Dewitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start
A licensed child care center in Cuero, Texas 77954
312 Dunn St, Cuero, Texas 77954. (361) 661-3846.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dewitt County: 9
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 11 child care providers in Dewitt County had 9.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 2, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on May 3, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
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.
Jun 26, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child with a diagnosed food allergy lacked a food allergy plan on file.”
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Documentation of Drills
“There was no documentation of drills available at the time of the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Four our of four personnel files evaluated lacked a pre employment affidavit on file.”
May 3, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“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.”
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Notification of Change in Space
“Based on information gathered and video evidence, children were playing on the porch, which is not licensed space.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 17, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Operation allowed a person to be present at the operation before receiving notice from the CBCU regarding the person’s eligibility.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There are two areas in the outdoor area where the lattice has an opening larger than six inches.”
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Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
“The employee list has not been validated in the past three months.”
Oct 12, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“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.”
Dec 1, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“One child’s record reviewed did not have the complete designated contact information on the admission form at the time of inspection.”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“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.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 7, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 29, 2018.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 24 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.
- 3 reports 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 11 child care providers in Dewitt County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lifeway Baptist School | 3 |
| Dewitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start This child care provider | 5 |
| Little Saints Pre-School | 46 |
| Lolly’s House | 4 |
| Grace Episcopal School | 12 |
| Kids Clubhouse | 16 |
| Rooted Preschool | 0 |
| Boss Baby Daycare | 11 |
| Cindy’s Family Group Home | 2 |
| St Paul Lutheran Ykt Child Care Center/ the Learning Garden | 9 |
| Dewitt-Lavaca Early Headstart | 14 |
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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