Compton Head Start

9720 SPAULDING ST, Houston, TX 77016 · Harris County

13cited violations

5serious

24inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 119
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-04:00 PM
Director / administrator: Merevonna Ross Daniel
Phone: (713) 635-4142
Regulated since: Apr 4, 2008
HHSC IDs: Operation 351132 · number 893135
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Supervision & ratios 6
Staff background & training 4
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	1	Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (1)
2025	3	1	Supervision & ratios (2), Staff background & training (1)
2024	5	2	Supervision & ratios (3), Staff background & training (1), Other (1)
2023	2	0	Staff background & training (2)
2022	1	1	Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

May 26, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 7, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  Two children with diagnosed food allergies are missing completed food allergy emergency plans; both plans are missing the prescribed medications.
  
  HHSC 746.605(15) — Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-04-21. Correction verified 2026-04-22.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 4, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 7, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A child was left without caregiver supervision for 3 minutes in a 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 2026-01-30. Correction verified 2026-02-04.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 16, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The operation did not keep documentation for 4 employees of training received for the following topics: Food Allergies, Administering Medication and Hazardous Materials.
  
  HHSC 746.1329(a) — Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-04-23. Correction verified 2025-04-28.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation's fire inspection expired on 4/14/25.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-30. Correction verified 2025-04-30.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 26, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 7, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 27, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 8, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A child was left unsupervised during a restroom break and walked into the adjoining empty 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 2025-02-24. Correction verified 2025-02-27.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 3, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  1 out of 10 caregivers needs to complete pediatric CPR/ 1st Aid, not training for adults only and make the certificate available.
  
  HHSC 746.1329(c)(2) — Documentation PEDIATRIAC CPR-1st aid original certificate on file at center or copy available if licensing requests
  
  HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2024-09-27. Correction verified 2024-09-23.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation is not completing a monthly inspection of the wall-mounted fire extinguishers. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director performed a monthly check and annotated on the emergency practice drill log sheet.
  
  HHSC 746.5307(a) — Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-09-03.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation is not completing a monthly inspection of the wall-mounted carbon monoxide detector. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the director performed a monthly check and annotated on the emergency practice drill log sheet.
  
  HHSC 746.5537(a)(2) — Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-09-03.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 29, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  
  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 2024-09-24. Correction verified 2024-09-26.
- Other Serious
  
  HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-09-24. Correction verified 2024-09-26.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 5, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 3, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The director's training certificate expired in January 2023.
  
  HHSC 746.1301(a)(3)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-08-18. Correction verified 2023-08-14.
- Staff background & training
  The director's training certificate expired in January 2023.
  
  HHSC 746.1301(a)(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-08-18. Correction verified 2023-08-14.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 28, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 23, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 9, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 4, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 20, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Other Serious
  Throughout the investigation and review of video it is evidence to support prohibited punishment
  
  HHSC 746.2805(4) — Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-02-01. Correction verified 2022-02-08.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 19, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 10, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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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 Compton Head Start, 9720 SPAULDING ST, Houston, TX 77016-4841 (operation ID 351132, operation number 893135), 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.

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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.