Fernandez Elementary Head Start
Fernandez Elementary Head Start is a licensed child care center in San Antonio, TX, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2012. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 5 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (1 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #98 of 476 centers in San Antonio and better than 69% of licensed centers statewide.
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The operational policy was reviewed to be missing a written statement regarding promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity: The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor. The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation. Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place. The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play. A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
At time of inspection five out of five staff files did not contain the following required annual topics: Emergency preparedness, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials, and preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases.
Operation failed to report to childs parents immediately after leaving child unspervised on 4.11.24, parents were notified until 4.15.24.
During the investigation, it was verified a child was found unsupervised in the hallway on 4.11.24.
Operation did not enter information by due date 1/15/24.
About this center
Common questions
Does Fernandez Elementary Head Start take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers, not infants.
What are Fernandez Elementary Head Start’s hours?
7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Fernandez Elementary Head Start accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Fernandez Elementary Head Start had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 12, 2024: “Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Fernandez Elementary Head Start compare with other daycares in San Antonio?
It is tied for #98 of 476 centers in San Antonio by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 69% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Fernandez Elementary Head Start last inspected?
Sep 23, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1493466- 6151 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.