# Margaret H Cone Head Start Center

Margaret H Cone Head Start Center is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Dallas, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 206 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 2919 Troy St, Dallas, TX 75210

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 206
- License/permit: 874852
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (214) 217-3170

- Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=318303

## Inspection record
4 findings across 14 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-08-23 to 2026-06-12); 3 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-05-08 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-06-05: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: This standard was pulled as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. A child was left alone in classroom three for twenty-seven minutes. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4))
- 2026-01-20 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2026-02-11: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment: This standard was pulled as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. A caregiver was seen in video footage striking a child across the face with an open palm. (§746.2805(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-1))
- 2025-07-01 — Food & nutrition, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-07-02: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: An infants's feedings instructions have not been updated since April of 2025. (§746.2421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2421-b))
- 2024-06-14 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2024-07-19: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the information provided, a caregiver did not use good judgment when trying to get a child to sit properly in a chair. The caregiver moved the chair in a manner that caused the child to fall and hit their head on a table as a result. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))

## Nearby programs
- [Hopewell Development Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-514253) — 1.16 km, capacity 49
- [Braswell Child Development](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-131139) — 1.74 km, capacity 306
- [Davids Place Head Start](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-205096) — 2.27 km, capacity 190
- [Jeanie Borlaug Laube Early Head Start](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1124676) — 2.39 km, capacity 64
- [Alphabest @ Cityscape-East Grand Preparatory](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1324330) — 2.43 km, capacity 30
- [St Anthony Community Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-888969) — 2.7 km, capacity 34

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 318303 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=318303
- us_census_geocoder record 2919 TROY ST|DALLAS|TX|75210 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 874852 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=874852
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 02466-1019 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=02466-1019

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