Sierra Vista Headstart

102 SIERRA VISTA BLVD, Laredo, TX 78046 · Webb County

7cited violations

2serious

7inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 116
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:45 AM-03:00 PM
Director / administrator: Ruth Martinez
Phone: (956) 795-1515
Regulated since: Jan 28, 2000
HHSC IDs: Operation 160527 · number 542721
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Discipline & child guidance 2
Staff background & training 3
Records & paperwork 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)
2023	5	2	Discipline & child guidance (2), Staff background & training (3)
2022	1	0	Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jan 21, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2026-01-31. Correction verified 2026-01-28.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 14, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One out of ten employees were missing annual hours.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(a) — Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-28. Correction verified 2023-04-28.
- Staff background & training
  Two out of ten employees were missing the allergic reactions training.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-28. Correction verified 2023-04-28.
- Staff background & training
  One out of ten employee records evaluated had an expired CPR/First Aid Certificate.
  
  HHSC 746.1315(a) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-04-28. Correction verified 2023-04-27.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 22, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  Based on the information gathered during this investigation a caregiver was found to have a abused a child.
  
  HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-04-12. Correction verified 2023-04-14.
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  Based on the information gathered during this investigation, caregiver used inappropriate discipline as she swung a child by their ankles during a tantrum.
  
  HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-04-12. Correction verified 2023-04-14.
HHSC inspection history
May 9, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The Annual Sanitation Inspection was last conducted on February 2, 2021.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-05-16. Correction verified 2022-05-16.
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 Sierra Vista Headstart, 102 SIERRA VISTA BLVD, Laredo, TX 78046-7761 (operation ID 160527, operation number 542721), 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]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 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.