Mccamey Head Start

1108 S KAUFMAN, Mccamey, TX 79752 · Upton County

4cited violations

1serious

8inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 20
Ages: Pre-Kindergarten
Hours: 07:30 AM-03:00 PM
Director / administrator: Marie Meraz
Phone: (432) 652-3444
Regulated since: Mar 3, 1995
HHSC IDs: Operation 94389 · number 25142- 1029
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Discipline & child guidance 1
Safety & premises 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)
2023	1	0	Safety & premises (1)
2022	2	1	Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 29, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policies did not address the operation's policies and procedures for inclusivity services for children wiith special care needs.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(30) — Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-05-06. Correction verified 2024-04-30.
HHSC inspection history
May 2, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  There was not a fire drill conducted for the month of April. A drill was conducted today and it was documented.
  
  HHSC 746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-05-02.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 4, 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
Aug 29, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  On more than one occasion, staff were observed harshly handling or picking up children when they misbehaved.
  
  HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-26. Correction verified 2022-10-04.
HHSC inspection history
May 5, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Upon reviewing operational poliices, the section on Indoor and Outdoor play was omitted. This section must be detailed and specific.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(18) — Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-05-13. Correction verified 2022-05-12.
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 McCamey Head Start, 1108 S KAUFMAN, Mccamey, TX 79752 (operation ID 94389, operation number 25142- 1029), 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, 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.