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Florence Head Start

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

4 state inspections, last 2 years
9 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
March 30, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 27, 1999
Capacity
44 children
Ages served
Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 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
545407- 1407

Where

306 College Ave
Florence, TX 76527

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 5
  • Medium 3
  • 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
March 30, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
State’s note: “There were two caregivers that have been employeed over 90 days and does not have CPR and first aid training.”
April 20, 2026
April 16, 2025Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “A infant was sitting in a small highchair that was placed on the floor. The highchair was missing the straps for the infant to be secured in the seat. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the seat.”
At the inspection
April 16, 2025High746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
State’s note: “Observed an infant with two bracelets on each wrist. I explained to the caregivers that bracelets are chocking hazards for infants. The bracelets were removed from the infant.”
April 16, 2025
August 19, 2024Medium746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
State’s note: “The operational policies were missing the parents rights section. I spoke with the director regarding how to add this policy and to have the parents resign the new policy.”
September 2, 2024
August 19, 2024Medium High746.4805(b) - Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
State’s note: “Observed a climbing equipment with slides that did not have 6 feet of use zone from the bottom of the slide to the building and from the stairs to the fence. I spoke to the director about this.”
August 21, 2024
August 19, 2024Medium746.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space
State’s note: “Observed the operation to have a new toddler playground. The operation failed to communicate with licensing to let them know of the addition of space. I spoke to the director about notifications and measured the new space.”
At the inspection
November 2, 2022Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “Observed a metal vent that is broken and has sharp metal sticking out which could cause a child to be scratched or cut by the metal.”
November 16, 2022
November 2, 2022Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “Observed no fire drills being completed in September or October 2022. This was corrected when a fire drill was completed.”
At the inspection
December 6, 2021Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “The children product safety report had not been completd since 2019. This was corrected when another was completed during the inspection.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Florence Head Start?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on March 30, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Florence Head Start have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 1 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 3 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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