AVANCE Mangum Center
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1205866- 5211, issued July 11, 2011.
- Address
- 4503 Mangum Rd, Houston, TX 77092
- Phone
- (713) 686-5228
- Licensed capacity
- 368 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-03:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- avancehouston.org
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 3,060 standards at AVANCE Mangum Center between January 25, 2022 and November 4, 2026 and recorded 22 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 2 | 240 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 220 | 0 |
| Personnel | 2 | 290 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 68 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 2 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 144 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 1 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 83 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,011 of those standards. The remaining 49, including 19 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 27 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on November 4, 2026, and 22 citations.
2 of those visits began with AVANCE Mangum Center reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 7High
- 11Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 22. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High September 17, 2026 Reported corrected October 30, 2026, not yet verified
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
It was revealed that a caregiver left the classroom, leaving only one caregiver to supervise eight children aged 12?17 months, which placed the classroom out of ratio.
- High September 12, 2026 Correction verified October 14, 2026
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
One caregiver was observed pulling a child by the arms and dragging the child. Another grabbed the child by the arm and pulled the child towards them as a form of redirection.
- High September 12, 2026 Correction verified October 14, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Two caregivers exercised poor judgment while interacting and redirecting a child. Both caregivers threw a toy at the child. One caregiver snatched an item from the child's hand. Another caregiver placed cucumber slices on the child's eyes during snack time and pushed the child twice.
- Medium September 12, 2026 Correction verified October 14, 2026
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
The incident report was not provided to the parent within the required 48-hour timeframe.
- Medium High September 12, 2026 Correction verified October 14, 2026
746.3407(8): Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
A child was observed digging in the trash can and removing a straw, while the caregiver failed to intervene.
- Medium March 9, 2026 Correction verified March 17, 2026
746.1319(b): Block certification training include hours and topics
CCR reviewed the director training certificate, which does not specify the training's topic and the training hours.
- Medium February 2, 2026 Correction verified March 9, 2026
746.1319(b): Block certification training include hours and topics
CCR reviewed the director training certificate, which does not specify the training's topic and the training hours.
- Medium High February 28, 2025 Correction verified March 6, 2025
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
There was less than two inches of loose fill observed on both playground areas.
- Medium High February 3, 2025 Correction verified February 28, 2025
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Part of the baseboard in one of the bathrooms was peeling from the wall. A large hole was observed in the outside playground area that posed a tripping hazard.
- Medium High February 3, 2025 Correction verified February 28, 2025
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
There was less than two inches of loose fill observed on both playground areas.
- High November 11, 2024 Correction verified December 18, 2024
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
A caregiver grabbed a child's arm in an attempt to redirect the child.
- High November 11, 2024 Correction verified December 18, 2024
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not report the incident to CCR within the 48-hour time frame.
- Medium November 11, 2024 Correction verified December 18, 2024
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
The incident report was not shared with the parent within 48 hours of the incident.
- High November 1, 2023 Correction verified December 20, 2023
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was determined that the caregivers failed to provide the level of supervision necessary to ensure visual awareness when they allowed a 3-year-old to be in the restroom for approximately 5 minutes without checking on them.
- Medium High October 12, 2023 Correction verified December 20, 2023
746.3415(4): Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
The caregiver was observed in video footage changing several children's diapers without washing their hands as required.
- High October 12, 2023 Correction verified December 20, 2023
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Based on video footage the caregiver was found to have grabbed a child by one arm and pulled them across the floor to sit them on another spot on the carpet.
- Medium High October 12, 2023 Correction verified December 20, 2023
746.3415(7): Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
The caregiver was observed of video footage not washing their hands after cleaning children's noses.
- Medium High October 12, 2023 Correction verified December 20, 2023
746.3505(e): Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
The caregiver was observed on video footage provided not sanitizing the diaper changing table after each diaper change.
- Medium High October 12, 2023 Correction verified December 20, 2023
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Children were observed on video footage not washing their hands after getting their diapers changed.
- Medium High February 9, 2023 Correction verified March 3, 2023
746.3415(7): Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
During the walkthrough I observed two caregivers not washing their hands after assisting a child with wiping their notse.
- High May 3, 2022 Correction verified July 8, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
It was determined that the director did not demonstrate good judgement when she did not contact parents to pick up children and allowed them to stay in a building without cool air from 7:30 am until 12pm when the building finally cooled down.
- Medium High February 16, 2022 Correction verified February 23, 2022
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
One out of ten staff records reviewed is missing the CPR training completed face to face.
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About this record
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