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GETCAP Head Start and Early Start at Trinity

808 N LAKEFIELD, Trinity, TX 75862

Operation number:
410661
Type:
Licensed Center
Status:
Active (Y)
Records checked:
August 22, 2026
Additional info
Source:
Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
County:
Trinity
Capacity:
60
License effective:
March 17, 1992
Hours:
07:45 AM-03:45 PM
Days:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Phone:
9365942929
Email:
Not listed

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

The records include recorded violations parents may want to understand before enrolling. These are conversation starters, not a pass-or-fail judgment.

Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Summary

This summary covers 12 available inspections for GETCAP Head Start and Early Start at Trinity from November 3, 2021 through April 22, 2026.

Three inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on November 12, 2024 and involved attendance accountability.

Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.

Four later inspections, from November 13, 2024 through April 22, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
12

2 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
7

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
7

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

12 total inspections vs 11 local median in Texas

Compared to 9,612 Texas facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.58
Local median
0.52

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
25%
Local median
25%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
25%
Local median
31%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
1

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
It was found that a child was left alone in a classroom for approximately 10 minutes without supervision.
Correction status
Correction evaluated November 15, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
Report finding
It was found that a child was left in a classroom alone when the caregivers did not do a head count or scan the room to make sure every child exited the room.
Correction status
Correction evaluated November 15, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Official code
746.1205(a)(2)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
The most recent fire inspection was conducted on 3/20/2023. The director has scheduled a new inspection to be completed by the fire marshal by the compliance date.
Correction deadline
June 22, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated June 25, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Official code
746.5101(a)
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Rather than calming herself and removing herself from the situation upon admittedly becoming overwhelmed, a caregiver persisted in her aggression, leading to the maltreatment/abuse of two children in care. Another caregiver exhibited poor judgment when she failed to intervene appropriately (e.g., by failing to alert other operation staff or verbally confronting her coworker for her abusive behaviors in the moment) during a disciplinary issue at the facility.
Correction deadline
May 10, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 14, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Official code
746.1201(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
A caregiver failed to intervene to prevent a child from hitting her head on concrete during a disciplinary incident at the facility. The caregiver failed to separate the children and prevent them from hitting each other. Another caregiver failed to appropriately intervene in response to the escalating aggression which led to the abuse of two children in care.
Correction deadline
May 10, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 14, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
Official code
746.1205(a)(5)
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
A caregiver repeatedly hit a child in the face (e.g., 5 times) with his own hand along with requiring him to face the outside wall, and the caregiver wrapped the child?s arm around his own neck as well. The caregiver inappropriately picked another child up by her arm, shoulders and her hair to get her to sit against a wall outside. The caregiver threw a shoe at a child, and the caregiver put the child?s shoe in the garbage can as well.
Correction deadline
May 10, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 14, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Official code
746.2805
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
DFPS staff determined there was reason to believe that a caregiver physically abused two children in care during a disciplinary incident at the facility.
Correction deadline
May 10, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 14, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Official code
746.1201(4)