Dorothy Lackey

4906 HIRSCH RD, Houston, TX 77026 · Harris County

22cited violations

4serious

6inspections & investigations

1enforcement actions

Program

Type: Registered child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Phone: (713) 401-4530
Regulated since: Jan 25, 2010
HHSC IDs: Operation 570291 · number 1074426
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 4
Staff background & training 8
Records & paperwork 10

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	8	0	Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (2), Records & paperwork (4)
2022	14	4	Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (6), Records & paperwork (6)

Enforcement actions

Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Conditions on permit (HHSC operation record)

HHSC publishes these as current flags on the operation, not as dated actions. The date shown is when this site first saw the flag. The HHSC Child Care Search has the details.

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Dec 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The primary caregiver needs to complete a CPR & 1st aid course.
  
  HHSC 747.1007(5) — Primary Caregiver in Registered Home Qualifications - pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-02-05. Correction verified 2025-02-07.
- Safety & premises
  The home's fire extinguisher was sitting on the floor in the kitchen pantry.
  
  HHSC 747.5105 — Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-31. Correction verified 2024-12-30.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The primary caregiver needs to complete a CPR & 1st aid course.
  
  HHSC 747.1007(5) — Primary Caregiver in Registered Home Qualifications - pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-02-05. Correction verified 2025-02-07.
- Safety & premises
  The home's fire extinguisher was sitting on the floor in the kitchen pantry.
  
  HHSC 747.5105 — Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-31. Correction verified 2024-12-30.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 26, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  The caregiver's staff file is missing the employment affidavit.
  
  HHSC 747.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-09-30. Correction verified 2024-09-30.
- Records & paperwork
  The caregiver's file is missing photo ID.
  
  HHSC 747.901(8) — Personnel Records- Photo Identification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-30. Correction verified 2024-09-30.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 26, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  The caregiver's staff file is missing the employment affidavit.
  
  HHSC 747.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-09-30. Correction verified 2024-09-30.
- Records & paperwork
  The caregiver's file is missing photo ID.
  
  HHSC 747.901(8) — Personnel Records- Photo Identification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-30. Correction verified 2024-09-30.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 1, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  First Aid and CPR certification has expired for the primary caregiver and requires renewal.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(2)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers- Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-23. Correction verified 2022-09-27.
- Staff background & training
  The primary caregiver's annual training record was not available for review for the period from 01/25/2021-01/25/2022 during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.1309(a) — Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-23. Correction verified 2022-09-19.
- Staff background & training
  The caregiver does not have two hours of transportation training.
  
  HHSC 747.1314 — Transportation Safety Training-Primary Caregiver and Employee Transporting
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-16. Correction verified 2022-09-16.
- Records & paperwork Serious
  It was noticed that the caregiver did not have Carbon Monoxide Detector in her facility.
  
  HHSC 747.5331 — Registered or Licensed Child-Care Home Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System, unless located in a School Facility
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-09. Correction verified 2022-09-07.
- Records & paperwork
  It was noticed that the school s name and phone number were not available in 8 school-aged children s records. Note: The caregiver entered this information on the admission forms during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.605(14) — Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-01.
- Records & paperwork Serious
  It was noticed that the names and phone numbers of people to whom children may be released were not available in one child's record. Note: The caregiver entered this information on the admission form during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.605(7) — Required Admission Information - Release Information
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-01.
- Safety & premises
  There was no documentation of fire extinguisher checks, smoke detector checks, and carbon monoxide detector testing made available for review during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.801(7) — Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-16. Correction verified 2022-09-07.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 1, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  First Aid and CPR certification has expired for the primary caregiver and requires renewal.
  
  HHSC 747.1303(2)(A) — Training Requirements for Caregivers- Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-23. Correction verified 2022-09-27.
- Staff background & training
  The primary caregiver's annual training record was not available for review for the period from 01/25/2021-01/25/2022 during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.1309(a) — Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-23. Correction verified 2022-09-19.
- Staff background & training
  The caregiver does not have two hours of transportation training.
  
  HHSC 747.1314 — Transportation Safety Training-Primary Caregiver and Employee Transporting
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-16. Correction verified 2022-09-16.
- Records & paperwork Serious
  It was noticed that the caregiver did not have Carbon Monoxide Detector in her facility.
  
  HHSC 747.5331 — Registered or Licensed Child-Care Home Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System, unless located in a School Facility
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-09. Correction verified 2022-09-07.
- Records & paperwork
  It was noticed that the school s name and phone number were not available in 8 school-aged children s records. Note: The caregiver entered this information on the admission forms during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.605(14) — Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-01.
- Records & paperwork Serious
  It was noticed that the names and phone numbers of people to whom children may be released were not available in one child's record. Note: The caregiver entered this information on the admission form during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.605(7) — Required Admission Information - Release Information
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-01.
- Safety & premises
  There was no documentation of fire extinguisher checks, smoke detector checks, and carbon monoxide detector testing made available for review during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.801(7) — Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-16. Correction verified 2022-09-07.
HHSC inspection history

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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 Dorothy Lackey, 4906 HIRSCH RD, Houston, TX 77026-2752 (operation ID 570291, operation number 1074426), 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]
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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.