Holy Cross Lutheran Ece

2711 HELENA AVE, Nederland, TX 77627 · Jefferson County

2cited violations

1serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 90
Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours: 09:00 AM-02:00 PM
Director / administrator: Veronica Ochoa
Phone: (409) 722-2177
Regulated since: Feb 21, 2003
HHSC IDs: Operation 211081 · number 819905
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	2	1	Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Records & paperwork (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jan 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 29, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
  There were pull ups in a trash can with no lid that were accessible to children. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by replacing the trash can with one with a lid.
  
  HHSC 746.3407(8) — Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-01-29.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 23, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 Survey data from January 17, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2023, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-01-25. Correction verified 2024-01-23.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 10, 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 Holy Cross Lutheran ECE, 2711 HELENA AVE, Nederland, TX 77627-6901 (operation ID 211081, operation number 819905), 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.