# Dewitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start Dewitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Cuero, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 24 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 312 Dunn St, Cuero, TX 77954 - Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School - Capacity: 24 - License/permit: 1660697- 11191 - Operator: not published - Phone: (361) 661-3846 - Website: https://exploreink.org/ - Hours: 07:45 AM-03:15 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) - Accepts child care subsidies: no - Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1287440 ## Inspection record 11 findings across 16 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-12-01 to 2026-06-02); 6 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2025-06-26 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-07-10: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional: A child with a diagnosed food allergy lacked a food allergy plan on file. (§746.3819; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3819)) - 2025-06-26 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2025-07-10: Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912): Four our of four personnel files evaluated lacked a pre employment affidavit on file. (§746.901(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-901-5)) - 2025-06-26 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-07-10: Documentation of Drills: There was no documentation of drills available at the time of the inspection. (§746.5205(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5205-4)) - 2024-05-03 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-06-04: Notification of Change in Space: Based on information gathered and video evidence, children were playing on the porch, which is not licensed space. (§746.301(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-301-2)) - 2024-05-03 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2024-06-04: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: 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. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4)) - 2023-10-17 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-10-30: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation: Operation allowed a person to be present at the operation before receiving notice from the CBCU regarding the person's eligibility. (§745.641; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-745-641)) - 2023-10-17 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-10-30: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards: There are two areas in the outdoor area where the lattice has an opening larger than six inches. (§746.3701; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3701)) - 2023-10-17 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2023-10-30: Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list: The employee list has not been validated in the past three months. (§745.651(2)(A); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-745-651-2-a)) - 2023-10-12 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-11-15: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: 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. (§746.307(b)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-b-4)) - 2021-12-01 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit: 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. (§746.4003(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4003-a)) - 2021-12-01 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2021-12-02: Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact: One child's record reviewed did not have the complete designated contact information on the admission form at the time of inspection. (§746.605(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-605-6)) ## Nearby programs - [Kids Clubhouse](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1497075) — 0.1 km, capacity 72 - [Little Saints Pre-School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1299186) — 0.26 km, capacity 85 - [Lifeway Baptist School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1249486) — 0.89 km, capacity 171 - [Grace Episcopal School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1479924) — 1.17 km, capacity 34 ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 1287440 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1287440 - us_census_geocoder record 312 DUNN ST|CUERO|TX|77954 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1287440 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. 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