Donna I Head Start
A licensed child care center in Donna, Texas 78537
1402 Silver Ave, Donna, Texas 78537. (956) 464-2443.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Hidalgo County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
1 deficiency 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 Jun 3, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Feb 27, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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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 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 27, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“An up todate Fire Inspection was not available for review.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 3, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entanglement Protrusions or Openings
“There is mountain climbing structure that child can also crawl under which has large washers to help hold the screws, however the washers on the end near the opening are large enough that a child’s care can be caught and pulled out of the child’s head. (NOTE: picture on file to show a several strands of the child’s hair hanging on the washer where is was putlled)”
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
“There is a slide structure that is peeling paint and is exposing a rusty area. The peeling area has also created a pinching area which can also cut a child’s finger as the corner is very sharp. (NOTE: picture on file to show the sharp edge)”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 24, 2001.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler.
- Capacity: 100 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 3 reports 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 31, 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 Nov 2, 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 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Donna I Head Start This child care provider | 1 |
| Bright Beginnings Learning Center | 3 |
| Ms. Sandy’s Daycare | 1 |
| Little Braves Child Care | 1 |
| Sunnyside Daycare | 3 |
| Sunny Side Child Development Center | 2 |
| Umos Mshs Donna Center | 1 |
| Mila’s Galaxy Learning Center | 19 |
| Southern Littles Academy, LLC | 8 |
| Rise and Shine Learning Center | 3 |
| Bright Start Child Care Center | 0 |
| Bee Happy Childcare Center LLC | 5 |
| J.k Learning Center 1 L.L.C | 6 |
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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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