Texas Tech University Center For Early Head Start
3315 E BROADWAY, Lubbock, TX 79403 · Lubbock County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 120
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Leslie Kacal
- Phone
- (806) 765-2737
- Regulated since
- Oct 2, 2015
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1212998 · number 1597183
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (2) |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (2) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | Safety & premises (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jun 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jun 12, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 12, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Feb 24, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
At the time of the inspection there were 3 assigned expired epinephrine auto-injectors observed. This was corrected when the 3-epinephrine auto-injectors were removed by staff.
HHSC 746.3809 — Medication No Longer Used
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-02-24.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Illness & medication
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Feb 24, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
At the time of the inspection there were 3 assigned expired epinephrine auto-injectors observed. This was corrected when the 3-epinephrine auto-injectors were removed by staff.
HHSC 746.3809 — Medication No Longer Used
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-02-24.
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Illness & medication
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Mar 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 18, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 18, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Oct 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 11, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Oct 11, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 1, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 1, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 9, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Based on the evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, staff failed to ensure that a food item with an elevated choking risk was modified prior to being served to a child resulting in the child choking.
HHSC 746.3317(7) — Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-10-11. Correction verified 2024-10-15.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Sep 9, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Based on the evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, staff failed to ensure that a food item with an elevated choking risk was modified prior to being served to a child resulting in the child choking.
HHSC 746.3317(7) — Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-10-11. Correction verified 2024-10-15.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Sep 6, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 6, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 16, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
During the inspection, it was found that the most recent fire inspection report dated 1.18.23 had listed fire code violations that have not been documented as being corrected.
HHSC 746.5105 — Corrections Made to Fire Inspection
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-06-30. Correction verified 2023-06-29.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Safety & premises Serious
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Jun 16, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
During the inspection, it was found that the most recent fire inspection report dated 1.18.23 had listed fire code violations that have not been documented as being corrected.
HHSC 746.5105 — Corrections Made to Fire Inspection
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-06-30. Correction verified 2023-06-29.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Apr 26, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 26, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 14, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 14, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 14, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 14, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 30, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 30, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jul 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 3, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 3, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Feb 24, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 24, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Feb 14, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 14, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Get the full file
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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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.