First Start Childcare Learning Center LLC
Licensed Center in Killeen, Texas. License #1697216, issued November 9, 2020.
- Address
- 3621 E Veterans Memorial Blvd Ste 5, Killeen, TX 76543
- Phone
- (254) 245-8488
- Licensed capacity
- 49 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 05:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Night Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 9,442 standards at First Start Childcare Learning Center LLC between November 10, 2021 and May 27, 2026 and recorded 18 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 | 7 | 821 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 6 | 649 | 2 |
| Personnel | 14 | 1,854 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 13 | 702 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 164 | 0 |
| Infants | 8 | 702 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 6 | 120 | 0 |
| Naptime | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 5 | 222 | 0 |
| Health practices | 7 | 786 | 4 |
| Safety practices | 9 | 616 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 11 | 816 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 6 | 576 | 0 |
| Pools | 8 | 198 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 6 | 407 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 200 | 0 |
The table adds up to 9,400 of those standards. The remaining 42, 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 34 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 27, 2026, and 18 citations.
2 of those visits began with First Start Childcare Learning Center LLC 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.
- 2High
- 13Medium High
- 1Medium
- 2Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 18. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High April 17, 2026 Correction verified May 27, 2026
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
During the inspection, a floor board was observed seperated from the wall with nails exposed. There were some ceiling panels observed with cracks and missing pieces. A hole was observed in the wall of the bathroom in the toddler classroom.
- Medium High April 17, 2026 Correction verified May 27, 2026
746.3701(5): Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
Three pieces of playground equipment were observed with cracks and rough edges.
- Medium High April 17, 2026 Correction verified May 27, 2026
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
The children were observed using the restroom without washing their hands afterwards.
- Medium High April 23, 2025 Correction verified June 13, 2025
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
During the inspection, peeling paint was observed in 3 of the classrooms.
- Medium High April 23, 2025 Correction verified June 13, 2025
746.2419(8): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
The handwashing sinks were observed with soiled clothes and bottle washers in them.
- Medium High April 24, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3503(a): Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
The diaper changing mat in the infant room contained a hole in the center. This was corrected at the inspection when the director changed out the changing pad.
- Medium High April 24, 2024 Correction verified May 13, 2024
746.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
One of the caregiver files reviewed only contained 1 of the 24 annual hours of training.
- Medium High April 24, 2024 Correction verified May 21, 2024
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
A fire inspection has not been conducted since June of 2022.
- Medium August 3, 2023 Correction verified August 15, 2023
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
During the inspection it was found that 5 children records were missing health statements.
- Medium High April 4, 2023 Correction verified April 18, 2023
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
During the investigation inspection it was found that ratios were out of compliance in two of the classrooms. The 18-23 month old class was over ratio by one child and the 2 year old class was over ratio by one child.
- High December 28, 2022 Correction verified January 18, 2023
746.2805(4): Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument
It was found that a form of prohibited punishment was used as a way to correct misbehavior in a classroom at the operation.
- Medium High December 22, 2022 Correction verified January 6, 2023
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
During the investigation inspection it was observed that there was 1 caregiver for 5 infants ranging in age from 5 months - 15 months. Caregiver was over ratio by 1 infant.
- Low September 28, 2022 Correction verified October 14, 2022
746.611(a)(1): Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
During the monitoring inspection it was found that 1 out of the 5 files reviewed did not have a health statement on file for the child. THis child had been enrolled for more than 12 months.
- High August 26, 2022 Correction verified September 13, 2022
746.2426: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
During the inspection an infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer.
- Medium High June 7, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.3417(4): Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities
During the inspection hand washing did not occur with every child when the children transitioned from outside to inside. This was corrected at inspection.
- Medium High January 12, 2022 Correction verified January 19, 2022
746.1301(4)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR
During the monitoring inspection it was found that a caregiver, whom had been employed greater than 90 days, did not have a CPR or First Aid training certification available for review.
- Low January 12, 2022 Correction verified January 18, 2022
746.1317(a): Training Criteria - Provided By
During the monitoring inspection it was found that many of the trainings for the staff were being provided by the director. Trainings hours for staff at this operation must not be through the director.
- Medium High January 12, 2022 Correction verified January 14, 2022
746.3505(f): Diapering Procedures-Soiled Diapers Kept in a Sanitary Manner
During the monitoring inspection it was observed that the dirty diapers in the toddler bathroom were being stored in an uncovered container.
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About this record
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