Licensed center · Kountze, TX
Met Early Head Start
- Infant · Toddler · Preschool
- Closed now · opens 7:00 AM today
- Capacity 54
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- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Days
- Mon to Fri
- Ages
- Infants to preschool
- Capacity
- 54 children
- Meals
- Meals and snacks provided
- Nearby
- 1 other daycare within a mile
Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026
Hours
Closed now · opens 7:00 AM today
Hours on file with the state
| Sunday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Monday | 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
| ThursdayToday | 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
| Friday | 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
Ages, programs and features
Ages served
Infants
Toddlers
Preschool
Programs and features on the state record
Licensed for 54 children
Does not accept child care assistance
Meals provided
Snacks provided
Location and nearby daycares
153 Maplewood St, Kountze, TX 77625 · Hardin County · 2 licensed daycares in 77625
Capacity rank 2 of 2 in this ZIP
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Licensing and inspection record
Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.
- Permit
- On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026
- Operation number
- 1595540
- Permit type
- Licensed center
- Licensed since
- April 2016
- Adverse action on record
- No
- Conditions on permit
- No
- Corrective action
- No
Inspection history
8 inspections on record, most recent Oct 1, 2025. 3 of 12 visits and reports cited a standard. 3 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.
Oct 1, 2025Inspection1 standard cited
- 746.603(a)(3)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
Children's Records - Health Statement
One child's record was lacking a preschool health statement.
Corrected Oct 3, 2025 · Technical assistance given
- 746.603(a)(3)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
Jan 27, 2025Assessment1 standard cited
- 746.303(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
Corrected Jan 27, 2025 · Technical assistance given
- 746.303(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium Low
- Oct 8, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
- Jun 6, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
Apr 17, 2024Self-reported incident1 standard cited
- 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
This standard was evaluated regarding a self-report received. Evidence obtained through video and interviews supports an infant was left alone in a classroom for approximately 10 minutes. The infant was asleep in the crib.
Corrected May 17, 2024 · Technical assistance given
- 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High
- Dec 5, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
- Oct 10, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
- May 5, 2023Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
- Feb 28, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
- Feb 23, 2023Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
- Oct 12, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
- Oct 14, 2021InspectionNo standards cited
Cited standards by risk level
3 standards cited across 8 inspections, most recently Oct 1, 2025. All 3 shown are recorded as corrected.
- High133%
- Medium High0
- Medium133%
- Medium Low133%
- Low0
- Visits with nothing cited
- 7 of 8 shown
- Corrected at the visit
- 0 of 3 findings, 3 more corrected later
- Most recent citation
- Oct 1, 2025
Risk levels are Texas HHSC’s own classification of each standard, not a rating by Daycare Index. What the levels mean. Counts cover every inspection on the state record; the visits listed above are the most recent.
- Source: Texas HHSC, as of Aug 16, 2026
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