ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Dickson Head Start

1100 S 33RD ST, TEMPLE, TX 76504

License #830053 | Expires: Jul 14, 2003

Day Care Center
Type
136
Capacity
22
Inspections
12
Violations

Compliance Summary

6
Critical
5
Serious
1
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Oct 28, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 22, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jan 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jul 18, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
May 3, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 2, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Feb 1, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 26, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 24, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Dec 12, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 30, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 17, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 17, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 3
Sep 8, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 23, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
May 25, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 19, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
May 18, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Oct 4, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 13, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 14, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 13, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

During the inspection one classrooms stated that they had 12 children, but they had 13 children.

Corrected: Oct 22, 2025

Serious Corrected

Observed broken tile in the bathroom in the hallway. Broken tiles can cut children and should be fixed or covered until it can be fixed. This was corrected when a mat was placed over the broken tiles until the tiles can be fixed.

Corrected: Jan 8, 2025

Serious Corrected

The operation did not have a current gas inspection. The one on file was expired.

Corrected: Aug 1, 2024

Critical Corrected

During an investigation, it was found a child was left unsupervised when the child walked down the hallway for one minute alone and then was brought back to the classroom by another staff.

Corrected: Jan 26, 2024

Serious Corrected

During an investigation it was found that multiple caregivers suspected abuse and neglect and failed to report it to the abuse and neglect hotline.

Corrected: Dec 12, 2023

Critical Corrected

During an investigation it was found that a caregiver hit a child on their leg/bottom area as a form of discipline.

Corrected: Dec 12, 2023

Critical Corrected

During an investigation it was found that a caregiver was aggressively grabbing children and forcefully sitting children down.

Corrected: Dec 12, 2023

Serious Corrected

Observed 2 live roaches and one dead roach in the building. I spoke to the director about having the exterminator come out sooner to service the building.

Corrected: Sep 6, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Observed 4 classrooms have been closed reducing the space used by children. The operation did not notify licensing of the reduction of space. I spoke to the director about notifying licensing anytime space is reduced or added.

Corrected: Aug 23, 2023

Critical Corrected

Observed 3 classrooms with chemicals in the reach of children to include, bleach, clorox wipes, krud kutter, and goo gone. This was corrected when the chemicals were removed.

Corrected: Aug 23, 2023

Serious Corrected

The operation did not report suspected abuse within the 48 hours timeframe, This was corrected when I spoke to the caregivers and director about reporting.

Critical Corrected

During an inspection, there was no annual fire inspection report available for review. The most recent fire inspection report was dated 09/24/2021.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.