Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center
Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center is a licensed child care center in Fort Worth, TX, licensed for up to 71 children and serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 12 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (4 of 12). None of them came in the last 12 months. 8% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #157 of 216 centers in Fort Worth and better than 28% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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One of the infant's feeding instructions was last updated over 30 days ago on 4/2/2025.
5 caregivers were missing the preventing and responding to emergencies due to food/ allergic reaction and the understanding building and physical premises safety annual trainings.
Documentation of the date and staff name who inspected the fire extinguisher was missing for April and May of this year. This was corrected at inspection when the director documented the dates.
Director was missing shaken baby syndrome, SIDS, and childhood brain development training.
Current SIDs, shaken baby syndrome, and childhood brain development trainings were missing from 4 caregiver's files who care for children 24 months or younger.
Director was missing the following annual trainings: emergency preparedness, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food/ allergic reaction and understanding building and physical premises safety.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver was observed placing a blanket over a child's head during naptime.
This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient when a DFPS staff member was not granted access to operation staff to conduct interviews for over one hour.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver failed to use good judgement when she laid her body on top of another child during naptime.
This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS evaluation and found to be deficient when a caregiver was observed using her cellphone while in the classroom during naptime.
Five of six children records reviewed did not have emergency contact address on file.
One of six children records reviewed did not have a name or number of other person(s) to release the child to on file.
About this center
Common questions
Does Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
What are Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center’s hours?
7:45 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Tarrant County area, which includes Fort Worth, is $45.60 a day for infants, $44.00 a day for toddlers and $42.60 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jan 12, 2024: “Responsibilities - Not delay or prevent inspection or investigation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center compare with other daycares in Fort Worth?
It is tied for #157 of 216 centers in Fort Worth by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 28% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Early Head Start Collaboration and Family Center last inspected?
May 5, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1694222 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.