# The Dora O. Martinez Early Childhood Development Center

The Dora O. Martinez Early Childhood Development Center is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Zapata, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, with 64 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 708 Delmar St, Zapata, TX 78076

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Capacity: 64
- License/permit: 1719406
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (956) 750-3325
- Website: www.avance.org
- Hours: 07:30 AM-05:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1374430

## Inspection record
7 findings across 11 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-04-19 to 2026-08-17); 4 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-06-17 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-06-18: Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent: The center has two infant classrooms. Daily reports were not available for review in one classroom. (§746.2431; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2431))
- 2025-12-18 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-01-19: Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child: A child was served an identified food allergen at the operation. (§746.3301(i); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3301-i))
- 2023-09-14 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-09-20: Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR: A caregiver/teacher did not have a current CPR training. (§746.1315(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1315-b))
- 2022-10-20 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-10-20: Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving: A former employee's background check was not inactivated within the required timeframe. (§745.651(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-745-651-1))
- 2022-04-19 — Food & nutrition, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-04-21: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: Six infants did not have a current Written Feeding Instructions. (§746.2421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2421-b))
- 2022-04-19 — Fire safety & emergency drills, High risk, Correction verified 2022-04-21: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: There was no current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was conducted on 1/29/21. (§746.5101(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-a))
- 2022-04-19 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-04-21: Infant Daily Report - Infant's Mood: The Infant Daily Report was missing the following information: Infant's Mood and Summary of Activities. (§746.2431(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2431-4))

## Nearby programs
- [Avance Zapata South Elementary](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1388125) — 0.26 km, capacity 68
- [Little Angels Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1316697) — 0.63 km, capacity 94
- [Avance Zapata Early Head Start Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1386057) — 0.87 km, capacity 59
- [Great Beginnings Child Care and Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1291883) — 1.28 km, capacity 56
- [Avance Fidel & Andrea Villarreal Elementary](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1388120) — 1.99 km, capacity 34

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1374430 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1374430
- us_census_geocoder record 708 DELMAR ST|ZAPATA|TX|78076 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1719406 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1719406
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 07121-0003 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=07121-0003

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