Farias Head Start Center
1100 W ACACIA AVE, Alamo, TX 78516 · Hidalgo County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 132
- Ages
- Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-04:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Irma Gomez
- Phone
- (956) 354-2114
- Regulated since
- Feb 11, 2015
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1150669 · number 1543506- 5371
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | Staff background & training (2), Other (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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May 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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May 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 28, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
An employee was supervising children at the center with an inactive statues and no eligibility determination notification. Note; This was corrected during inspection when caregiver left the center.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-08-28. Correction verified 2025-09-09.
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Other
A caregiver was observed holding a child on her lap as child did not want to sit down for an activity. Child was observed trying to get off caregiver's lap. Caregiver did not use a discipline/guidance method that teaches self control.
HHSC 746.2803(4) — Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-28. Correction verified 2025-09-09.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Aug 28, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
An employee was supervising children at the center with an inactive statues and no eligibility determination notification. Note; This was corrected during inspection when caregiver left the center.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-08-28. Correction verified 2025-09-09.
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Other
A caregiver was observed holding a child on her lap as child did not want to sit down for an activity. Child was observed trying to get off caregiver's lap. Caregiver did not use a discipline/guidance method that teaches self control.
HHSC 746.2803(4) — Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-28. Correction verified 2025-09-09.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Staff background & training Serious
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Sep 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 16, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 16, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 14, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 14, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 19, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 19, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 9, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Nov 9, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 26, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Oct 26, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
Get the full file
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.
Email the request Printable letter (fax or mail)
- 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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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.