Hcde Tidwell Head Start

8302 JOHN RALSTON RD, Houston, TX 77044 · Harris County

9cited violations

2serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 70
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours: 07:00 AM-04:00 PM
Director / administrator: Keyanna Levison
Phone: (713) 696-3124
Regulated since: Feb 22, 2017
HHSC IDs: Operation 1254064 · number 1632992
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 3
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	1	Supervision & ratios (1)
2025	2	1	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1)
2022	2	0	Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1)
2021	4	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (3)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 13, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The operation does not have a current fire inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-05-27. Correction verified 2026-05-18.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 27, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The operation hasn't had a fire inspection in 14 months.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-03-16. Correction verified 2026-02-06.
- Safety & premises
  The evacuation diagram did not have locations determined for shelter in place inside or evacuation outside the building.
  
  HHSC 746.5207(a)(4) — Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-10-31. Correction verified 2025-10-31.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 28, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 29, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One caregiver is missing nine hours of annual training for last year 2021-2022.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(a) — Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-12-09. Correction verified 2022-11-30.
- Safety & premises
  I observe caregiver's purse in two classrooms accessible to children. Note: corrected at inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-11-29.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 2, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The caregivers training record was not available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(a) — Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-12-10. Correction verified 2022-01-23.
- Staff background & training
  The director had 10 out of 30 annual trainning hours completed.
  
  HHSC 746.1311(a) — Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-12-30. Correction verified 2021-12-09.
- Staff background & training
  Three out of seven caregiver record reviewed first aid/cpr certicate was expired.
  
  HHSC 746.1315(a) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-30. Correction verified 2021-12-23.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation annual sanitation report was not available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.3403 — Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-10. Correction verified 2021-12-03.
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 HCDE Tidwell Head Start, 8302 JOHN RALSTON RD, Houston, TX 77044-2120 (operation ID 1254064, operation number 1632992), 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.