Carver Head Start/Early Head Start
Carver Head Start/Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Midland, TX, licensed for up to 131 children and serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 14 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for food & feeding (2 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 6 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #37 of 76 centers in Midland and better than 59% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Operation switched an infant room to another room without notifying Licensing. Prior infant room turned into a staff/office room. The playground area has also been reduced due to outside changes/construction. Operation failed to inform Licensing. Space has been reduced.
A child's emergency food allergy plan was not signed by child's parent/guardian.
There was not a fire drill documented for the month of October.
A child's emergency allergy plan was not posted in the child's room or where food is prepared.
Two employees in charge of a classroom were found to be asleep. Children in the classroom were napping at the time.
Sanitation inspection expired in July of 2022 and has not been renewed.
Two infants, 14 months and 11 months, were obserrved asleep while sitting next to a caregiver. The caregivers were not holding the children or feeding the children. The children were leaning up against a pillow.
About this center
Common questions
Does Carver Head Start/Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
What are Carver Head Start/Early Head Start’s hours?
7:30 AM to 2 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Carver Head Start/Early Head Start accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Carver Head Start/Early Head Start cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carver Head Start/Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Permian Basin area, which includes Midland, is $32.40 a day for infants, $31.40 a day for toddlers and $30.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Carver Head Start/Early Head Start had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 26, 2023: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Carver Head Start/Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Midland?
It is tied for #37 of 76 centers in Midland by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 59% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Carver Head Start/Early Head Start last inspected?
Aug 25, 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 1693154- 749 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.