La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center
La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in San Benito, TX, licensed for up to 143 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2001. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 9 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 1 citation, 0 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #4 of 17 centers in San Benito and better than 89% of licensed centers statewide.
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Observed two children arrived to facility, sat down to have breakfast and did not wash their hands.
About this center
Common questions
Does La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center’s hours?
7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Cameron area, which includes San Benito, is $41.00 a day for infants, $39.80 a day for toddlers and $38.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 1 lower-risk citation, listed above.
How does La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center compare with other daycares in San Benito?
It is tied for #4 of 17 centers in San Benito by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 89% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was La Gallina Head Start Child Development Center last inspected?
Feb 10, 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 552437- 4070 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.