Hughes Springs Head Start Center

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

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: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered that a child was left unsupervised outside for approximately two minutes when another staff had found the child. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-09-24.
• Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. The parent was not conducted regarding their child being left outside for approximately two minutes unsupervised until the child was picked up at end of day. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-09-24.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non- compliant. It was discovered a three year old child was placed in time out for seventeen minutes for discipline. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-10-23.
• Critical Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
  Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered during the investigation that several staff were not using positive methods of discipline and guidance when staff were raising their voice at children when they got up from the table at lunch time. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-10-23.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Required Postings-Licensing notices with instructions to post
  Inspector's note: During the inspection it was observed that the operation did not have their Permit Renewal Letter posted. This was corrected at inspection when it was printed and posted. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  Inspector's note: During a review files two of eight children's files were lacking a complete address for their emergency contact person. This was corrected at inspection when the opertion obtained the complete addresses for both children. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the 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: This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. It was discovered that a child was left unsupervised in the restroom for approximately one minute and was discovered by another staff who was walking down the hallway at the time. The staff responsible for the child was not aware that they were still in the restroom when they transitioned back to the classroom down the hallway. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-05-03.