Killeen Downtown Head Start
Does Killeen Downtown Head Start have a state child-care violation history?
Texas HHSC records list 6 child-care citations for Killeen Downtown Head Start in KILLEEN, TX. The state assigns each cited standard a risk level; for this facility, 6 are recorded at the High level and 0 at Medium High, with the remainder at Medium, Medium Low, or Low. Each entry below reproduces the standard Texas cited and the state's own description of what was found.
These are licensing-record findings, not a judgment about any child or family. The dates shown are the dates Texas recorded a correction as verified — they are not inspection dates, and the record may lag the state's current file. This page reflects the published record as of its last update and is not a complete history; the authoritative source is Texas HHSC.
Texas HHSC recorded 6 High-risk citations at this facility.
Risk levels below are Texas HHSC's own labels, shown verbatim.
- High
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
During the investigation it was found a caregiver used prohibited discipline by grabbing on a child, picking the child up by one arm, and placing the child in a seated position roughly on the floor.
- High
746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
During the investigation inspection, it was found that the caregiver did not use good judgement or self-control when the caregiver tapped the child on the head with a block.
- High
746.3701(9) - Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
There were two buckets that had standing water and planting soil in them. This was corrected when it was removed from the playground.
Show 3 earlier citations
- High
746.2424 - Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat
During the investigation inspection it was observed that an infant was sleeping on a boppy, on the floor, and was not placed in their crib after falling asleep.
- High
746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
During the investigation it was found that the operation's staff was not consistently intervening in situations that needed intervention in order to keep each child safe.
- High
746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
During the investigation it was found that there was forms of prohibited punishment being used at the operation.
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- 2Y Smart Kids Care, LLC — KILLEEN
- The Learning Lodge — NOLANVILLE
- The Learning Lodge II — KILLEEN
- Little Hands and Footprints 2 — TEMPLE
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Compiled from public Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Child-Care Licensing records. To flag a discrepancy, write to records@daycaredossier.com.