Colorado City Isd Early Head Start
1242 E 10TH ST, Colorado City, TX 79512 · Mitchell County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 24
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-03:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Teresa Hill
- Phone
- (325) 728-3471
- Regulated since
- Oct 25, 2016
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1256161 · number 1634891
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (1), Other (1) |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (2), Other (1) |
Enforcement actions
- Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Conditions on permit (HHSC operation record)
HHSC publishes these as current flags on the operation, not as dated actions. The date shown is when this site first saw the flag. The HHSC Child Care Search has the details.
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 21, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Other Serious
During an evacuation, caregivers did not know the number of children in their care. As a result the caregivers evacuated the classroom without accounting for all children, and one child remained in the classroom.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-09-11. Correction verified 2026-09-22.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A child was left alone in a classroom during an evacuation after caregivers and other children in the classroom evacuated.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-09-11. Correction verified 2026-09-22.
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Other Serious
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May 6, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 18, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Current certificates for Health and Safety Trainings were not available in the employee files.
HHSC 746.801(3) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-01. Correction verified 2025-08-26.
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Staff background & training
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Sep 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 5, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The employee list was last validated on 08/19/2022.
HHSC 745.651(2)(A) — Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-01-13. Correction verified 2023-01-05.
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Staff background & training
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Mar 9, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 1, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
The last Child Care Regulation inspection posted was for 9/9/2019.
HHSC 746.401(2) — Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-03-01. Correction verified 2022-03-09.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During the monitoring inspection trash was observed on the outdoor playground where children in care play. Bird feces was also observed on a slide children in care were utilizing during outdoor play time. There was also an entrapment hazard observed between two gates on the outdoor playground.
HHSC 746.4601(1) — Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Arranged for Supervision
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-03-01. Correction verified 2022-03-09.
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Supervision & ratios
The last documented fire drill was for 1/28/22. There wasn't a monthly fire drill documented for February of 2022. A fire drill was conducted during the inspection, bringing the operation back into compliance.
HHSC 746.5205(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-03-01.
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Other
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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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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.