Cameron Head Start Center
A licensed child care center in Cameron, Texas 76520
1402 Austin N, Cameron, Texas 76520. (254) 697-4240.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Milam County: 3
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 6 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 12 child care providers in Milam County had 3.
6 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 7, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on May 13, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on May 13, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2024. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Nov 12, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“The operation did not report a child with an injury that required medical attention within the 48 hour timeframe. I spoke with the director about proper ways of making reports. The child was injured on 11/5/24 and the report was not made until 11/12/2024. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.”
May 13, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Observed a volunteer at the operation without a cleared background check. I spoke to the operartion regarding having a background checks put in for anyone who will be volunteering all day in a teacher role. The volunteer was asked to leave during the inspection. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.”
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operational policies were missing the following; Promotion of indoor/outdoor physical activity. Criteria used to determine extreme weather.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“There was expired albuterol in the operations medication box. I explained to the person in charge that they should check the medication periodically to ensure they do not have expired medication.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Sep 14, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“Observed the fire drill had not been documented for the month of August or September. This was corrected when the operation completed a fire drill and was able to exit the operation in 1 minute and 34 seconds.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 13, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 2, 1991.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 40 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 12 child care providers in Milam County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Monicas | 2 |
| Cameron Head Start Center This child care provider | 4 |
| Future Leaders Learning Center L.L.C | 5 |
| Cameron Isd | 0 |
| Little Yoemen Learning Center | 13 |
| Rebekah Mensch | Not given |
| Laci’s Daycare- Laci Wimmer | 2 |
| Tiger Learning Center - Rockdale Isd | 0 |
| Tiger Town Learning Center | 16 |
| Kristal Montelongo | Not given |
| St Paul Lutheran Church and School | 4 |
| Bailee Hilton | 1 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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