Kerla Gil De Ortiz

1720 GALVESTON AVE, Mcallen, TX 78501 · Hidalgo County

8cited violations

0serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Registered child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 08:00 AM-08:00 PM
Phone: (956) 315-0761
Regulated since: Mar 6, 2024
HHSC IDs: Operation 1472091 · number 1793011
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 2
Food & allergies 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	8	0	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (2), Food & allergies (2), Other (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Feb 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 28, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Schedule outlining the daily activities was not available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.2103(a)(2) — Written Activity Plan - Outline Daily Activities
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-03-04. Correction verified 2024-03-04.
- Food & allergies
  Food menu was not available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.3113(1) — Maintain Menus
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-03-04. Correction verified 2024-03-04.
- Safety & premises
  The fence is missing a plank of wood and two AC units are accessible.
  
  HHSC 747.3501 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-06. Correction verified 2024-03-05.
- Supervision & ratios
  Operational Policies were reviewed and are missing the following information: 1. release of children procedures 2. Physical and outdoor activity policy 3. Procedures for parents to visit operation 10. Parent's access to the minimum standards 11. Parent access to DFPS / hotline 13. Health check procedures 12. Information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employees.
  
  HHSC 747.501(1) — Written Operational Policies - Release of Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-03-06. Correction verified 2024-03-06.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 28, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Schedule outlining the daily activities was not available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.2103(a)(2) — Written Activity Plan - Outline Daily Activities
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-03-04. Correction verified 2024-03-04.
- Food & allergies
  Food menu was not available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.3113(1) — Maintain Menus
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-03-04. Correction verified 2024-03-04.
- Safety & premises
  The fence is missing a plank of wood and two AC units are accessible.
  
  HHSC 747.3501 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-06. Correction verified 2024-03-05.
- Supervision & ratios
  Operational Policies were reviewed and are missing the following information: 1. release of children procedures 2. Physical and outdoor activity policy 3. Procedures for parents to visit operation 10. Parent's access to the minimum standards 11. Parent access to DFPS / hotline 13. Health check procedures 12. Information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employees.
  
  HHSC 747.501(1) — Written Operational Policies - Release of Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-03-06. Correction verified 2024-03-06.
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 Kerla Gil De Ortiz, 1720 GALVESTON AVE, Mcallen, TX 78501-5238 (operation ID 1472091, operation number 1793011), 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.