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Frederick Douglass Head Start

621 Howerton Street, TN · License #136906641 · Child Care

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Capacity 290 childrenAges 1 mo – 5 yr98-Star programLast inspected Apr 29, 2026
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Address
621 Howerton Street, TN · Directions
State licensing specialist
Alexandria Corbin

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Care

Ages served

6 Week(s)5 Year(s)
  • 98-Star quality rating
  • Accepts child care assistance
  • Licensed for 290 children
6
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Tennessee TDHS
45
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
0.1
Tennessee average
0.1

Inspection history & violations

Source: Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Services
Apr 29, 2026 — QRIS Monitoring visit,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 19, 2026 — Safety Plan Monitoring,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 5, 2026 — Safety Plan Served,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 3, 2026 — Incident or Injury Investigation,Technical Assistance
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Compliant

    1240-04-01-.11 · 1240-04-01-.11 Supervision

    LC was investigating a self reported incident of a child being left in the classroom by alone during dismissal time; this was found to be a valid incident.

    Corrected by Mar 19, 2026

Feb 26, 2026 — QRIS Monitoring visit,Safety Plan Monitoring,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 17, 2026 — Safety Plan Served,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 11, 2026 — Incident or Injury Investigation,Technical Assistance
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Compliant

    1240-04-01-.11 · 1240-04-01-.11 Supervision

    Child was left unattended in the classroom at dismissal time.

    Corrected by Feb 26, 2026

Feb 6, 2026 — Incident or Injury Investigation,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 11, 2025 — Safety Plan Monitoring,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 4, 2025 — Technical Assistance,Safety Plan Monitoring
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 20, 2025 — Incident or Injury Investigation,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 19, 2025 — QRIS Monitoring visit,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Sep 8, 2025 — Technical Assistance,QRIS Monitoring visit,Other
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jun 24, 2025 — Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 21, 2025 — Complaint Investigation,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 7, 2025 — QRIS Monitoring visit,Technical Assistance
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 24, 2025 — Complaint Investigation,QRIS Monitoring visit
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Compliant

    1240-04-01-.09 · 1240-04-01-.09 Incident Reporting

    During a complaint investigation of a serious incident. Site director was unable to produce written incident report. Parent was contacted but has not received the incident report, due to union rep not releasing the documents.

    Corrected by Mar 4, 2025

Dec 4, 2024 — Incident or Injury Investigation
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 18, 2024 — Technical Assistance,Follow-up visit
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 13, 2024 — QRIS Monitoring visit
2 violations cited · view state record
2 violations
  • Not Met - Violation

    CI 1.10:Supervision

    N/A

  • Compliant

    1240-04-01-.11 · 1240-04-01-.11 Supervision

    During a QRIS observation a child went into the restroom with kitchen items and began washing and drinking out of the items. LC waited for the educators to recognize the child was in the restroom, but they did not LC had to alert the educators that the child was in the restroom with the kitchen play appliances.

    Corrected by Nov 13, 2024

Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Mar 3, 2026 inspection noted: “LC was investigating a self reported incident of a child being left in the classroom by alone during dismissal time; this was found to be a valid incident.” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Feb 11, 2026 inspection noted: “Child was left unattended in the classroom at dismissal time.” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Feb 24, 2025 inspection noted: “During a complaint investigation of a serious incident. Site director was unable to produce written incident report. Parent was contacted but has not received t…” — what has changed since then?

Data synced from Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Services · Source records · Report an error