ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Salinas Elementary Head Start Campus

10820 N CONWAY AVE, MISSION, TX 78573

License #1772977 | Expires: Nov 20, 2023

Day Care Center
Type
90
Capacity
14
Inspections
22
Violations

Compliance Summary

3
Critical
7
Serious
12
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Dec 1, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 30, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Nov 5, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 2, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 3, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jan 12, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 10, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 2
Nov 9, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 5, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Aug 24, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
May 24, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
May 5, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 9
Apr 14, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Apr 14, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

Child/caregiver ratios were not met in a pre-k classroom when a caregiver stepped out of the room to conduct diaper changes leaving a caregiver to supervise a group of 17 children. The specified age of the children in the group was 3 years of age. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children one caregiver may supervise is 15.

Corrected: Oct 30, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Parent Handbook was reviewed and the following information is missing: (13) How and when parents will be notified of policy changes. (22) Procedures for parents to review a copy of center's most recent CCR inspection report and how parents may access the minimum standards online.

Corrected: May 17, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Operation has not provided parents a written copy of the parent's rights.

Corrected: May 10, 2024

Critical Corrected

Based on the information obtained during the course of the investigation, operation did not have prior background check eligibility notice for staff member / contractor that assisted and/or provided care to child during the incident.

Corrected: Feb 9, 2024

Serious Corrected

Based on the information obtained during the course of the investigation, operation failed to timely notify Childcare Regulation of an incident that took place at the operation that required medical attention. Note: This was corrected during investigation when operation provided the information required to complete a self-report.

Corrected: Feb 9, 2024

Moderate Corrected

One out of ten staff training records reviewed was not available for review at the time of inspection. A second file was missing training certificate for training on communicable diseases. A third file is missing first aid / cpr training certificate.

Corrected: Oct 12, 2023

Serious Corrected

One out of ten staff training records reviewed is missing pediatric first aid / CPR training.

Corrected: Oct 19, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Daily schedule does not meet the 60min outdoor play and 90 min physical activity requirements.

Corrected: Aug 31, 2023

Serious Corrected

Trash cans in the restrooms and the designated diaper trash can have no lids. Operation staff submitted an order request for 5/6/2023 to headquarters but cans have not been delivered to operation.

Corrected: May 31, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Operation does not have a designated outdoor area. An incomplete variance request was received on 05/18/2023, corrections / additional information were requested 5/18/2023, no corrections have been received.

Corrected: Jun 12, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Current operation's space does not allow for 60min of outdoor play. An incomplete variance request was received on 05/18/2023, corrections / additional information were requested 5/18/2023, no corrections have been received.

Moderate Corrected

Operational policies are missing the criteria operation will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play.

Moderate Corrected

Ten staff training records were reviewed. Certificates for management training for one staff member and certificates for a second staff member were not available for review at the time of inspection.

Serious Corrected

Trash cans in the restrooms and the designated diaper trash can have no lids.

Moderate Corrected

Operation doesn't have a designated outdoor area / playground.

Moderate Corrected

Children are participating in less than 30 minutes/day of outdoor play.

Moderate Corrected

The most recent Licensing form certifying that operation reviewed each of the bulletins and notices issued by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission was not available for review at the time of inspection.

Serious Corrected

Operation has not conducted daily ground checks.

Critical Corrected

Three staff members have been present at operation and routinely caring for children without background check eligibility notice. Note: Background checks were requested during inspection and staff members were advised to not return to operation until background check eligibility is received.

Serious Corrected

Children were participating in physical activity at the operation's gym, the gym has two fans and one of them was on and accessible to children. There are two wooden storage boxes without ventilation holes with an outdoor latch that could close and trap a child inside. The boxes are in the gym and accessible to children.

Moderate Corrected

Operational policies are missing the criteria operation will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play.

Critical Corrected

It was determined that Salinas Elementary Head Start Campus is operating without a permit.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.