Kids Are First (kaf) Head Start - Las Colonias
2500 EL INDIO HWY, Eagle Pass, TX 78852 · Maverick County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 272
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Bertha Maldonado
- Phone
- (830) 758-0757
- Regulated since
- Jul 31, 2015
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1191844 · number 1578182
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | Staff background & training (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jan 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 19, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A child was left unsupervised in a classroom.
HHSC 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
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-17. Correction verified 2026-01-05.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Nov 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 28, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 5, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 31, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 31, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 15, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
Six out of ten staff records reviewed did not have the entire 24 hours of annual training for the 2021-2022 training year.
HHSC 746.1309(d) — Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-08. Correction verified 2023-03-08.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Mar 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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.