Ricardo Floyd Headstart Center

4704 NARANJO ST, Laredo, TX 78041 · Webb County

6cited violations

1serious

9inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 95
Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-03:00 PM
Director / administrator: Elizabeth Garcia
Phone: (956) 722-2457
Regulated since: Jul 10, 1986
HHSC IDs: Operation 94741 · number 41752
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Staff background & training 4
Other 1

Year by year

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

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Mar 19, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 13, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One out of ten employee records evaluated did not have the administering medication and building safety training.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-02-27. Correction verified 2026-02-26.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 19, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One out of ten caregivers did not have a CPR/First Aid certificate.
  
  HHSC 746.1301(a)(3)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-02. Correction verified 2025-04-02.
HHSC inspection history
May 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 20, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Ten employee files were evaluated. The CPR/First aid certificate for one employee expired on 03/11/2024.
  
  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 2024-04-05. Correction verified 2024-05-02.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 20, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  Eight children's files were reviewed. One file was missing an updated immunization record.
  
  HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-01. Correction verified 2023-04-26.
HHSC inspection history
Jun 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 25, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  Employee present at the operation did not have an active background check on file. Note: Employee without active background check left the operation during inspection.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-05-25. Correction verified 2022-06-08.
HHSC inspection history
May 4, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Sanitation inspection was last conducted on February 23rd, 2021.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-05-18. Correction verified 2022-05-16.
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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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 Ricardo Floyd Headstart Center, 4704 NARANJO ST, Laredo, TX 78041 (operation ID 94741, operation number 41752), 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]

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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.