Tstc Early Head Start Child Development
2225 N 28TH ST, Harlingen, TX 78550 · Cameron County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 54
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-03:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Vanessa Montalvo
- Phone
- (956) 425-4085
- Regulated since
- Mar 22, 2000
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 163679 · number 546823- 4070
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | Discipline & child guidance (2) |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | Illness & medication (2), Other (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jun 25, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 25, 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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Aug 14, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 14, 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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Aug 15, 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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Aug 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 30, 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 13, 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 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 27, 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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May 27, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 27, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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May 27, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 13, 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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Apr 12, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 12, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 24, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 24, 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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Mar 22, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Based on the information gathered during the investigation, caregiver sat down a child roughly. Caregiver also grabbed child's hair to pulled child head back.
HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-04-18. Correction verified 2022-04-13.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Mar 22, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Based on the information gathered during the investigation, caregiver sat down a child roughly. Caregiver also grabbed child's hair to pulled child head back.
HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-04-18. Correction verified 2022-04-13.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Sep 24, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Based on the investigation it was found that a caregiver did not use good judgement by continuing to feed an infant that was crying and turning red.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-10-29. Correction verified 2021-10-27.
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Illness & medication
During the investigation it was found that the parent was not notified of the incident where the infant was turning red before he threw up his food,
HHSC 746.701(4) — Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-10-29. Correction verified 2021-11-19.
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Other Serious
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Sep 24, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Based on the investigation it was found that a caregiver did not use good judgement by continuing to feed an infant that was crying and turning red.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-10-29. Correction verified 2021-10-27.
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Illness & medication
During the investigation it was found that the parent was not notified of the incident where the infant was turning red before he threw up his food,
HHSC 746.701(4) — Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-10-29. Correction verified 2021-11-19.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Other Serious
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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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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.