Carmen Y Benitez Rivera

1505 KAREN DR, Killeen, TX 76549 · Bell County

3cited violations

0serious

2inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Registered child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 05:30 AM-06:00 PM
Phone: (254) 458-9239
Regulated since: Jun 13, 2013
HHSC IDs: Operation 1113429 · number 1516782
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 1
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1)
2023	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 27, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The fire drill for May had not been completed.
  
  HHSC 747.5005(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-06-27. Correction verified 2025-06-30.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policies did not have the parents rights or the promotion of outdoor play incorporated within them.
  
  HHSC 747.501(9) — Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-07-04. Correction verified 2025-06-30.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 1, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  During the review of children's records, 2 records did not have signed physician's statements.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-08-01. Correction verified 2023-08-07.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Carmen Y Benitez Rivera, 1505 KAREN DR, Killeen, TX 76549-2263 (operation ID 1113429, operation number 1516782), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.