Rancho del Cielo Head Start
Rancho del Cielo Head Start is a licensed child care center in Brownsville, TX, licensed for up to 70 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2003. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 5 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 3 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. 67% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #52 of 106 centers in Brownsville and better than 63% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Observed one classroom removed without the operation providing notification to licensing. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as notification was provided along with updated floor plan.
Controlling person list is not being kept current. Previous director no longer present at this center has not been removed as a controlling person.
Employee no longer employed has not been inactivated. Last day of employment was 8/5/2022. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as employee was inactivated at the time of inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Rancho del Cielo Head Start take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are Rancho del Cielo 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 Rancho del Cielo Head Start accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Rancho del Cielo Head Start cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rancho del Cielo Head Start 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 Rancho del Cielo Head Start had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 3 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Rancho del Cielo Head Start compare with other daycares in Brownsville?
It is tied for #52 of 106 centers in Brownsville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 63% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Rancho del Cielo Head Start last inspected?
Mar 23, 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 820203- 4070 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.