Florence Head Start
A licensed child care center in Florence, Texas 76527
306 College Ave, Florence, Texas 76527. (254) 793-9495.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Williamson County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 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 467 child care providers in Williamson County had 3.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 30, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the inspection on Apr 16, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Mar 30, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“There were two caregivers that have been employeed over 90 days and does not have CPR and first aid training.”
Apr 16, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“Observed an infant with two bracelets on each wrist. I explained to the caregivers that bracelets are chocking hazards for infants. The bracelets were removed from the infant.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“A infant was sitting in a small highchair that was placed on the floor. The highchair was missing the straps for the infant to be secured in the seat. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the seat.”
Aug 19, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
“Observed a climbing equipment with slides that did not have 6 feet of use zone from the bottom of the slide to the building and from the stairs to the fence. I spoke to the director about this.”
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Notification of Change in Space
“Observed the operation to have a new toddler playground. The operation failed to communicate with licensing to let them know of the addition of space. I spoke to the director about notifications and measured the new space.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The operational policies were missing the parents rights section. I spoke with the director regarding how to add this policy and to have the parents resign the new policy.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Nov 2, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Observed a metal vent that is broken and has sharp metal sticking out which could cause a child to be scratched or cut by the metal.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“Observed no fire drills being completed in September or October 2022. This was corrected when a fire drill was completed.”
Dec 6, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The children product safety report had not been completd since 2019. This was corrected when another was completed during the inspection.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 27, 1999.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 44 children.
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.
- 0 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 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.
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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Education Connection Preschool and Child Care Solutions Ltd | 5 |
| Florence Head Start This child care provider | 6 |
| Community Montessori School | 9 |
| Christ Lutheran Learning Ctr | 1 |
| Bethany School | 6 |
| Twin Lakes Child Development Center | 0 |
| Council Oak Preschool | 2 |
| St Phillip’s Preschool | 1 |
| Texas Spanish Academy | 0 |
| Rais’n Kids Child Care and Preschool | 3 |
| Little Tots Sunshine | 8 |
| Kidzrock Home Childcare | 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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