# D J Lerma Head Start Child Development Center

D J Lerma Head Start Child Development Center is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Brownsville, TX serving ages Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 127 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 5407 Austin Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521

- Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 127
- License/permit: 198461- 4070
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (956) 831-3267
- Website: www.ninosinc.org
- Hours: 07:30 AM-03:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=100326

## Inspection record
Passed all 9 Texas HHSC inspections on record (2022-01-20 to 2026-11-02) with no violations.

## Nearby programs
- [Small World Educational Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1096562) — 0.54 km, capacity 60
- [Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Learning  Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1345037) — 0.94 km, capacity 67
- [All Star Childcare & Development Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-315952) — 1.03 km, capacity 75
- [Genesis Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-972471) — 1.1 km, capacity 46
- [Kidzland Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1093559) — 1.19 km, capacity 45
- [Little Mermaid Day Care Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-126325) — 1.27 km, capacity 29

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 100326 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=100326
- us_census_geocoder record 5407 AUSTIN RD|BROWNSVILLE|TX|78521 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-100326 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.