Hemphill Head Start
3995 E FM 150, Kyle, TX 78640 · Hays County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 175
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-03:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Yvette Rodriguez
- Phone
- (512) 268-5305
- Regulated since
- Jan 31, 2006
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 278030 · number 851933
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | Supervision & ratios (3), Other (1) |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Apr 9, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
One caregiver was present caring for children in a classroom without an active background check. The caregiver left during the inspection.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-09. Correction verified 2026-04-13.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Dec 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 18, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 24, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
This investigation found that a caregiver did not use good judgement when incorrectly handling a child.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-01. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Parents were not notified immediately that an incident took place at the operation that put a child at risk of harm.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-01. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
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Other Serious
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Jul 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 23, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 23, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A child was left outside for 2-3 minutes.
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 2025-06-03. Correction verified 2025-06-12.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Parents were not notified immediately that an incident took place at the operation that put a child at risk of harm. The time between the incident and the notification to the parent was 3 hours.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-06-03. Correction verified 2025-06-12.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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May 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 12, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 23, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 23, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 19, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 15, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 30, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 28, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 26, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 22, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Ten staff training files were reviewed. Files were missing certificates for health and safety related topics.
HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-10-06. Correction verified 2023-10-26.
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Staff background & training
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Aug 29, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 25, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 27, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During a fire drill, a child was left behind in the classroom.
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 2023-04-25. Correction verified 2023-05-10.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Mar 22, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 11, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 29, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 29, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During a fire drill, a child left the line and remained in the classroom alone.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2023-01-11.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Oct 20, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 18, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 15, 2021 Report · 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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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.