# Mission Early Head Start Academy Mission Early Head Start Academy is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Mission, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, with 111 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 1105 E 8th St, Mission, TX 78572 - Ages: Infant, Toddler - Capacity: 111 - License/permit: 416341- 5371 - Operator: not published - Phone: (956) 581-3635 - Website: personnel@hchsp.org - Hours: 07:00 AM-04:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) - Accepts child care subsidies: no - Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=126885 ## Inspection record 11 findings across 15 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-11-30 to 2026-06-18); 7 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2025-05-15 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-05-15: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: One of the board of the fence is loose. (§746.3407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407)) - 2025-05-15 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors: There were no documented fire extinguishers / CO detector checks available for review at the time of inspection. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider completed and documented a CO detector and fire extinguisher check. (§746.801(10); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-801-10)) - 2023-09-14 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Correction verified 2023-09-29: Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age: Several mats where children were sleeping on were not maintained in four different classrooms. The mats were observed torn exposing the mat's foam. (§746.4503(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4503-a)) - 2023-09-14 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-09-29: Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Gates Locked: Emergency exits to the gates in the outdoor playground were observed with locks. Caregivers who were in the outdoor playground with children did not know the code to the locks. (§746.4309; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4309)) - 2023-09-14 — Fire safety & emergency drills, High risk, Correction verified 2023-09-29: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The annual fire inspection was not current. The last fire insepction was conducted on 9/07/2022. (§746.5101(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-a)) - 2023-09-14 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: Trash was observed in the outdoor playround. Papers, wrappers, and a plastic sandwich bag were observed, this posed a hazard as the trash was accesible to chldren. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the trash was picked up. (§746.3407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407)) - 2023-09-14 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2023-09-29: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records: Training records for three staff were not available for review at the operation. (§746.801(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-801-3)) - 2022-10-20 — Sanitation & hygiene, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-11-15: Diapering Procedures-Soiled Diapers Kept in a Sanitary Manner: Soiled diapers were observed in waste baskets without a lid in the children's restrooms. This was observed in 5 of 6 classrooms. (§746.3505(f); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3505-f)) - 2021-11-30 — Other, High risk, Corrected at inspection: Notification of Additional Services Offered: Transportation services were being offered prior to notifying child care regulation in writing. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as a written notification was provided. (§746.301(7); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-301-7)) - 2021-11-30 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium risk, Correction verified 2021-12-15: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors: There was no safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors for the months of August, September, and October 2021. The only documentation available was for fire drills. (§746.801(10); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-801-10)) - 2021-11-30 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2021-12-15: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: A caregiver was observed caring for a group of 16 children. The specified age of the children in the group was 3 years of age. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children 3 years of age a caregiver may supervise is 15. The group was out of ratio by one child. Note: A second caregiver stepped in the classroom during the inspection. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601)) ## Nearby programs - [Shine Bright Academy LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1471327) — 0.45 km, capacity 51 - [A+ Appletree Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1272657) — 0.47 km, capacity 50 - [Mickey's Learning Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1188939) — 0.51 km, capacity 36 - [Castro Head Start Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1534036) — 0.93 km, capacity 88 - [Creative Play Learning Center LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1456224) — 0.96 km, capacity 40 - [Little Box Learning Center, LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1535606) — 1.06 km, capacity 46 ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 126885 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=126885 - us_census_geocoder record 1105 E 8TH ST|MISSION|TX|78572 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-126885 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. 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