Castro Head Start Academy
Castro Head Start Academy is a licensed child care center in Mission, TX, licensed for up to 88 children and serving preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2026. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 2 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 2 inspections found no violations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Common questions
Does Castro Head Start Academy take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers, not infants.
What are Castro Head Start Academy’s hours?
7 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Castro Head Start Academy accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Castro Head Start Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Castro Head Start Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley area, which includes Mission, is $33.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Castro Head Start Academy had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021.
When was Castro Head Start Academy last inspected?
Sep 9, 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 1837480 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.