Kids Are First (Kaf) Head Start - Carrizo Springs
1206 N 13th St, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School · Monday–Friday
8 critical, 8 serious findings across 52 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Feb 11, 2026.
36 inspections · 16 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
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- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
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Licensed capacity: 115 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
Meals Provided ,Snacks Provided
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07:00 AM-05:00 PM
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- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careNot listed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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8 critical, 8 serious findings across 52 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Feb 11, 2026.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
3 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.1315(a) (4 visits); 746.1205(a)(4) (8 visits); 746.2207(c)(4) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Jun 30, 2026.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
92 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
During the investigation, it was found that a staff member did not have a current first aid certification.
State verification published Jun 30, 2026.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
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- 2026
- Aug 27, 2026 to Aug 27, 20264 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Aug 27, 2026 inspection
- Aug 27, 2026 inspection
- Aug 27, 2026 inspection
- Aug 27, 2026 inspection
- Jun 22, 2026Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
During the investigation, it was found that a staff member did not have a current first aid certification.
Correction verified Jun 30, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1315(a).
- Jun 22, 2026Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
During the investigation, it was found that a staff member did not have a current first aid certification.
Correction verified Jun 30, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1315(a).
- Jun 22, 2026Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
During the investigation, it was found that a staff member did not have a current first aid certification.
Correction verified Jun 30, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1315(a).
- Jun 22, 2026Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
During the investigation, it was found that a staff member did not have a current first aid certification.
Correction verified Jun 30, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1315(a).
- Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 26, 202612 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Mar 26, 2026 inspection
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- Mar 26, 2026 inspection
- Mar 26, 2026 inspection
- Mar 4, 2026 self-reported incident
- Mar 4, 2026 self-reported incident
- Mar 4, 2026 self-reported incident
- Mar 4, 2026 self-reported incident
- Feb 25, 2026 inspection
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- Feb 13, 2026 inspection
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- Feb 13, 2026 inspection
- Feb 11, 2026Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was left unsupervised in a classroom for under one minute when both teachers and the rest of the class went outside.
Correction verified Feb 25, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Feb 11, 2026Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was left unsupervised in a classroom for under one minute when both teachers and the rest of the class went outside.
Correction verified Feb 25, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Feb 11, 2026Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was left unsupervised in a classroom for under one minute when both teachers and the rest of the class went outside.
Correction verified Feb 25, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Feb 11, 2026Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was left unsupervised in a classroom for under one minute when both teachers and the rest of the class went outside.
Correction verified Feb 25, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- 2025
- Oct 7, 2025 to Oct 7, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- 2024
- Feb 2, 2024 to Oct 8, 202412 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Oct 8, 2024 inspection
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- Feb 14, 2024 inspection
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- Jan 30, 2024Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was left unsupervised in the building for approximately 10 minutes.
Correction verified Feb 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jan 30, 2024Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was left unsupervised in the building for approximately 10 minutes.
Correction verified Feb 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jan 30, 2024Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was left unsupervised in the building for approximately 10 minutes.
Correction verified Feb 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jan 30, 2024Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A child was left unsupervised in the building for approximately 10 minutes.
Correction verified Feb 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- 2023
- Oct 17, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
Two classrooms were using smart screens during naptime and they had items playing.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2207(c)(4).
- Oct 17, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
Two classrooms were using smart screens during naptime and they had items playing.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2207(c)(4).
- Oct 17, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
Two classrooms were using smart screens during naptime and they had items playing.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2207(c)(4).
- Oct 17, 2023Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
Two classrooms were using smart screens during naptime and they had items playing.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2207(c)(4).
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- Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 23, 20234 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Feb 23, 2023 inspection
- Feb 23, 2023 inspection
- Feb 23, 2023 inspection
- Feb 23, 2023 inspection
- Feb 16, 2023 self-reported incident
- Feb 16, 2023 self-reported incident
- Feb 16, 2023 self-reported incident
- Feb 16, 2023 self-reported incident
- 2022
- Jun 7, 2022 to Oct 19, 20228 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Oct 19, 2022 inspection
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- Jun 7, 2022 inspection
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- Jun 7, 2022 inspection
- Feb 14, 2022Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Based on the information gathered and interviews conducted it was determined the operation did not report a positive COVID cases to Licensing within the 48 hour reporting time frame.
Correction verified Feb 15, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(4).
- Feb 14, 2022Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Based on the information gathered and interviews conducted it was determined the operation did not report a positive COVID cases to Licensing within the 48 hour reporting time frame.
Correction verified Feb 15, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(4).
- Feb 14, 2022Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Based on the information gathered and interviews conducted it was determined the operation did not report a positive COVID cases to Licensing within the 48 hour reporting time frame.
Correction verified Feb 15, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(4).
- Feb 14, 2022Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Based on the information gathered and interviews conducted it was determined the operation did not report a positive COVID cases to Licensing within the 48 hour reporting time frame.
Correction verified Feb 15, 2022. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(4).
- 2021
- Dec 9, 2021Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Thermal Scanner was placed in a classroom. The scanner was easily tipped over causing a risk to children. This was corrected at inspection when the thermal scanner was removed from the classroom.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
- Dec 9, 2021InspectionNo findings
- Dec 9, 2021Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Thermal Scanner was placed in a classroom. The scanner was easily tipped over causing a risk to children. This was corrected at inspection when the thermal scanner was removed from the classroom.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
- Dec 9, 2021InspectionNo findings
- Dec 9, 2021Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Thermal Scanner was placed in a classroom. The scanner was easily tipped over causing a risk to children. This was corrected at inspection when the thermal scanner was removed from the classroom.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
- Dec 9, 2021 to Dec 9, 20212 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 9, 2021 inspection
- Dec 9, 2021 inspection
- Dec 9, 2021Self-reported incident1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Thermal Scanner was placed in a classroom. The scanner was easily tipped over causing a risk to children. This was corrected at inspection when the thermal scanner was removed from the classroom.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3701.
- Nov 29, 2021 to Dec 7, 20218 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 7, 2021 inspection
- Dec 7, 2021 inspection
- Dec 7, 2021 inspection
- Dec 7, 2021 inspection
- Nov 29, 2021 inspection
- Nov 29, 2021 inspection
- Nov 29, 2021 inspection
- Nov 29, 2021 inspection
- Nov 18, 2021Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
A child was left unsupervised outside for under one minute.
Correction verified Dec 7, 2021. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- Nov 18, 2021Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
A child was left unsupervised outside for under one minute.
Correction verified Dec 7, 2021. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- Nov 18, 2021Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
A child was left unsupervised outside for under one minute.
Correction verified Dec 7, 2021. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
- Nov 18, 2021Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
A child was left unsupervised outside for under one minute.
Correction verified Dec 7, 2021. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1203(4).
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Jul 30, 2015
- Capacity
- 115 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:00 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Not accepted
- County
- Dimmit
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| Bright Future Learning Center | Toddler–School | 61 | 7:30a–5:30p | 4 crit·16 ser·8 min |
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- Toddler–School · 61 licensed capacity4 crit·16 ser·8 min
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Contact & location
1206 N 13th St, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
State records and provider information have separate sources. Provider claims do not establish independently verified care quality. Missing data is not evidence of an issue-free record.