# Killeen Downtown Head Start

Killeen Downtown Head Start is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Killeen, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 58 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 802 N 2nd St Bldg F, Killeen, TX 76541

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 58
- License/permit: 1367406
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (254) 501-9232
- Website: www.ct4c.org
- Hours: 08:00 AM-04:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=931709

## Inspection record
5 findings across 19 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-12-17 to 2026-04-09); 5 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2025-09-15 — Facilities & equipment, High risk, Correction verified 2025-11-05: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: During the investigation it was found a caregiver used prohibited discipline by grabbing on a child, picking the child up by one arm, and placing the child in a seated position roughly on the floor. (§746.2805(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-3))
- 2025-09-15 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2025-11-05: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: During the investigation inspection, it was found that the caregiver did not use good judgement or self-control when the caregiver tapped the child on the head with a block. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2024-07-09 — Safety hazards, High risk, Corrected at inspection: Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children: There were two buckets that had standing water and planting soil in them. This was corrected when it was removed from the playground. (§746.3701(9); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3701-9))
- 2023-11-02 — Facilities & equipment, High risk, Correction verified 2023-11-17: Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat: During the investigation inspection it was observed that an infant was sleeping on a boppy, on the floor, and was not placed in their crib after falling asleep. (§746.2424; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2424))
- 2023-10-30 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-11-17: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety: During the investigation it was found that the operation's staff was not consistently intervening in situations that needed intervention in order to keep each child safe. (§746.1205(a)(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-5))

## Nearby programs
- [Carousel Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-247965) — 0.37 km, capacity 113
- [1st Thing 1st Child Development and Learning Center, LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1122524) — 0.38 km, capacity 38
- [Ariana's Learning Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1400415) — 0.39 km, capacity 34
- [Nae Nae's Nursery Station](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1464488) — 0.39 km, capacity 24
- [Wildflower Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1531968) — 0.47 km, capacity 40
- [Big Dreamers Child Care](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1492834) — 0.47 km, capacity 40

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 931709 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=931709
- us_census_geocoder record 802 N 2ND ST BLDG F|KILLEEN|TX|76541 (corroborated, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1367406 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1367406
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 02036-1016 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=02036-1016

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