that physical abuse occurred.
HHSC 746.1201(5) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-04-06. Correction verified 2023-04-11.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Based on the DFPS investigation, camera footage was reviewed showing that the caregiver used corporal punishment when the caregiver hit a child on the face and flicked a child in the mouth.
HHSC 746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-04-06. Correction verified 2023-04-11.
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Illness & medication
It was found that an incident report was not created for the incident that occurred.
HHSC 746.701(5) — Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-06. Correction verified 2023-04-06.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Feb 1, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 29, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Based on information during the investigation and interviews there is a sufficient amount of evidence to suggest that a caregiver did not demonstrate positive methods of discipline.
HHSC 746.2803(4) — Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-02-15. Correction verified 2023-02-28.
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Other Serious
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Dec 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 29, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 26, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 26, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
It was found that a child was unattended outside for 2 minutes.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-04-26. Correction verified 2022-04-29.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Jan 4, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
A caregiver was missing their notarized affadavit form from their personnel file. NOTE: The deficiency was corrected at inspection.
HHSC 746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-01-04.
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Records & paperwork
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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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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, via 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.