Met Head Start/early Head Start Hardin

12195 B HIGHWAY 146 N, Liberty, TX 77575 · Liberty County

6cited violations

2serious

8inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 68
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours: 07:00 AM-03:00 PM
Director / administrator: Melissa Shirley
Phone: (936) 298-7500
Regulated since: Sep 29, 2021
HHSC IDs: Operation 1375901 · number 1720222
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 1
Records & paperwork 2
Other 3

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	3	1	Records & paperwork (1), Other (2)
2025	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)
2024	1	1	Safety & premises (1)
2022	1	0	Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 22, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  Five out of six children records were observed to not have the required health statements signed by a medical professional at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-24. Correction verified 2026-08-20.
- Other
  Three out six children files were observed to not have the physician information completed and available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.605(10) — Required Admission Information - Physician Information
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-24. Correction verified 2026-08-20.
- Other Serious
  Six out of six children files were observed to not have the water consent completed on admission forms at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.605(16) — Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-24. Correction verified 2026-08-20.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 24, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-27. Correction verified 2025-01-27.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 20, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  The outdoor playground needs the grass mowed. The Director said she could get it mowed by Friday.
  
  HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-08-23. Correction verified 2024-08-21.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 22, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 27, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 1, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 28, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The consumer product certification expired on 1/4/2021. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.4135(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-02-28.
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 MET Head Start/Early Head Start Hardin, 12195 B HIGHWAY 146 N, Liberty, TX 77575-7350 (operation ID 1375901, operation number 1720222), 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]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via 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.