No infractions recorded at this inspection.
Licensed Center · Texas
Carter Early Head Start School Readiness Academy
2445 E 11Th St, Odessa
Last inspected Aug 14, 2026 · Map
About this program
- Licensed capacity
- 40
- Ages served
- Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-03:30 PM
- Days
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Programs
- Meals Provided ,Snacks Provided
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- License type
- Full Permit
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2019
- Phone
- 4323328588
No adverse action, corrective action or permit conditions on record.
State compliance summary
How many deficiencies Texas has recorded for this program, by risk level. This is not a quality rating: it describes compliance with the state’s minimum licensing standards.
Inspection history
- Non-critical Notification of Planned Closure
Inspector's note: Operation did not notify Licensing of a planned closure of five or more consecutive days. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-08-05.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Inspector's note: Caregiver was not feeling well and picked up a child to give a bottle. Caregiver passed out resulting in the child falling to the floor. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-07-23.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Inspector's note: This standard was found to be out of compliance when a caregiver used their foot to move a child's foot onto the cot. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-11-25.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Inspector's note: Three infants not yet on table food did not have current feeding instructions. They were 30 - 60 days overdue. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-12-06.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver failed to intervene as a co-caregiver used prohibited discipline in the classroom. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-09-10. - Critical Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver restrained two children to prevent the children from getting up. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-09-10.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Caregiver Must Face Child and Be Within Arm's Length of Child
Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver walked away from a child on the diapering table leaving the child unattended for about four seconds. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-04-16. - Critical Janitorial duties
Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. A caregiver cleaning in the classroom had their back to the children while a second caregiver was busy diapering a child, preventing either caregiver from intervening in a child biting incident. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-04-16. - Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. A caregiver lifted a child up by the arm to get the child to stand and walk to the diapering table. The caregiver then dragged the child a little when the child dropped to the floor and again lifted the child up by the arm to carry the child. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-04-16.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
Records come from Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation. They describe conditions on the inspection date and may not reflect current conditions.