Central Texas 4C Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start
Licensed Center in Killeen, Texas. License #1760981, issued May 19, 2023.
- Address
- 500 W Avenue C, Killeen, TX 76541
- Phone
- (254) 778-0489
- Licensed capacity
- 100 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:00 AM-04:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided.
Openings
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Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 4,941 standards at Central Texas 4C Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start between December 21, 2022 and January 22, 2026 and recorded 10 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 476 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 437 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 587 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 178 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 450 | 2 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 286 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 298 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 1 |
| Transportation | 4 | 166 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,922 of those standards. The remaining 19, including 7 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 16 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on January 22, 2026, and 10 citations.
2 of those visits began with Central Texas 4C Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 5High
- 4Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High January 22, 2026 Correction verified February 10, 2026
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/09/24.
- High September 29, 2025 Correction verified November 12, 2025
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
During the investigation it was found that a child was left unattended in a classroom during a transition period. The caregiver did not account for all the children in their group before closing the classroom door to their room.
- Medium High February 4, 2025 Correction verified February 25, 2025
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/04/23.
- High January 31, 2025 Correction verified February 25, 2025
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
A child in care was pulled by the arm and dragged across the floor.
- High January 31, 2025 Correction verified February 25, 2025
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
A caregiver was aware of a child being inappropriately disciplined and did not report it to licensing.
- Medium High April 5, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3415(7): Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
During the monitoring inspection a caregiver wiped two children's noses and did not wash their hands. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver was asked to wash their hands, and did, and the expectations for hand washing after wiping noses was explained.
- Medium September 5, 2023 Correction verified September 8, 2023
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
During the monitoring and investigation inspection it was observed that the last fire drill documented was in June 2023. Fire drills are required to be practiced one time per month. Staff stated a drill had been practiced since June, however it was not documented.
- Medium High September 1, 2023 Correction verified September 19, 2023
746.201(5): Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
Operation staff failed to report suspected abuse.
- High September 1, 2023 Correction verified September 15, 2023
746.307(a): Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
During the investigation it was found that the operation had not notified parents of allegations of abuse.
- High September 1, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
During the investigation it was found that there was a situation reported within the operation of a possible situation that placed a child or children at risk, but this situation was not reported to licensing within the two day required time frame. Operation understands reporting criteria and will do so moving forward.
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About this record
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