Acres Homes Head Start Center
Acres Homes Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 85 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2013. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 12 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 9 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 9). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #175 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 58% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
CCR observed active wasps in the children's playhouse equipment.
The Form 2912 affidavit is missing from one of the caregiver's files.
Two of the playground areas had loose-fill with a depth that was less than six inches.
Three children were missing an updated shot record.
A director's file was missing 3 management training hours.
During the walkthrough of the outdoor play area I observed a broken lattice board near the sheds, I observed to link chains hanging from the sheds and two metal sign posts on the ground.
I observed one caregiver caring for 18 3 year olds when the second caregiver stepped out of the classroom to take a child to the restroom. This was corrected when the second caregiver came back to the classroom with the other child.
During the inspection the operation was found to not have maintained the loose fill surfacing at a proper depth.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
About this center
Common questions
Does Acres Homes Head Start Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Acres Homes Head Start Center’s hours?
7 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Acres Homes Head Start Center accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Acres Homes Head Start Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Acres Homes Head Start Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Acres Homes Head Start Center had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 9 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Acres Homes Head Start Center compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #175 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 58% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Acres Homes Head Start Center last inspected?
Aug 12, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1505901- 5211 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.