Hughes Springs Head Start Center

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 2 cited deficiencies for Hughes Springs Head Start Center in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (2 High).

Records list 6 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2025-12-03.

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 (7)

• 2025-09-04 · 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: 2025-09-24. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.

  This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered that a child was left unsupervised outside for approximately two minutes when another staff had found the child.

• 2025-09-04 · 746.307(b)(4) · High

  Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-24. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.

  This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. The parent was not conducted regarding their child being left outside for approximately two minutes unsupervised until the child was picked up at end of day.

• 2023-09-29 · 746.2803(4) · Medium High

  Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-23. Correction verified: 2023-11-02.

  This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered during the investigation that several staff were not using positive methods of discipline and guidance when staff were raising their voice at children when they got up from the table at lunch time.

• 2023-09-29 · 746.2805(10) · High

  Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-23. Correction verified: 2023-11-02.

  This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non- compliant. It was discovered a three year old child was placed in time out for seventeen minutes for discipline.

• 2023-04-27 · 746.605(6) · Medium High

  Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-04-27. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  During a review files two of eight children's files were lacking a complete address for their emergency contact person. This was corrected at inspection when the opertion obtained the complete addresses for both children.

• 2023-04-27 · 746.401(11) · Medium

  Required Postings-Licensing notices with instructions to post

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-04-27. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  During the inspection it was observed that the operation did not have their Permit Renewal Letter posted. This was corrected at inspection when it was printed and posted.

• 2023-04-24 · 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: 2023-05-03. Correction verified: 2023-05-04.

  This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. It was discovered that a child was left unsupervised in the restroom for approximately one minute and was discovered by another staff who was walking down the hallway at the time. The staff responsible for the child was not aware that they were still in the restroom when they transitioned back to the classroom down the hallway.