DeWitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 9 cited deficiencies for DeWitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (3 High, 2 Medium High, 3 Medium, 1 Medium Low).

Records list 11 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-06-02.

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

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Full citation history from HHSC (11)

• 2025-06-26 · 746.3819 · Medium High

  Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-07-10.

  A child with a diagnosed food allergy lacked a food allergy plan on file.

• 2025-06-26 · 746.5205(4) · Medium

  Documentation of Drills

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-07-10.

  There was no documentation of drills available at the time of the inspection.

• 2025-06-26 · 746.901(5) · Medium Low

  Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-10. Correction verified: 2025-07-10.

  Four our of four personnel files evaluated lacked a pre employment affidavit on file.

• 2024-05-03 · 746.301(2) · Medium

  Notification of Change in Space

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-24. Correction verified: 2024-06-04.

  Based on information gathered and video evidence, children were playing on the porch, which is not licensed space.

• 2024-05-03 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High

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

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-24. Correction verified: 2024-06-04.

  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.

• 2023-10-17 · 745.651(2)(A) · Medium

  Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-18. Correction verified: 2023-10-30.

  The employee list has not been validated in the past three months.

• 2023-10-17 · 745.641 · High

  AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-17. Correction verified: 2023-10-30.

  Operation allowed a person to be present at the operation before receiving notice from the CBCU regarding the person's eligibility.

• 2023-10-17 · 746.3701 · Medium High

  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-24. Correction verified: 2023-10-30.

  There are two areas in the outdoor area where the lattice has an opening larger than six inches.

• 2023-10-12 · 746.307(b)(4) · High

  Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-10. Correction verified: 2023-11-15.

  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.

• 2021-12-01 · 746.605(6) · Medium High

  Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-03. Correction verified: 2021-12-02.

  One child's record reviewed did not have the complete designated contact information on the admission form at the time of inspection.

• 2021-12-01 · 746.4003(a) · Medium

  First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2021-12-01. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  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.