WTO I Crane Head Start
WTO I Crane Head Start is a licensed child care center in Crane, TX, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 1994. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 4 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (1 of 4). 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 #2 of 2 centers in Crane County and better than 56% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Operation did not report within the required timeframe.
A child left the operation for several minutes without staff knowing about it. Child was not supervised.
A child was able to leave the operation unsupervised without staff's knowledge.
Employee list at the operation is not current.
About this center
Common questions
Does WTO I Crane Head Start take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers, not infants.
What are WTO I Crane Head Start’s hours?
7:30 AM to 3 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does WTO I Crane Head Start accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does WTO I Crane Head Start cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask WTO I Crane Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Permian Basin area, which includes Crane, is $30.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has WTO I Crane Head Start had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 23, 2022: “AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does WTO I Crane Head Start compare with other daycares in Crane County?
It is #2 of 2 centers in Crane County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 56% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was WTO I Crane Head Start last inspected?
Dec 9, 2025. 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 506153- 1029 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.