Central Texas 4c Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start
A licensed child care center in Killeen, Texas 76541
500 W Avenue C, Killeen, Texas 76541. (254) 778-0489.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 22, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
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 Sep 29, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jan 31, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Jan 31, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 | Nov |
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 22, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/09/24.”
Sep 29, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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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
“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.”
Feb 4, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/04/23.”
Jan 31, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“A child in care was pulled by the arm and dragged across the floor.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“A caregiver was aware of a child being inappropriately disciplined and did not report it to licensing.”
Apr 5, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
“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.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 5, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of Drills
“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.”
Sep 1, 2023: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“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.”
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Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
“During the investigation it was found that the operation had not notified parents of allegations of abuse.”
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Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
“Operation staff failed to report suspected abuse.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 19, 2023.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 100 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 5 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| 1st Thing 1st Child Development and Learning Center, LLC | 12 |
| Education Connection | 8 |
| Moss Rose Head Start | 2 |
| Sixta Pizarro | Not given |
| Armed Services YMCA @ Clifton Park | 1 |
| Armed Services YMCA @ Killeen Elementary | 0 |
| The Learning Lodge II | 39 |
| Ariana’s Learning Academy | 2 |
| Central Texas 4c Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start This child care provider | 6 |
| Nae Nae’s Nursery Station | 0 |
| Cynthia Scott | Not given |
| Kids Community Village | 46 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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