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San Carlos Head Start Center

A licensed child care center in San Carlos, Texas 78539

134 N 86th St, San Carlos, Texas 78539. (956) 381-9119.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean5
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Texas’s risk levels
Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

7 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.

11 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 13, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher, at the inspection on Sep 8, 2026

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

7 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in Texas’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Sep 8, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher

    “The fire extinguisher in the two transportation vehicles did not have a service tag to indicate the last inspection and whether it meets safety codes.”

    Rule 746.5617(a)(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 10, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 11, 2026.

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

    “Training records were not available for review.”

    Rule 746.801(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 15, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 22, 2026.

Sep 9, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Required Postings-Child’s Food Allergies

    “The food allergy emergency plan for five children was not posted in the childcare operation. The teachers in three out of the four classrooms were not familiar with the diagnosis, symptoms, and the steps to take if the child has an allergic reaction. Corrected at Inspection: The food allergy emergency plans were posted in the operation.”

    Rule 746.401(10). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2025.

  • Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving

    “The background check for four former employees has not been inactivated within the required timeframe.”

    Rule 745.651(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2025.

  • Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials

    “There was no documentation for the Unitary Surfacing Material (playground flooring).”

    Rule 746.4913. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 23, 2025.

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

    “Staff training records and assessment tools were not available for review.”

    Rule 746.801(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 23, 2025.

Sep 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “Ants were observed throughout the playground area. The water table in the playground area was also observed with insects.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 4, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 24, 2024.

3 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 13, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age

    “There were 18 children present in a classroom and only 11 mats available for nap/rest time. There are 22 children enrolled in this classroom. The operation confirmed that a few of the children were resting on their tables today during rest/naptime.”

    Rule 746.4503(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 20, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 31, 2023.

Sep 25, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age

    “A child was observed napping on a carpet, without a mat, during inspection. Additionally, in two groups of children, mats were labeled incorrectly with another child’s name or not labeled.”

    Rule 746.4503(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 26, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 13, 2023.

Oct 4, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

  • Children’s Products- Annual Certification

    “The annual children’s products certification form was not available for review during inspection.”

    Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 10, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 5, 2022.

All 13 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 13, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Sep 22, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Sep 8, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Sep 25, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 9, 2025Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Sep 20, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Oct 31, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 13, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Sep 25, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 14, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Feb 9, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 7, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 4, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 8, 2000.
  • Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
  • Capacity: 105 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Who does the caring?

  • Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

  • Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 7.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 479 in Hidalgo County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Angelica Sanchez1
Kids Learning Center11
The Apple Tree Daycare, Inc. III18
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Child Development2
Bookworm Learning Center LLC2
Miniminds Learning Center II, LLC27
Prestige Learning Center6
San Carlos Head Start Center This child care provider7
The Childrens Club Learning Center7
Jumpstart Child Care and Learning Center2
Children’s Academy4
Learning Path Day School19

What the record doesn’t say

  • Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
  • Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
  • Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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