Right Start Childcare And Learning

2404 MAIN AVE, Laredo, TX 78040 · Webb County

11cited violations

5serious

8inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 37
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Martha Valadez
Phone: (956) 796-0800
Regulated since: Jun 1, 2001
HHSC IDs: Operation 170086 · number 555032
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Staff background & training 6
Records & paperwork 1
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	1	Illness & medication (1), Staff background & training (1)
2025	1	1	Other (1)
2024	1	0	Staff background & training (1)
2023	3	1	Staff background & training (2), Records & paperwork (1)
2022	4	2	Illness & medication (1), Staff background & training (2), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 16, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two out of four employee records evaluated did not have the following trainings: allergic reactions, administering medication, abuse and neglect, and transportation.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-30. Correction verified 2026-07-28.
- Illness & medication Serious
  One out of four children's records evaluated did not have an updated immunization record on file. Two out of four children's records evaluated did not have an immunization record on file.
  
  HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-30. Correction verified 2026-07-27.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 31, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other Serious
  The health inspection was last conducted on April 18, 2024.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-14. Correction verified 2025-08-13.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 31, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Four out of four employees are missing the emergency preparedness plan training.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-08-14. Correction verified 2024-08-12.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 18, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One out of four records evaluated was missing the following trainings: emergency preparedness, administering medication, building safety, hazardous materials, allergic reactions, and communicable diseases.
  
  HHSC 746.1311(e) — Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-08-25. Correction verified 2023-08-24.
- Staff background & training Serious
  One out of four 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 2023-08-25. Correction verified 2023-08-24.
- Records & paperwork
  Two out of four employee records were not available at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.901 — Required Personnel Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-08-25. Correction verified 2023-08-24.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 12, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  A new employee was observed supervising children with out a CPR Certificate.
  
  HHSC 746.1301(3)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-26. Correction verified 2022-09-21.
- Staff background & training
  Three out of four employees were missing annual trainings.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-26. Correction verified 2022-09-26.
- Other
  Infant written feeding instructions were not available at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.2421(a) — Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-13. Correction verified 2022-09-12.
- Illness & medication Serious
  Two out of four children did not have the immunization records on file.
  
  HHSC 746.613(a) — Required Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-26. Correction verified 2022-09-15.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 22, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 17, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history

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

Show the letter text

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 Right Start Childcare and Learning, 2404 MAIN AVE, Laredo, TX 78040-2356 (operation ID 170086, operation number 555032), 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.