Fernandez Elementary Head Start
6845 RIDGEBROOK ST, San Antonio, TX 78250 · Bexar County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 54
- Ages
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-04:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Valerie Cox
- Phone
- (210) 397-1944
- Regulated since
- Aug 23, 2012
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1085753 · number 1493466- 6151
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (3), Staff background & training (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 23, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operational policy was reviewed to be missing a written statement regarding promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity: The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor. The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation. Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place. The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play. A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
HHSC 746.501(a)(18)(B) — Written Operational Policies - Duration
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-10-07. Correction verified 2025-10-13.
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Supervision & ratios
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Mar 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 18, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 15, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
At time of inspection five out of five staff files did not contain the following required annual topics: Emergency preparedness, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials, and preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases.
HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-11-08. Correction verified 2024-11-07.
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Staff background & training
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May 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 12, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During the investigation, it was verified a child was found unsupervised in the hallway on 4.11.24.
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 2024-05-06. Correction verified 2024-05-15.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Operation failed to report to childs parents immediately after leaving child unspervised on 4.11.24, parents were notified until 4.15.24.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-05-06. Correction verified 2024-05-15.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Jan 19, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
Operation did not enter information by due date 1/15/24.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-01-19. Correction verified 2024-01-19.
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 7, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 9, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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.