Childcare / Texas / Dewitt County
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DeWitt-Lavaca Early Headstart
813 Culpepper St., Yoakum, TX 77995
Licensed · Active
- License Type
- Licensed child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 48 children
- Permit
- Full Permit
- Ages Served
- infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 7:45 a.m.–3:15 p.m.
- Latest Inspection
- Apr 15, 2026
The Public Record
What the Public Record Shows
Across 18 licensing visits from March 2022 to April 2026, HHSC cited 14 deficiencies at DeWitt-Lavaca Early Headstart; 14 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 18
- 2022–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
- Deficiencies
- 14
- Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
- Corrected
- 14
- Of 14 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
- Investigations
- 3
- Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them
Recent Visits
Latest 4 of 18, newest first. The full history is in the report.
- InspectionAll corrected
1 deficiency
- InspectionNo deficiencies
No deficiencies
- InvestigationNo deficiencies
No deficiencies
- InspectionAll corrected
5 deficiencies
What This Record Cannot Tell You
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
- Inspector narratives
- Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
- Enforcement actions
- HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- Complaints not investigated
- Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
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