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Central Texas 4C Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start

Killeen, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

5 state inspections, last 2 years
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
January 22, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued May 19, 2023
Capacity
100 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 08:00 AM-04:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1760981

Where

500 W Avenue C
Killeen, TX 76541

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 5
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 1
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
January 22, 2026Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/09/24.”
January 29, 2026
September 29, 2025High746.1205(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
State’s note: “During the investigation it was found that a child was left unattended in a classroom during a transition period. The caregiver did not account for all the children in their group before closing the classroom door to their room.”
October 28, 2025
February 4, 2025Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/04/23.”
February 11, 2025
January 31, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “A child in care was pulled by the arm and dragged across the floor.”
February 4, 2025
January 31, 2025High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “A caregiver was aware of a child being inappropriately disciplined and did not report it to licensing.”
February 4, 2025
April 5, 2024Medium High746.3415(7) - Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
State’s note: “During the monitoring inspection a caregiver wiped two children's noses and did not wash their hands. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver was asked to wash their hands, and did, and the expectations for hand washing after wiping noses was explained.”
At the inspection
September 5, 2023Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “During the monitoring and investigation inspection it was observed that the last fire drill documented was in June 2023. Fire drills are required to be practiced one time per month. Staff stated a drill had been practiced since June, however it was not documented.”
September 6, 2023
September 1, 2023Medium High746.201(5) - Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
State’s note: “Operation staff failed to report suspected abuse.”
September 14, 2023
September 1, 2023High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “During the investigation it was found that there was a situation reported within the operation of a possible situation that placed a child or children at risk, but this situation was not reported to licensing within the two day required time frame. Operation understands reporting criteria and will do so moving forward.”
At the inspection
September 1, 2023High746.307(a) - Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
State’s note: “During the investigation it was found that the operation had not notified parents of allegations of abuse.”
September 15, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Central Texas 4C Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 22, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Central Texas 4C Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 5 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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