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Belton Head Start

A licensed child care center in Belton, Texas 76513

1640 S Wall St, Belton, Texas 76513. (254) 939-2510.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 6 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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?

6 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.

19 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 9, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Oct 25, 2024

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on Jun 11, 2024

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Putting Anything in Mouth, at the report to the state on Jun 11, 2024

Source:

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.

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

Hover or focus a month to read it.

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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Jan 21, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Children’s Records - Health Statement

    “After reviewing 4 child files, one did not have the health statement from the doctor.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 6, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 2, 2026.

Feb 24, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Toothbrushes - Stored Sanitary

    “Observed four tooth brushes touching each other. I spoke with the director about cross contamination and the director replaced the tooth brushes with new ones.”

    Rule 746.3321(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 24, 2025.

Oct 25, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

    “Observed Frebreeze on the back of the toilet, which children have access too. Also observed the changing table unlocked with bleach water in a bottle. This was corrected when the Febreeze was placed out of the reach of the children and caregivers were asked to lock the cabinet.”

    Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 25, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2024.

Jun 11, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

    “During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver hit a child on their leg for discipline. The caregiver no longer works at the operation.”

    Rule 746.2805(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 10, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 23, 2024.

  • Prohibited Punishments - Putting Anything in Mouth

    “During a DFPS investigation it was found that a caregiver covered a child’s mouth with their hand to quiet them. The caregiver no longer works for the operation.”

    Rule 746.2805(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 10, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 23, 2024.

Apr 3, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Posting of Activity Plan

    “Both classrooms had their activity plans on their tablets but did not have it posted for this week for parents to observe.”

    Rule 746.2209. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 3, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 4, 2024.

6 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 27, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Responsibilities of caregivers-Set appropriate behavior expectations

    “During a DFPS investigation, it was observed that the classroom was not in control.”

    Rule 746.1203(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 27, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 28, 2023.

Jul 19, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

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

    “Observed a caregiver on their phone while caring for children. This was corrected when the caregiver put the phone away.”

    Rule 746.1203(3)(D). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2023.

Jul 12, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “Observed a person with access to the children in care without a cleared background check. This was corrected when the person left the operation. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 12, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 19, 2023.

Sep 9, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

    “Observed a caregiver change three children without washing their hands. This was corrected when Licensing spoke to the caregiver about when to wash their hands.”

    Rule 746.3415(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2022.

  • Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

    “Observed 3 children having their diaper changed and not washing their hands afterwards. This was corrected when Licensing asked the caregiver to have the children wash their hands.”

    Rule 746.3417(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2022.

  • Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area

    “Observed 3 children being changed without the diaper changing station being sanitized in between each child. This was corrected when Licensing spoke to the caregiver about sanitizing the diaper changing station between changes.”

    Rule 746.3505(e). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2022.

All 28 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 9, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 2, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 18, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 21, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 24, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Oct 28, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Oct 25, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Oct 22, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 22, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Oct 10, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 6, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Sep 5, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 23, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jun 11, 2024Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Apr 22, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 19, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Apr 3, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Nov 28, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 27, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Oct 25, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 19, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 18, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 19, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 12, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Sep 9, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Mar 1, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Feb 28, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Feb 25, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 19, 2003.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 28 children.
Source:

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.
  • 9 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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.
Source:

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.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

12 of the 237 in Bell County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Belton Head Start This child care provider6
Power House Cheer and Fitness2
Future Minds Child Care of Belton7
Belton Education Station20
Kevlon Johnson6
Belton Christian Youth Center4
Belton Early Childhood School1
Gigiz Little Helping Handz1
Krystalyn Perry0
Hubbard Branch YMCA of Central Texas0
Southwest YMCA of Central Texas0
Chisholm Trail YMCA of Central Texas0
Sparta YMCA of Central Texas0

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 5, 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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