Elva Delores Cortes

210 S SHORT ST, Madisonville, TX 77864 · Madison County

3cited violations

3serious

4inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Listed family home
Licensed capacity: 3
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:00 PM
Phone: (936) 499-2562
Regulated since: Oct 26, 2021
HHSC IDs: Operation 1365743 · number 1714200
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	3	3	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Oct 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 2, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  There were four unrelated children in care.
  
  HHSC 742.307(3)(B) — AP Additional Caregiver Responsibilities - Never Exceed Capacity of 12 Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-10-02. Correction verified 2024-10-08.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 12, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  There were two one and half year olds in car seats drinking milk out of a bottle.
  
  HHSC 742.505(a) — Prohibited Equipment for Infants - Bean Bags, Waterbeds, Foam Pads
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-09-12.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 11, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  There were seven unrelated children in care.
  
  HHSC 742.307(3)(B) — AP Additional Caregiver Responsibilities - Never Exceed Capacity of 12 Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-09-19. Correction verified 2024-10-02.
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 Elva Delores Cortes, 210 S SHORT ST, Madisonville, TX 77864-2206 (operation ID 1365743, operation number 1714200), 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, 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.