Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start
Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 106 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 5 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (4 of 11). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 18% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #433 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 25% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
A child walked out of a classroom unsupervised.
Two employees did not have a current CPR training certificate available for review during the inspection.
Five out of ten employee files reviewed did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
Two employees did not have a current first aid training certificate available for review during the inspection.
The operation does not have a current Fire Inspection Report.
The caregivers were unaware that one child in their care was missing.
A child was left in a classroom unsupervised.
During the investigation it was found that a child was left unattended in a classroom after the class had transitioned to the outdoors playground. This was corrected at inspection when supervision was observed while present at the inspection with no concerns.
During the investigation it was found that the operation had not completed an incident report form or shared it with parent within 48 hours of the time of the incident.
During the inspection it was found that the operation had a child with a nut allergy, without an allergy emergency plan.
During inspection, bleach and Lysol were found in an unlocked cupboard under the sink in on of the classrooms. This was corrected at inspection when a care giver moved the materials into a locked closet.
About this center
Common questions
Does Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start’s hours?
7:15 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start 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 Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 5 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 7, 2026: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #433 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 25% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Coolwood Early Head Start and Head Start last inspected?
Jul 23, 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 1809104 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.