AVANCE Fidel & Andrea Villarreal Elementary
Licensed Center in Zapata, Texas. License #1728138, issued May 17, 2022.
- Address
- 805 Mira Flores Ave, Zapata, TX 78076
- Phone
- (210) 550-9784
- Licensed capacity
- 34 children
- Licensed for
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-03:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- avance.org
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided.
Openings
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 4,440 standards at AVANCE Fidel & Andrea Villarreal Elementary between February 3, 2022 and April 9, 2026 and recorded 8 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 358 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 5 | 222 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 450 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 286 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 298 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 5 | 480 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 166 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,432 of those standards. The remaining 8, including 1 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
What AVANCE Fidel & Andrea Villarreal Elementary says about itself
AVANCE is a national, non-profit organization that walks alongside children and families to achieve social and economic justice.
Quoted from avance.org, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 11 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 15, 2026, and 8 citations.
One of those visits began with AVANCE Fidel & Andrea Villarreal Elementary reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 5Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium April 18, 2024 Correction verified May 3, 2024
746.4307: Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required
The childcare operation lacks a key/key code for building access during outdoor activities which poses a significant safety risk for children in the event of an emergency.
- Medium High May 3, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
Two caregivers hired on 09/19/22 and 12/19/22 did not complete the 24 hours of Preservice Training.
- Medium High May 3, 2023 Correction verified May 5, 2023
746.1301(a)(1)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
An employee hired on 12/19/22 did not have an Orientation.
- Medium High November 17, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The vent in the two classrooms was observed with dust and debris. There were children sitting near the vent who were coughing and sneezing. Corrected at Inspection: The vents were cleaned during the inspection.
- Medium High April 14, 2022 Correction verified April 26, 2022
746.403(b): Posting Requirements - Child's Food Allergy Plans
The Food Allergy Plan for a child diagnosed with a food allergy was not posted in the classroom. **The plan was posted in the classroom during the inspection. The Food Allergy Plan did not include possible symptoms if exposed to a food on the list; and the steps to take if the child has an allergic reaction.
- Medium High April 14, 2022 Correction verified May 3, 2022
746.1301(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
A caregiver hired on 12/01/21 did not have the 24 hours of Pre-Service Training.
- Medium April 14, 2022 Correction verified April 19, 2022
746.901(2): Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Three employee records did not have documentation showing how the employee meets the education requirements. There was copy of an unofficial college transcript in the files.
- Medium February 3, 2022 Correction verified February 4, 2022
746.401(2): Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
The Licensing Inspection report, 10/21/21, was not posted. The current menu was not posted.
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About this record
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