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Childcare center · Killeen, TX

Central Texas 4C Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start

A licensed child care center in Killeen, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center

Address: 500 W AVENUE C, Killeen, TX 76541

County: Bell County

Phone: (254) 778-0489

Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School

Licensed capacity: 100 children

State ID (HHSC operation number): 1760981

Permit: Full Permit, issued May 19, 2023

On corrective action (HHSC): No

On adverse action (HHSC): No

Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.

View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 1760981 on the search page).

Inspection history

From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026

  • 6 inspections
  • 3 investigations
  • 6 citations from these visits (risk level: High 3, Medium High 3)

A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.

Below is every visit in the state's files from December 21, 2022 to January 22, 2026, newest first: 16 visits and 10 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.

  1. January 22, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: January 29, 2026 · Correction verified: February 10, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/09/24.

  2. November 12, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  3. October 3, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  4. September 29, 2025 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation

    • 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 28, 2025 · Correction verified: November 12, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      During the investigation it was found that a child was left unattended in a classroom during a transition period. The caregiver did not account for all the children in their group before closing the classroom door to their room.

  5. February 25, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  6. February 11, 2025 · Investigation · No citations

  7. February 4, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 11, 2025 · Correction verified: February 25, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/04/23.

  8. January 31, 2025 · Investigation · 2 citations

    • 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 4, 2025 · Correction verified: February 25, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A child in care was pulled by the arm and dragged across the floor.

    • 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 4, 2025 · Correction verified: February 25, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A caregiver was aware of a child being inappropriately disciplined and did not report it to licensing.

  9. April 5, 2024 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.3415(7) - Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids

      Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      During the monitoring inspection a caregiver wiped two children's noses and did not wash their hands. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver was asked to wash their hands, and did, and the expectations for hand washing after wiping noses was explained.

  10. September 5, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: September 6, 2023 · Correction verified: September 8, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      During the monitoring and investigation inspection it was observed that the last fire drill documented was in June 2023. Fire drills are required to be practiced one time per month. Staff stated a drill had been practiced since June, however it was not documented.

  11. September 1, 2023 · Investigation · 1 citation

    • 746.201(5) - Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 14, 2023 · Correction verified: September 19, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Operation staff failed to report suspected abuse.

  12. September 1, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 2 citations

    • 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

      Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      During the investigation it was found that there was a situation reported within the operation of a possible situation that placed a child or children at risk, but this situation was not reported to licensing within the two day required time frame. Operation understands reporting criteria and will do so moving forward.

    • 746.307(a) - Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 15, 2023 · Correction verified: September 15, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      During the investigation it was found that the operation had not notified parents of allegations of abuse.

  13. May 15, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  14. March 21, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  15. February 22, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  16. December 21, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

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Sources

All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

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