Getcap Head Start And Early Start At Trinity
808 N LAKEFIELD, Trinity, TX 75862 · Trinity County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 60
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:45 AM-03:45 PM
- Director / administrator
- Sharon Simon
- Phone
- (936) 594-2929
- Regulated since
- Mar 17, 1992
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 122554 · number 410661
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (4), Safety & premises (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Apr 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 13, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 12, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Safety & premises Serious
It was found that a child was left in a classroom alone when the caregivers did not do a head count or scan the room to make sure every child exited the room.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-11-15. Correction verified 2024-11-15.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
It was found that a child was left alone in a classroom for approximately 10 minutes without supervision.
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 2024-11-15. Correction verified 2024-11-15.
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Safety & premises Serious
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May 22, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
The most recent fire inspection was conducted on 3/20/2023. The director has scheduled a new inspection to be completed by the fire marshal by the compliance date.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-06-22. Correction verified 2024-06-25.
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Safety & premises Serious
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May 14, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 3, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Rather than calming herself and removing herself from the situation upon admittedly becoming overwhelmed, a caregiver persisted in her aggression, leading to the maltreatment/abuse of two children in care. Another caregiver exhibited poor judgment when she failed to intervene appropriately (e.g., by failing to alert other operation staff or verbally confronting her coworker for her abusive behaviors in the moment) during a disciplinary issue at the facility.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-05-10. Correction verified 2024-05-14.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
DFPS staff determined there was reason to believe that a caregiver physically abused two children in care during a disciplinary incident at the facility.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-05-10. Correction verified 2024-05-14.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
A caregiver failed to intervene to prevent a child from hitting her head on concrete during a disciplinary incident at the facility. The caregiver failed to separate the children and prevent them from hitting each other. Another caregiver failed to appropriately intervene in response to the escalating aggression which led to the abuse of two children in care.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(5) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-05-10. Correction verified 2024-05-14.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
A caregiver repeatedly hit a child in the face (e.g., 5 times) with his own hand along with requiring him to face the outside wall, and the caregiver wrapped the child?s arm around his own neck as well. The caregiver inappropriately picked another child up by her arm, shoulders and her hair to get her to sit against a wall outside. The caregiver threw a shoe at a child, and the caregiver put the child?s shoe in the garbage can as well.
HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-05-10. Correction verified 2024-05-14.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Sep 12, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 3, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 10, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 3, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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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- 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.