Upbring Head Start (stepping Stone)

1625 ARLINGTON DR, Corpus Christi, TX 78415 · Nueces County

2cited violations

2serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 31
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours: 07:30 AM-03:00 PM
Director / administrator: Rosa Cavazos
Phone: (361) 237-3041
Regulated since: Feb 27, 2026
HHSC IDs: Operation 1512955 · number 1821231
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	2	Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 23, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other Serious
  There was not a gate to the outdoor area for the infant play area.
  
  HHSC 746.4309 — Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Gates Locked
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-10-07. Correction verified 2025-10-24.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 22, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
  The outdoor gate had an opening that allowed room for a chiild to gain access outside the licesed space area. The girls restroom had washing machine hook up valves uncovered and accessible to children in care.
  
  HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-29. Correction verified 2025-08-29.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Upbring Head Start (Stepping Stone), 1625 ARLINGTON DR, Corpus Christi, TX 78415-4405 (operation ID 1512955, operation number 1821231), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.