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Childcare center · Mcallen, TX
Thigpen Zavala Head Start
A licensed child care center in Mcallen, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 2500 GALVESTON AVE, Mcallen, TX 78501
County: Hidalgo County
Phone: (956) 657-7870
Licensed to serve: Pre-Kindergarten
Licensed capacity: 108 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1722732
Permit: Full Permit, issued December 9, 2021
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.
View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 1722732 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 3 inspections
- 0 citations from these visits
A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.
Below is every visit in the state's files from December 1, 2021 to September 8, 2026, newest first: 10 visits and 4 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.
September 8, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
September 10, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
September 10, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
November 9, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
October 24, 2023 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 31, 2023 · Correction verified: October 26, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Emergency plan for a child with a food allergy is missing the possible symptoms if exposed to a food on the list and the steps to take if the child has an allergic reaction.
746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 7, 2023 · Correction verified: November 9, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
August 23, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
August 10, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 15, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
May 13, 2022 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: May 16, 2022 · Correction verified: May 16, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Napping mats in classrooms 1 and 2 were not labeled with the children's names nor number assigned.
746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 22, 2022 · Correction verified: May 16, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Operation has a slide in the playground whose base has started to corrode.
December 1, 2021 · Inspection · No citations
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.