- Critical Annual Sanitation Inspection
Inspector's note: The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/09/24. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-01-29.
Licensed Center · Texas
Central Texas 4C Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start
500 W Avenue C, Killeen
Last inspected Jan 22, 2026 · Map
About this program
- Licensed capacity
- 100
- Ages served
- Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
- Hours
- 08:00 AM-04:00 PM
- Days
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Programs
- Meals Provided ,Snacks Provided
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- License type
- Full Permit
- Issued
- May 19, 2023
- Phone
- 2547780489
No adverse action, corrective action or permit conditions on record.
State compliance summary
How many deficiencies Texas has recorded for this program, by risk level. This is not a quality rating: it describes compliance with the state’s minimum licensing standards.
Inspection history
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-28.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Annual Sanitation Inspection
Inspector's note: The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/04/23. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-02-11.
- Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Inspector's note: A caregiver was aware of a child being inappropriately disciplined and did not report it to licensing. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-02-04. - Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Inspector's note: A child in care was pulled by the arm and dragged across the floor. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-02-04.
- Critical Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
- Non-critical Documentation of Drills
Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-09-06.
- Critical Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
Inspector's note: Operation staff failed to report suspected abuse. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-09-14.
- Critical Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
Inspector's note: During the investigation it was found that the operation had not notified parents of allegations of abuse. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-09-15. - Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
Records come from Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation. They describe conditions on the inspection date and may not reflect current conditions.