Avance- Dekaney Early Head Start
22351 Imperial Valley Dr, Houston, TX 77073
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten · Monday–Friday
4 critical findings across 32 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: May 28, 2025.
24 inspections · 8 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
The everyday details
State facts · provider details pendingSubsidies not accepted in state listing
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- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careNot listed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
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- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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Licensed capacity: 57 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten
School Age Care,Meals Provided ,Snacks Provided
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07:00 AM-03:30 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Services & accommodations
- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careNot listed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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Evidence, with the follow-through.
Provider descriptions, prices, and photos never change this record. Every finding below comes from published state evidence.
4 critical findings across 32 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: May 28, 2025.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
1 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.1205(a)(4) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Jul 10, 2025.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
52 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the information obtained, although the room is separated by a gate, a toddler was able to exit the gate and go to another classroom.
State verification published Jul 10, 2025.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
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- 2026
- Feb 26, 2026 to Feb 26, 20264 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Feb 26, 2026 inspection
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- Feb 26, 2026 inspection
- 2025
- May 30, 2025 to May 30, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- May 30, 2025 inspection
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- May 30, 2025 inspection
- May 30, 2025 inspection
- May 28, 2025Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the information obtained, although the room is separated by a gate, a toddler was able to exit the gate and go to another classroom.
Correction verified Jul 10, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- May 28, 2025Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the information obtained, although the room is separated by a gate, a toddler was able to exit the gate and go to another classroom.
Correction verified Jul 10, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- May 28, 2025Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the information obtained, although the room is separated by a gate, a toddler was able to exit the gate and go to another classroom.
Correction verified Jul 10, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- May 28, 2025Complaint investigation1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the information obtained, although the room is separated by a gate, a toddler was able to exit the gate and go to another classroom.
Correction verified Jul 10, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Mar 6, 2025 inspection
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- Mar 6, 2025 inspection
- 2024
- Mar 22, 2024 to Jul 23, 202412 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Jul 23, 2024 inspection
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- Jun 17, 2024 inspection
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- Jun 17, 2024 inspection
- Jun 13, 2024 complaint investigation
- Jun 13, 2024 complaint investigation
- Jun 13, 2024 complaint investigation
- Jun 13, 2024 complaint investigation
- Mar 22, 2024 inspection
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- Mar 22, 2024 inspection
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- 2023
- Mar 30, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Infant nutrition sheets observed for children 12months and under did not have current feeding instructions signed and dated by parent.
Correction verified Apr 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2421(b).
- Mar 30, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Infant nutrition sheets observed for children 12months and under did not have current feeding instructions signed and dated by parent.
Correction verified Apr 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2421(b).
- Mar 30, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Infant nutrition sheets observed for children 12months and under did not have current feeding instructions signed and dated by parent.
Correction verified Apr 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2421(b).
- Mar 30, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Infant nutrition sheets observed for children 12months and under did not have current feeding instructions signed and dated by parent.
Correction verified Apr 3, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2421(b).
- 2022
- Dec 5, 2022Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Caregiver observed caring for children without an active background check. CI: Caregiver was asked to leave during inspection.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Dec 5, 2022Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Caregiver observed caring for children without an active background check. CI: Caregiver was asked to leave during inspection.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Dec 5, 2022Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Caregiver observed caring for children without an active background check. CI: Caregiver was asked to leave during inspection.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Dec 5, 2022Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Caregiver observed caring for children without an active background check. CI: Caregiver was asked to leave during inspection.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Apr 26, 2022 to Dec 1, 20224 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Dec 1, 2022 complaint investigation
- Dec 1, 2022 complaint investigation
- Dec 1, 2022 complaint investigation
- Dec 1, 2022 complaint investigation
- Apr 26, 2022 inspection
- Apr 26, 2022 inspection
- Apr 26, 2022 inspection
- Apr 26, 2022 inspection
- 2021
- Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 20214 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Oct 28, 2021 inspection
- Oct 28, 2021 inspection
- Oct 28, 2021 inspection
- Oct 28, 2021 inspection
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Apr 8, 2021
- Capacity
- 57 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-03:30 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Not accepted
- County
- Harris
- Website
- www.avancehouston.org
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Contact & location
22351 Imperial Valley Dr, Houston, TX 77073
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
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