Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.4
- Local median
- 0.88
Thigpen Zavala Head Start
2500 GALVESTON AVE, Mcallen, TX 78501-7775
- Operation number:
- 1722732
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Hidalgo
- Capacity:
- 136
- License effective:
- December 9, 2021
- Hours:
- 07:00 AM-04:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9566577870
- Email:
- compliance@hchsp.org
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for Thigpen Zavala Head Start from September 30, 2021 through September 10, 2025.
Two inspections recorded violations, with four recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on October 24, 2023 and involved equipment or readiness.
Facility condition was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.
Three later inspections, from November 9, 2023 through September 10, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 4
- Higher-concern violations
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 10 local median in 78501
Compared to 27 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 20%
- Local median
- 29%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 20%
- Local median
- 36%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.93
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for any one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- There are three red ant piles within operation's playground. Part of the playground fence fell over and is leaning towards the inside of the playground. Note: Provider sent work order to Head Start HeadQuarters and ISD.
- Correction deadline
- November 7, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 9, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
- Official code
- 746.3407
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- 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.
- Correction deadline
- October 31, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 26, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
- Official code
- 746.3819
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Napping mats in classrooms 1 and 2 were not labeled with the children's names nor number assigned.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 16, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
- Official code
- 746.4503(b)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Operation has a slide in the playground whose base has started to corrode.
- Correction deadline
- May 22, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 16, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
- Official code
- 746.3407
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report