Florence Head Start
Licensed Center in Florence, Texas. License #545407- 1407, issued September 27, 1999.
- Address
- 306 College Ave, Florence, TX 76527
- Phone
- (254) 793-9495
- Licensed capacity
- 44 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-04:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- owbc-tx.org
Programs listed with the state: Accredited, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided.
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 5,653 standards at Florence Head Start between December 6, 2021 and March 30, 2026 and recorded 9 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 | 5 | 617 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 438 | 0 |
| Personnel | 5 | 727 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 5 | 270 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 172 | 0 |
| Infants | 5 | 444 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 93 | 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 | 5 | 224 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 451 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 367 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 373 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 1 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 1 |
| Transportation | 5 | 215 | 0 |
The table adds up to 5,648 of those standards. The remaining 5, including 3 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 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on March 30, 2026, and 9 citations.
- 1High
- 5Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 9. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High March 30, 2026 Correction verified April 20, 2026
746.1301(a)(4)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
There were two caregivers that have been employeed over 90 days and does not have CPR and first aid training.
- Medium High April 16, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2407: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
A infant was sitting in a small highchair that was placed on the floor. The highchair was missing the straps for the infant to be secured in the seat. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the seat.
- High April 16, 2025 Correction verified April 29, 2025
746.2401(6): Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
Observed an infant with two bracelets on each wrist. I explained to the caregivers that bracelets are chocking hazards for infants. The bracelets were removed from the infant.
- Medium High August 19, 2024 Correction verified August 21, 2024
746.4805(b): Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
Observed a climbing equipment with slides that did not have 6 feet of use zone from the bottom of the slide to the building and from the stairs to the fence. I spoke to the director about this.
- Medium August 19, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.301(2): Notification of Change in Space
Observed the operation to have a new toddler playground. The operation failed to communicate with licensing to let them know of the addition of space. I spoke to the director about notifications and measured the new space.
- Medium August 19, 2024 Correction verified August 26, 2024
746.501(a)(20): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
The operational policies were missing the parents rights section. I spoke with the director regarding how to add this policy and to have the parents resign the new policy.
- Medium High November 2, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Observed no fire drills being completed in September or October 2022. This was corrected when a fire drill was completed.
- Medium High November 2, 2022 Correction verified November 8, 2022
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Observed a metal vent that is broken and has sharp metal sticking out which could cause a child to be scratched or cut by the metal.
- Medium December 6, 2021 Corrected at inspection
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The children product safety report had not been completd since 2019. This was corrected when another was completed during the inspection.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 7, 2026. Full methodology.
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