Hollingsworth Head Start Center
900 S GRANT AVE, Odessa, TX 79761 · Ector County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 119
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-03:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Glinda Smith
- Phone
- (432) 334-0456
- Regulated since
- May 30, 1994
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 133172 · number 504152- 1026
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | Supervision & ratios (4) |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | Supervision & ratios (6), Staff background & training (2) |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (2) |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (2) |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Apr 21, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 21, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 18, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 18, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 14, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 14, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 24, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when caregivers left a child asleep and unsupervised in the classroom for 12 minutes.
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 2025-05-02. Correction verified 2025-05-14.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when operation staff failed to immediately inform a parent that their child was left unattended in the classroom for 12 minutes.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-05-02. Correction verified 2025-05-14.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Apr 24, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when caregivers left a child asleep and unsupervised in the classroom for 12 minutes.
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 2025-05-02. Correction verified 2025-05-14.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when operation staff failed to immediately inform a parent that their child was left unattended in the classroom for 12 minutes.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-05-02. Correction verified 2025-05-14.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Dec 5, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 5, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 21, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
One caregiver without previous 2-year experience in child care, hired October 2024 does not have at at 8 hours of preserve training completed. Only 2.5 hours of training completed.
HHSC 746.1305(a)(1) — Pre-service Training- Developmental Stages
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-05.
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Staff background & training
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Nov 21, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
One caregiver without previous 2-year experience in child care, hired October 2024 does not have at at 8 hours of preserve training completed. Only 2.5 hours of training completed.
HHSC 746.1305(a)(1) — Pre-service Training- Developmental Stages
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-05.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Staff background & training
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Apr 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 9, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 9, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 28, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 28, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 27, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when two children were left unsupervised at the operation on two separate dates.
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 2024-04-15. Correction verified 2024-04-22.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. The operation did not report to CCR of a situation placing a child at risk when a child was left in the hallway unsupervised.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-04-15. Correction verified 2024-04-22.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when the operation did not immediately inform parents of an incident placing their children at risk when a child was left unsupervised in the hallway on March 21, 2024 and when a child was left unsupervised in the classroom on March 26, 2024.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-04-15. Correction verified 2024-04-22.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Mar 27, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when two children were left unsupervised at the operation on two separate dates.
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 2024-04-15. Correction verified 2024-04-22.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. The operation did not report to CCR of a situation placing a child at risk when a child was left in the hallway unsupervised.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-04-15. Correction verified 2024-04-22.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when the operation did not immediately inform parents of an incident placing their children at risk when a child was left unsupervised in the hallway on March 21, 2024 and when a child was left unsupervised in the classroom on March 26, 2024.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-04-15. Correction verified 2024-04-22.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Dec 18, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Dec 18, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 27, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
One child does not have current immunizations on file. The child is missing the 3rd and 4th immunizations for Dtap, IPV, PCV, HepA, and Hep B.
HHSC 746.613(c)(1) — Immunization Exception or Exemption on File and Verified
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-02-03. Correction verified 2023-02-02.
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Illness & medication
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Jan 27, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
One child does not have current immunizations on file. The child is missing the 3rd and 4th immunizations for Dtap, IPV, PCV, HepA, and Hep B.
HHSC 746.613(c)(1) — Immunization Exception or Exemption on File and Verified
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-02-03. Correction verified 2023-02-02.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Illness & medication
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Jan 25, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 25, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jan 10, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Illness & medication
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The operation failed to report a staff positive COVID-19 case within two days form becoming aware of the positive case.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-01-11. Correction verified 2022-01-11.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Illness & medication
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Jan 10, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Illness & medication
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. The operation failed to report a staff positive COVID-19 case within two days form becoming aware of the positive case.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-01-11. Correction verified 2022-01-11.
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Illness & medication
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Jan 7, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jan 7, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 16, 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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Dec 16, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 15, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and was found to be deficient. The classroom staff left a child in the classroom without supervision during a fire drill.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-12-28. Correction verified 2022-01-07.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Dec 15, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
This standard was evaluated and was found to be deficient. The classroom staff left a child in the classroom without supervision during a fire drill.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-12-28. Correction verified 2022-01-07.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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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.