Harris Ross Head Start
Licensed Center in Taylor, Texas. License #23197- 1407, issued November 4, 1986.
- Address
- 303 Ferguson St, Taylor, TX 76574
- Phone
- (512) 365-1070
- Licensed capacity
- 120 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- 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: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Field Trips.
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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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 3,304 standards at Harris Ross Head Start between May 4, 2022 and October 20, 2026 and recorded 21 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 | 3 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 3 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,252 of those standards. The remaining 52, including 14 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 30 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 20, 2026, and 21 citations.
3 of those visits began with Harris Ross 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.
- 6High
- 10Medium High
- 5Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 21. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High October 6, 2026 Correction verified October 14, 2026
746.201(4): Designating Director
The operation has not had a designated director for over 60 days.
- High September 16, 2026 Correction verified October 20, 2026
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation when the operation failed to notify the child's parent immediately after the child was involved in a non-routine situation that placed or may have placed the child at risk of injury or harm.
- High September 16, 2026 Correction verified October 20, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation when the caregiver picked up a child inappropriately, demonstrating a lack of appropriate self-control.
- High September 16, 2026 Correction verified October 20, 2026
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation when the operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation.
- Medium High July 27, 2026 Correction verified July 31, 2026
746.303(a)(4): Report Change in Director
The operation did not notify CCR about a change in director within five days of the change
- Medium High June 11, 2026 Correction verified July 9, 2026
746.2803(4): Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a caregiver used physical contact as a method of discipline rather than using positive guidance techniques that encourage the child's self-esteem, self-control, and self-direction.
- Medium December 2, 2025 Correction verified December 15, 2025
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
The operation had an expired medication for a child with an allergy.
- High September 29, 2025 Correction verified December 2, 2025
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Information obtained in an investigation show that while the operation self-reported, they did not do so within the required two-day time period when they left a voicemail but did not call the statewide hot line for after-hours reporting.
- High September 10, 2025 Correction verified September 22, 2025
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
An individual was present with an inactive status on their background check. This was corrected at inspection when the background check was resubmitted during inspection and the director had the person leave.
- Medium High September 6, 2025 Correction verified October 13, 2025
746.2431(3): Infant Daily Report - Times of Diaper Changes
Information obtained through an investigation shows that infant's parents were not receiving daily written or electronic reports.
- Medium High January 28, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3803(a)(1): Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated
One child had a medication without a parent signature and date authorizing the medication to be used. This was corrected at inspection when the parent signed and dated the medication authorization.
- Medium January 28, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
The medication container had a medication that expired on 5/2023. It was found that the child was no longer enrolled. This was corrected at inspection when the person in charge removed the medication to send back to the parent.
- Medium January 28, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.4003(b): First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
The first aid kit contained expired items including antiseptic that expired on 10/2021 and 2/2024, burn cream that expired on 1/2022, and eyewash that expired on 8/2022. This was corrected at inspection when the person in charge removed the expired items and placed them in the trash.
- High November 6, 2024 Correction verified November 12, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
One careigver was present without receiving a background check eligibilty letter. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.
- Medium High February 26, 2024 Correction verified March 7, 2024
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
One caregiver did not have proof of training in pediatric CPR.
- Medium High February 26, 2024 Correction verified March 7, 2024
746.605(16): Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
Three children with food allergy emergency plans did not have the medication listed on the plan present at the operation.
- Medium High February 26, 2024 Correction verified March 18, 2024
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
One child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a food allergy emergency plan.
- Medium February 26, 2024 Correction verified March 7, 2024
746.901(10): Required Personnel Records- signed dated statement that employee attended abuse/neglect training
Nine out of ten staff files did not have statement signed and dated by the employee verifying the date the employee attended training during orientation that includes an overview of your policy on the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment.
- Medium High February 26, 2024 Correction verified March 7, 2024
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
One caregiver did not have proof of training in pediatric first aid.
- Medium April 4, 2023 Correction verified April 10, 2023
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
During inspection, the file drawer with staff records was locked and unable to be opened to verify that annual trainings were being completed.
- Medium High April 4, 2023 Correction verified April 14, 2023
746.3403: Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
The last sanitation inspection available for review was from 10/27/21.
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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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