# Kieberger Prek-3 Head Start Kieberger Prek-3 Head Start is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Aransas Pass, TX serving ages Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 57 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 748 W Goodnight Ave, Aransas Pass, TX 78336 - Ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School - Capacity: 57 - License/permit: 855957- 9871 - Operator: not published - Phone: (361) 758-4200 - Website: www.cacost.org - Hours: 07:30 AM-03:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) - Accepts child care subsidies: no - Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=286606 ## Inspection record 11 findings across 14 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-03-30 to 2026-08-03); 7 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2026-01-09 — Health records & medication, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-02-04: Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date: One medication for a child in room 5, had an asthma medication that was not in the original container. (§746.3805(b)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3805-b-1)) - 2026-01-09 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-02-04: Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less: In the outdoor playground area, the area around the swings and the slide structure had mulch measuring less than half of an inch. (§746.4907(a)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4907-a-1)) - 2025-01-14 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-01-17: Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner: Two of the six trash cans obsserved did not have lids making the trash and garbage accessible to the children. (§746.3407(8); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407-8)) - 2024-02-05 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-02-08: Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal: The fire inspection on file was from 8/9/22. (§746.5101(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-b)) - 2024-02-05 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-02-22: Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date: One child was administered an asthma medication twice in Dec. 2023 but the medication at the operation expired in October 2023. Inspector also observed one inhaler spacer not in the original container and it had no name on it. (§746.3805(b)(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3805-b-3)) - 2024-02-05 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-02-16: Required Personnel Records: One out of five staff did not have their record/file at the operation at the time of inspection. Two out of five staff did not have notarized affidavits on file. (§746.901; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-901)) - 2024-02-05 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-02-22: Documented Annual Training- Required Content: One out of five staff was missing emergency preparedness training. One out of five staff was missing food allergy training. (§746.1309(e); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1309-e)) - 2023-03-27 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-04-06: Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.: One staff had expired First Aid/CPR Certification on file. The certification expired in January 2023. (§746.1315(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1315-a)) - 2022-10-12 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-10-14: Director's Absence - Employees Know Who Is in Charge: Upon arrival to the inspection, staff did not know who the person in charge was in the absence of the director. The employee list was not updated and did not have the current director listed or current employees to show who the person in charge was. (§746.1013(c); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1013-c)) - 2022-04-12 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-06-29: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent: Based on the information gathered through this investigation, a care giver stated a incident report was not done due to her not being trained how to fill out a incident report. The teacher was not present at the time and was out and did not give the parent the incident report till three days after the incident occurred. (§746.707; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-707)) - 2022-03-30 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-06-29: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent: Based on the information gathered through this investigation, a care giver stated a incident report was not done due to her not being trained how to fill out a incident report. The teacher was not present at the time and was out and did not give the parent the incident report till three days after the incident occurred. (§746.707; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-707)) ## Nearby programs - [Aransas Pass Birth to Five Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-286607) — 1.11 km, capacity 16 - [Lighthouse Learning Center and Daycare](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1328287) — 1.49 km, capacity 93 ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 286606 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=286606 - us_census_geocoder record 748 W GOODNIGHT AVE|ARANSAS PASS|TX|78336 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-286606 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.