Licensed child care center · public record
Avance Uvalde Head Start Center
Uvalde, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 10, 2012
- Capacity
- 142 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-03:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1473926- 5052
Where
215 W Nopal St
Uvalde, TX 78801
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered State’s note: “Two classrooms with children under five years old were missing outlet covers that were in reach of children. This was corrected at inspection when caregivers put covers on outlets.” |
| April 28, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “A caregiver responsible for the classroom during another caregiver's absence to assist a child in the restroom, the caregiver was unaware that an injury occurred. This indicates a failure to maintain proper awareness and supervision of the children in care.” |
| April 28, 2025 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “A caregiver was deficient in appropriate guidance and discipline after she was observed pulling a child by the arm in an attempt to stop the child from running around. It was also observed by another witness about same caregiver on a similar incident of pulling a child.” |
| February 2, 2023 | Medium | 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required State’s note: “Two out of ten staff trainings were reviewed. One caregiver was lacking 7 hours of annual training for the 2021-2022 training year. One caregiver was missing 17 hours of annual training for the 2021-2022 training year.” |
| February 2, 2022 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “The parent handbook was lacking the indoor/outdoor activity section.” |
| February 2, 2022 | Medium | 746.401(2) - Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation State’s note: “The last CCR inspection posted was from 2020. Corrected at inspection: The center printed the previous inspection form provided in 2021.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 8, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 28, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- January 13, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 2, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 8, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 6, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 29, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 1, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- February 2, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 12, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 26, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Avance Uvalde Head Start Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 27, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Avance Uvalde Head Start Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 6: 2 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
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