D J Lerma Head Start Child Development Center
D J Lerma Head Start Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Brownsville, TX, licensed for up to 127 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1990. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times and investigated 1 report. 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 7 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Brownsville and better than 92% of licensed centers statewide.
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Common questions
Does D J Lerma Head Start Child Development Center take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are D J Lerma 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 D J Lerma 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 D J Lerma Head Start Child Development Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask D J Lerma 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 Brownsville, is $39.80 a day for toddlers, $38.80 a day for 3-year-olds and $37.20 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has D J Lerma Head Start Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021.
How does D J Lerma Head Start Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Brownsville?
It is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Brownsville 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 D J Lerma Head Start Child Development Center last inspected?
Sep 30, 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 198461- 4070 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.