Bastrop · Licensed center
Emile Head Start Center
A center in Bastrop, licensed for 37 children.
Small center. Small means the smallest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 12 to 61 children. Medium is 62 to 153; large is 154 to 731.
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What the state has found
This state publishes the visits that cited something but not the ones that cited nothing, so there is no city rate to set this beside.
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
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State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- March 25, 2024
- On file
- 2 visits since September 2021 — both cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- High —
There was a child that had slipped out of the playground gate when another family was leaving. The child was left unattended for about 1 minute and 30 seconds before being returned to the playground.
· February 2, 2024
Texas HHSC describes each deficiency in writing and weights the standard behind it from high to low by the risk a violation presents to children. It publishes no inspection document.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · March 25, 2024
746.4003(a)(9) - First Aid Kit Incomplete - Waterproof, disposable gloves · Medium
Two of the First Ad Kits observed did not have the waterproof, disposable gloves. This was corrected during the inspection.
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less · Medium High
The loose fill is not at its proper depth.
746.4907(c) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Posts Marked to Proper Depth · Medium
None of the equiptment post were marked with the proper insttalltion depth.
746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained · Medium High
Proper depth of the playground surfacing was not maintained.
Feb 2024 Complaint
Complaint · February 2, 2024
Reported to the state by the program
Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity · High
There was a child that had slipped out of the playground gate when another family was leaving. The child was left unattended for about 1 minute and 30 seconds before being returned to the playground.
Sep 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 15, 2021
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High · No longer displayed by the state
A caregiver was present and caring for children without the operation receiving the background check eligibility notification. During the inspection the caregiver was sent home.
A day here
- Meals
- All food, formula, and snacks provided by the program
Details
- Phone
- 5123037737
- Website
- ctfhs.org
- Address
- 601 Martin Luther King Dr
- License
- 1358412, active
- Ages
- birth to age 4
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All checked July 2026.
State record
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A day here
- Meals — ctfhs.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — ctfhs.org
- Ages — ctfhs.org