Hollingsworth Head Start Center
Hollingsworth Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in Odessa, TX, licensed for up to 119 children and serving toddlers and preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 1994. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 14 times and investigated 5 reports. Inspectors recorded 9 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (3 of 9). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 44 centers in Odessa and better than 44% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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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.
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.
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.
This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when two children were left unsupervised at the operation on two separate dates.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
About this center
Common questions
Does Hollingsworth Head Start Center take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers toddlers and preschoolers, not infants.
What are Hollingsworth Head Start Center’s hours?
7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Hollingsworth 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 Hollingsworth Head Start Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hollingsworth Head Start Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Permian Basin area, which includes Odessa, is $31.40 a day for toddlers and $30.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Hollingsworth Head Start Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 24, 2025: “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 Hollingsworth Head Start Center compare with other daycares in Odessa?
It is tied for #26 of 44 centers in Odessa by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 44% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Hollingsworth Head Start Center last inspected?
Apr 21, 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 504152- 1026 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.