Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias
Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias is a licensed child care center in Eagle Pass, TX, licensed for up to 272 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2015. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 2 citations, 1 of them high-risk. 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. Its last 9 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 18 centers in Eagle Pass and better than 82% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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A child was left unsupervised in a classroom.
Six out of ten staff records reviewed did not have the entire 24 hours of annual training for the 2021-2022 training year.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Middle Rio Grande area, which includes Eagle Pass, is $32.20 a day for infants, $31.20 a day for toddlers and $30.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Nov 19, 2025: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias compare with other daycares in Eagle Pass?
It is #4 of 18 centers in Eagle Pass by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 82% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kids Are First (KAF) Head Start - Las Colonias last inspected?
Jan 22, 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 1578182 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.