Brenda Rios

1515 LEWIS ST, Kingsville, TX 78363 · Kleberg County

8cited violations

1serious

5inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Registered child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
Phone: (979) 709-1657
Regulated since: Jul 12, 2023
HHSC IDs: Operation 1449773 · number 1776856
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 2
Records & paperwork 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	1	Safety & premises (1), Other (1)
2025	6	0	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (2), Records & paperwork (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Mar 10, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  Children files are missing information regarding Authorization For Emergency Medical Attention section.
  
  HHSC 747.605(11) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-03-13. Correction verified 2026-03-19.
- Other
  Child's file is missing a health care statement.
  
  HHSC 747.611(b) — Health Statement on File
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-03-20. Correction verified 2026-03-19.
HHSC inspection history
May 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 31, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The provider and one household member did not have documentation of orientation on file.
  
  HHSC 747.1301(1) — Orientation Required for Caregivers-Overview of Minimum Standards
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-07. Correction verified 2025-04-11.
- Staff background & training
  The provider was missing 11 hours of annual training for the year 2023-2024.
  
  HHSC 747.1309(a) — Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-04-07. Correction verified 2025-04-11.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policies on file were missing information on parents vising the home without prior approval, reviewing minimum standards or obtaining them on line, child care regulation website, promotion of indoor and outdoor activities, and the emergency preparedness plan was also missing information such as how a child with limited mobility or who are under 24 months will be evacuated and how the provider will continue to care for children until parents arrive.
  
  HHSC 747.207(1) — Policies Comply with Rules
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-07. Correction verified 2025-04-11.
- Safety & premises
  The fire extinguisher was found in the home on a counter in the kitchen unmounted.
  
  HHSC 747.5105 — Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-07. Correction verified 2025-04-11.
- Supervision & ratios
  One child present at the operation did not have admissions paperwork available for review.
  
  HHSC 747.601(c) — Children's Records Accessible - to Licensing
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-04-07. Correction verified 2025-04-21.
- Records & paperwork
  Three out of four children's records did not have a date of admission.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(2) — Children's Records - Admission Information
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-04-07. Correction verified 2025-04-11.
HHSC inspection history
May 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 6, 2023 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 Brenda Rios, 1515 LEWIS ST, Kingsville, TX 78363-6633 (operation ID 1449773, operation number 1776856), 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.