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Central Texas 4c INC. DBA Ave C Head Start

Licensed & activeAges Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, SchoolUp to 100 children

500 W Avenue C, Killeen, TX 76541

Safety record

10 findings across 16 inspections

9 were rated high or medium-high risk. All were marked corrected. Texas HHSC inspections since 2022.

Sanitation & hygieneMedium-high riskCorrectedJan 22, 2026
Annual Sanitation Inspection: The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/09/24.
Supervision & ratiosHigh riskCorrectedSep 29, 2025
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: 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.
Sanitation & hygieneMedium-high riskCorrected

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Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Evidence
Jan 22, 2026	Inspection	Deficiencies cited	1	Verified
Nov 12, 2025	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Oct 3, 2025	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Sep 29, 2025	Investigation of a report (self-reported)	Deficiencies cited	1	Verified

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Jan 22, 2026	§746.3401(a) Sanitation & hygiene	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Annual Sanitation Inspection: The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/09/24.
Sep 29, 2025	§746.1205(a)(4) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: 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.
Feb 4, 2025	§746.3401(a) Sanitation & hygiene	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Annual Sanitation Inspection: The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/04/23.
Jan 31, 2025	§746.305(a)(6) Records, permits & program	High risk	Corrected	Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: A caregiver was aware of a child being inappropriately disciplined and did not report it to licensing.
Jan 31, 2025	§746.2805(3) Facilities & equipment	High risk	Corrected	Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: A child in care was pulled by the arm and dragged across the floor.
Apr 5, 2024	§746.3415(7) Staff qualifications & clearances	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids: 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.
Sep 5, 2023	§746.5205(4) Fire safety & emergency drills	Medium risk	Corrected	Documentation of Drills: 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.
Sep 1, 2023	§746.201(5) Supervision & ratios	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report: Operation staff failed to report suspected abuse.
Sep 1, 2023	§746.307(a) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation: During the investigation it was found that the operation had not notified parents of allegations of abuse.
Sep 1, 2023	§746.305(a)(6) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: 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.

Date

Code

Severity

Status

Finding (source text)

Jan 22, 2026

§746.3401(a)

Sanitation & hygiene

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Annual Sanitation Inspection: The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/09/24.

Sep 29, 2025

§746.1205(a)(4)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: 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.

Feb 4, 2025

§746.3401(a)

Sanitation & hygiene

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Annual Sanitation Inspection: The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/04/23.

Jan 31, 2025

§746.305(a)(6)

Records, permits & program

High risk

Corrected

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: A caregiver was aware of a child being inappropriately disciplined and did not report it to licensing.

Jan 31, 2025

§746.2805(3)

Facilities & equipment

High risk

Corrected

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: A child in care was pulled by the arm and dragged across the floor.

Apr 5, 2024

§746.3415(7)

Staff qualifications & clearances

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids: 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.

Sep 5, 2023

§746.5205(4)

Fire safety & emergency drills

Medium risk

Corrected

Documentation of Drills: 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.

Sep 1, 2023

§746.201(5)

Supervision & ratios

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report: Operation staff failed to report suspected abuse.

Sep 1, 2023

§746.307(a)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation: During the investigation it was found that the operation had not notified parents of allegations of abuse.

Sep 1, 2023

§746.305(a)(6)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: 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.

Facility	Type	Operator	Capacity	Inspection findings	Last insp.	Dist.
Big Dreamers Child Care Killeen, 76541	Child care center	—	40	No records	—	0.1 km
Carousel Learning Center Killeen, 76541	Child care center	—	113	No records	—	0.1 km
Killeen Downtown Head Start Killeen, 76541	Child care center	—	58	No records	—	0.5 km
Little Minds Big Thoughts LLC Killeen, 76541	Child care center	—	34	No records	—	0.6 km
Nae Nae's Nursery Station Killeen, 76541	Child care center	—	24	No records	—	0.7 km
Ariana's Learning Academy Killeen, 76541	School-age program	—	34	No records	—	0.7 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
Texas HHSC Operations TX	1430177	name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
us_census_geocoder US	500 W AVENUE C\|KILLEEN\|TX\|76…	location Census Geocoder Exact match: 500 W AVE C, KILLEEN, TX, 76541	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
tx_twc_subsidy_providers TX	1760981	tx_rising_star_rating, accepts_cc_subsidy	Verified	Mar 1, 2025	Nov 6, 2026
tx_tda_cacfp_centers TX	02036-1024	mealpreparationmethod, foodservicevendorname, enrolled_by_eligibility	Verified	—	Nov 6, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905865246		Verified	Jan 22, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905865245		Verified	Nov 12, 2025	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905865244		Verified	Oct 3, 2025	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905947289		Verified	Sep 29, 2025	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905865243		Verified	Feb 25, 2025	Nov 5, 2026

Central Texas 4c INC. DBA Ave C Head Start

10 findings across 16 inspections

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Central Texas 4c INC. DBA Ave C Head Start

10 findings across 16 inspections

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