Leander Head Start
Licensed Center in Leander, Texas. License #418857- 1407, issued May 21, 1993.
- Address
- 396 Municipal Dr, Leander, TX 78641
- Phone
- (512) 570-0480
- Licensed capacity
- 103 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
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
Texas Rising Star is voluntary, and a program joins it by applying. It is tied to accepting child care scholarships, so most programs that are not in it never applied rather than failed. Roughly three in five licensed programs in Texas have no rating.
This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 4,520 standards at Leander Head Start between April 13, 2022 and May 26, 2026 and recorded 14 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 | 2 | 234 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 217 | 0 |
| Personnel | 2 | 281 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 136 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 5 | 223 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 563 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 364 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 373 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 5 | 480 | 0 |
| Pools | 5 | 132 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 270 | 2 |
| Transportation | 5 | 215 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,483 of those standards. The remaining 37, including 10 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.
Ask about an opening
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Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 19 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 26, 2026, and 14 citations.
2 of those visits began with Leander 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.
- 1High
- 9Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 20, 2026 Correction verified May 26, 2026
746.1013(a)(1): Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Knows in Charge
While conducting an inspection, It was unclear as to who the person in charge was.
- High May 20, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
While conducting the walkthrough, There were two classrooms where the caregivers were unsure of the number of children in care.
- Medium May 20, 2026 Correction verified May 26, 2026
746.4003(a)(3): First Aid Kit Incomplete - Antiseptic solution or wipes
While conducnting a first aid kit audit. The first aid kit had missing antiseptic solution whiich is a required item.
- Medium High April 11, 2024 Correction verified April 30, 2024
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The surfacing underneath a swing was torn and exposed, a walking beam was also observed overlapping the play space of an area used for swings. Both posing tripping hazards. The walking beams were removed during the inspection by the provider.
- Medium April 11, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4003(b): First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
Expired supplies were observed in the first aid kit. This was corrected during the inspection when the provider removed the items from the kit.
- Medium High November 30, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
A caregiver was observed using a personal device and did not see the inspector in the room. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was asked to put the device away.
- Medium High November 19, 2023 Correction verified January 11, 2024
746.1203(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
There is sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver used or has used negative interactions with children in care.
- Medium High June 7, 2023 Correction verified June 15, 2023
746.303(a)(4): Report Change in Director
All required director documentation was not submitted.
- Medium June 7, 2023 Correction verified June 8, 2023
746.901: Required Personnel Records
One staff member is missing CPR/1st Aid training.
- Medium High April 18, 2023 Correction verified June 7, 2023
746.303(a)(4): Report Change in Director
The operation had a change in director and did not complete the notification process to licensing.
- Medium High April 18, 2023 Correction verified May 8, 2023
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Required emergency drills were not being conducted in the time frames required and not being documented. The last monthly fire drill was conducted around October but was not documented. The lock down and severe weather drills are supposed to be conducted four times a year. They were last conducted around October and do not have documentation of being practiced. A fire drill was conducted at inspection.
- Medium High April 18, 2023 Correction verified May 30, 2023
746.5103: Documentation of Fire Inspection
The last documented fire inspection was on 2/11/22. The provider stated there was a fire inspection completed on 4/11/23 but did not have the inspection paperwork available.
- Medium April 18, 2023 Correction verified June 7, 2023
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Out of 6 staff records reviewed, the training certificates were not available for the following: - CPR/1st Aid cards for 3 staff - Administering Medication for 3 staff - Food Allergies for 2 staff - Hazardous Materials for 3 staff - SIDS, Shaken Baby, Early Brain Development for 5 staff The provider stated the trainings are completed but in an on line database that was not able to be viewed during inspection.
- Medium High April 18, 2023 Correction verified May 8, 2023
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The last annual sanitation inspection was on 4/5/22. The provider called to schedule one during 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 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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