Avance- Dekaney Early Head Start

22351 IMPERIAL VALLEY DR, Houston, TX 77073 · Harris County

6cited violations

4serious

26inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 57
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours: 07:00 AM-03:30 PM
Director / administrator: Josefina Ayala
Phone: (281) 888-0013
Regulated since: Apr 8, 2021
HHSC IDs: Operation 1341437 · number 1698620- 5211
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Staff background & training 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	2	Supervision & ratios (2)
2023	2	0	Other (2)
2022	2	2	Staff background & training (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Feb 26, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 26, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 30, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 28, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  Based on the information obtained, although the room is separated by a gate, a toddler was able to exit the gate and go to another classroom.
  
  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 2025-06-26. Correction verified 2025-07-10.
HHSC inspection history
May 28, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  Based on the information obtained, although the room is separated by a gate, a toddler was able to exit the gate and go to another classroom.
  
  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 2025-06-26. Correction verified 2025-07-10.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 23, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 23, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 13, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 13, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 30, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Infant nutrition sheets observed for children 12months and under did not have current feeding instructions signed and dated by parent.
  
  HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-07. Correction verified 2023-04-03.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 30, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Infant nutrition sheets observed for children 12months and under did not have current feeding instructions signed and dated by parent.
  
  HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-07. Correction verified 2023-04-03.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 5, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  Caregiver observed caring for children without an active background check. CI: Caregiver was asked to leave during inspection.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-12-05.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 5, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  Caregiver observed caring for children without an active background check. CI: Caregiver was asked to leave during inspection.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-12-05.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 1, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 1, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 26, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 26, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 28, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 28, 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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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 Avance- Dekaney Early Head Start, 22351 IMPERIAL VALLEY DR, Houston, TX 77073-1102 (operation ID 1341437, operation number 1698620- 5211), 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.