La Paloma Head Start
La Paloma Head Start is a licensed child care center in San Benito, TX, licensed for up to 17 children and serving preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times. None of those visits produced a citation, which puts it among the 12% of Texas centers with a clean record over that period. Its last 6 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 17 centers in San Benito and better than 92% of licensed centers statewide.
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Common questions
Does La Paloma Head Start take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers, not infants.
What are La Paloma Head Start’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 Paloma Head Start accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does La Paloma Head Start cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Paloma Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Cameron area, which includes San Benito, is $38.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has La Paloma Head Start had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021.
How does La Paloma Head Start compare with other daycares in San Benito?
It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in San Benito by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 92% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was La Paloma Head Start last inspected?
Dec 10, 2025. 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 1799993 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.