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Leander Head Start

A licensed child care center in Leander, Texas 78641

396 Municipal Dr, Leander, Texas 78641. (512) 570-0480.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

7 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 467 child care providers in Williamson County had 3.

14 inspections on record. The latest, on May 26, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on May 20, 2026

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

5 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

May 20, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

    “While conducting the walkthrough, There were two classrooms where the caregivers were unsure of the number of children in care.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 20, 2026.

  • Director’s Absence - Caregiver in Charge Knows in Charge

    “While conducting an inspection, It was unclear as to who the person in charge was.”

    Rule 746.1013(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 21, 2026. Correction verified: May 26, 2026.

  • First Aid Kit Incomplete - Antiseptic solution or wipes

    “While conducnting a first aid kit audit. The first aid kit had missing antiseptic solution whiich is a required item.”

    Rule 746.4003(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 29, 2026. Correction verified: May 26, 2026.

Apr 11, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “The surfacing underneath a swing was torn and exposed, a walking beam was also observed overlapping the play space of an area used for swings. Both posing tripping hazards. The walking beams were removed during the inspection by the provider.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 19, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 30, 2024.

  • First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired

    “Expired supplies were observed in the first aid kit. This was corrected during the inspection when the provider removed the items from the kit.”

    Rule 746.4003(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 11, 2024.

Nov 30, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

    “A caregiver was observed using a personal device and did not see the inspector in the room. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was asked to put the device away.”

    Rule 746.1203(3)(D). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 30, 2023.

Nov 19, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children

    “There is sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver used or has used negative interactions with children in care.”

    Rule 746.1203(5). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 11, 2024.

7 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 7, 2023: assessment2 deficiencies

  • Report Change in Director

    “All required director documentation was not submitted.”

    Rule 746.303(a)(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 15, 2023.

  • Required Personnel Records

    “One staff member is missing CPR/1st Aid training.”

    Rule 746.901. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 8, 2023.

Apr 18, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies

  • Report Change in Director

    “The operation had a change in director and did not complete the notification process to licensing.”

    Rule 746.303(a)(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 7, 2023.

  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “The last annual sanitation inspection was on 4/5/22. The provider called to schedule one during inspection.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 2, 2023. Correction verified: May 8, 2023.

  • Documentation of Fire Inspection

    “The last documented fire inspection was on 2/11/22. The provider stated there was a fire inspection completed on 4/11/23 but did not have the inspection paperwork available.”

    Rule 746.5103. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 25, 2023. Correction verified: May 30, 2023.

  • Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    “Required emergency drills were not being conducted in the time frames required and not being documented. The last monthly fire drill was conducted around October but was not documented. The lock down and severe weather drills are supposed to be conducted four times a year. They were last conducted around October and do not have documentation of being practiced. A fire drill was conducted at inspection.”

    Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 18, 2023. Correction verified: May 8, 2023.

  • Required Personnel Records

    “Out of 6 staff records reviewed, the training certificates were not available for the following: - CPR/1st Aid cards for 3 staff - Administering Medication for 3 staff - Food Allergies for 2 staff - Hazardous Materials for 3 staff - SIDS, Shaken Baby, Early Brain Development for 5 staff The provider stated the trainings are completed but in an on line database that was not able to be viewed during inspection.”

    Rule 746.901. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 7, 2023.

All 19 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
May 26, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 20, 2026Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Jan 21, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Aug 20, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 13, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 6, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Apr 30, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 11, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Mar 29, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 28, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Mar 26, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 11, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Nov 30, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Nov 19, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jun 16, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jun 7, 2023Assessment2 deficiencies cited
Apr 18, 2023Inspection5 deficiencies cited
May 6, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 13, 2022InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued May 21, 1993.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
  • Capacity: 103 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 4 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 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.
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 467 child care providers in Williamson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 7.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 467 in Williamson County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Trudi KomornNot given
Good News Preschool3
Abacus School of Austin2
Prep N Play Academy9
Leander Littles5
Journey Bible Fellowship Mothers Day Out3
Leander Head Start This child care provider7
Laura Lazo6
Young Minds Montessori Preschool8
Jyothi Duggirala5
Colibri Bilingual Child Academy2
Texas Academy of Gymnastics8

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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