# Edinburg North Head Start Center Edinburg North Head Start Center is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Edinburg, TX serving ages Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 147 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 3500 E Fm 2812, Edinburg, TX 78539 - Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School - Capacity: 147 - License/permit: 831573- 5371 - Operator: not published - Phone: (956) 383-0665 - Website: 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=233544 ## Inspection record 11 findings across 20 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-01-28 to 2026-05-19); 7 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2026-05-07 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards: A nail was found in the outdoor play area. Corrected at Inspection: The nail was removed during the inspection. (§746.3701; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3701)) - 2026-04-21 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-05-05: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records: Training records were not available for review. (§746.801(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-801-3)) - 2026-03-25 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-04-02: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for: A caregiver supervising a group of children during the naptime did not know how many children were in the group. When asked for the number of children present in the room the caregiver stated there were 17 children, however there were only 16 children present. (§746.1205(a)(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-2)) - 2026-03-25 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-04-02: Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times: A child was observed watching You Tube videos on a tablet while laying down on a mat during the naptime in a pre-k classroom. (§746.2207(c)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2207-c-4)) - 2026-03-12 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-04-21: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment when the caregivers allowed a child to remain asleep an hour and fifty-one minutes past the scheduled naptime resulting in the child being left unsupervised in the classroom during a practice fire drill evacuation. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1)) - 2026-03-12 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-04-21: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that two caregivers left a child unsupervised in a classroom for 6 minutes during a practice fire drill evacuation. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4)) - 2025-05-08 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-05-08: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records: Training certificates were not available for review for three teachers. (§746.801(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-801-3)) - 2025-05-08 — Food & nutrition, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-05-14: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: During inspection, it was noted that two of the three outdoor play areas contained a significant amount of bird droppings, which hindered a classroom's ability to engage in outdoor activities. Additionally, plastic wrappers were found scattered on the ground, and there was broken play equipment in the area designated for children. A bird nest was also observed in the metal shade structure above the outdoor play area. All six classrooms, the hallway, and the kitchen were found to have dead insects in the light ceiling panels. (§746.3407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407)) - 2022-12-13 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-01-18: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual: Based on evidence gathered during the investigation two caregivers used prohibited methods of guidance at the operation. A caregiver forcibly redirected a child and pushed child while in care at the operation. Another caregiver grabbed a child with force as a form of guidance. (§746.2805; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805)) - 2022-01-28 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-02-10: Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR: CPR/1st aid training was expired for one caregiver present during inspection. Training expired 1/25/2022. NOTE: Training has been scheduled for 2/4/2022. (§746.1315(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1315-b)) - 2022-01-28 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-02-04: Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities: 4 children in two different classrooms were watching cartoons on a computer not related to planned activities. NOTE: Caregivers transitioned with the children to another activity. (§746.2207(c)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2207-c-1)) ## Nearby programs - [Mis Angelitos Daycare Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1284286) — 0.17 km, capacity 102 ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 233544 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=233544 - us_census_geocoder record 3500 E FM 2812|EDINBURG|TX|78539 (corroborated, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-233544 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.