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DeWitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start

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

2 state inspections, last 2 years
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
June 2, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued March 29, 2018
Capacity
24 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:45 AM-03:15 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
1660697- 11191

Where

312 Dunn St
Cuero, TX 77954

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 4
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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
June 26, 2025Medium Low746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
State’s note: “Four our of four personnel files evaluated lacked a pre employment affidavit on file.”
July 10, 2025
June 26, 2025Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “There was no documentation of drills available at the time of the inspection.”
July 10, 2025
June 26, 2025Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “A child with a diagnosed food allergy lacked a food allergy plan on file.”
July 10, 2025
May 3, 2024Medium746.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space
State’s note: “Based on information gathered and video evidence, children were playing on the porch, which is not licensed space.”
May 24, 2024
May 3, 2024High746.1205(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: “Supervision was not appropriate, which led to a child exiting the porch area and running into the road before the caregiver could get the child.”
May 24, 2024
October 17, 2023Medium745.651(2)(A) - Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
State’s note: “The employee list has not been validated in the past three months.”
October 18, 2023
October 17, 2023Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “There are two areas in the outdoor area where the lattice has an opening larger than six inches.”
October 24, 2023
October 17, 2023High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “Operation allowed a person to be present at the operation before receiving notice from the CBCU regarding the person's eligibility.”
October 17, 2023
October 12, 2023High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “Based on information gathered, all parents were not notified immediately that their child may have been placed at risk when a child brought a pocket knife to the operation.”
November 10, 2023
December 1, 2021Medium746.4003(a) - First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
State’s note: “First Aid Kit in classroom 2 was missing the following items: Cotton Balls, Disposable Gloves, and Band aids. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection with those items being placed in the first aid kit.”
At the inspection
December 1, 2021Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “One child's record reviewed did not have the complete designated contact information on the admission form at the time of inspection.”
December 3, 2021

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected DeWitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start?

Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 2, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does DeWitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 3 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 4 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-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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