Portland Headstart Center
A licensed child care center in Portland, Texas 78374
518 Elm St, Portland, Texas 78374. (361) 704-3165.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in San Patricio County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 29 child care providers in San Patricio County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 16, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the inspection on Oct 21, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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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.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 21, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A child was found unsupervised in the adult bathroom located behind two closed doors.”
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Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
“One out of the four children’s records monitored did not have signed information to show the parents received the operation policies at enrollment.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“One out of the three staff records monitored did not have their current training year of trainings available for review.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Nov 17, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Director Presence Routine During Operating Hours
“For several weeks, there was not a director present at the operation. The director on file became the new director at another operation. Paperwork for the prospective director was sent on October 27, 2022 to the operations licensing inspector for evaluation of her credentials to becoming the operations new Director. This will be rectified by the Director on file being present at the operation until the perspective staff has received her Director’s Certificate from Child Care Regulation.”
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Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
“The Staff List that was posted was not current. This was corrected when a current staff list was developed and posted.”
Dec 14, 2021: inspection3 deficiencies
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Director Presence Routine During Operating Hours
“The director was not present during the follow up inspection. This is a re-cite.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One out of two staff records read did not have the required 24 hours of annual training. The staff member was missing 4 1/2 hours of training and did not have training in emergency preparedness, building and premises safety, and medication administration. The corrections have not been submitted to Licensing within a timely manner. This is a re-cite.”
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Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
“The operation did not have a current employee list at the operation. This is a re-cite.”
Nov 29, 2021: inspection5 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“Inspector observed one classroom unsupervised while children were napping.”
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Director Presence Routine During Operating Hours
“Inspector observed sign in and out sheets at the operation to provide that the director is not adequately present during hours of operation.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
“Inspector observed one caregiver on their cell phone while children were napping.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One out of two staff records read did not have the required 24 hours of annual training. The staff member was missing 4 1/2 hours of training and did not have training in emergency preparedness, building and premises safety, and medication administration.”
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Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
“The operation did not have a current employee list at the operation.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 23, 2006.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 17 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 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.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 29 child care providers in San Patricio County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| East Cliff Kidz Klub | 4 |
| Andrews Kidz Klub | 3 |
| Marilyn Ann Clark | Not given |
| Little Reign’s Preschool Academy LLC | 4 |
| Early Childhood Center Kidz Klub | 4 |
| Juanita Mendoza | 0 |
| Skyrise School of Portland | 4 |
| Busy Bees In-Home Learning Center | 0 |
| Maria L Martinez | Not given |
| Methodist Day School | 1 |
| Latchkey at Tm Clark | 2 |
| Portland Headstart Center This child care provider | 3 |
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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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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