Southside Head Start

609 S TAYS ST, El Paso, TX 79901 · El Paso County

0cited violations

0serious

8inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 64
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:00 PM
Director / administrator: Martha Medina
Phone: (915) 791-4876
Regulated since: Aug 24, 1995
HHSC IDs: Operation 142538 · number 517318- 5591
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 4, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 5, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 9, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jul 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 23, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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 Southside Head Start, 609 S TAYS ST, El Paso, TX 79901-3054 (operation ID 142538, operation number 517318- 5591), 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, 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.