Sunshine Headstart Center
1105 LEONHARD ST, Copperas Cove, TX 76522 · Coryell County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 34
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:45 AM-03:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Ruth Harrison
- Phone
- (254) 547-0769
- Regulated since
- Sep 14, 1994
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 134727 · number 506487
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (2), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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May 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 13, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The annual fire inspection was not conducted at the operation. The last fire inspection was conducted on 05/07/2024.
HHSC 746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-27. Correction verified 2025-06-04.
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Supervision & ratios
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Dec 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 11, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 13, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 19, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Out of four staff records reviewed, four records were missing additional training content.
HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-23. Correction verified 2022-10-18.
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Staff background & training
The Director was missing four of the required six additional training topics.
HHSC 746.1311(e) — Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-23. Correction verified 2022-10-18.
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Other
The CPSC form had not been certified for the current year.
HHSC 746.4135(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-07-01. Correction verified 2022-06-29.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation did not have a current fire inspection.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-07-01. Correction verified 2022-06-29.
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Staff background & training
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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.