Fernandez Elementary Head Start
6845 Ridgebrook St, San Antonio, TX 78250
Pre-Kindergarten · Monday–Friday
8 critical, 8 serious, 4 minor findings across 40 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Apr 12, 2024.
28 inspections · 12 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
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Licensed capacity: 54 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Pre-Kindergarten
Meals Provided ,Snacks Provided
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07:30 AM-04:30 PM
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- Accepts child care subsidiesListed
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8 critical, 8 serious, 4 minor findings across 40 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Apr 12, 2024.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
5 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.501(a)(18)(B) (4 visits); 746.1309(e) (4 visits); 746.307(b)(4) (4 visits); 746.1205(a)(4) (4 visits); 746.303(b) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Oct 13, 2025.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
48 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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Written Operational Policies - Duration
The operational policy was reviewed to be missing a written statement regarding promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity: The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor. The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation. Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place. The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play. A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
State verification published Oct 13, 2025.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
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- 2025
- Sep 23, 2025Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Duration
The operational policy was reviewed to be missing a written statement regarding promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity: The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor. The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation. Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place. The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play. A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
Correction verified Oct 13, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18)(B).
- Sep 23, 2025Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Duration
The operational policy was reviewed to be missing a written statement regarding promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity: The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor. The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation. Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place. The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play. A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
Correction verified Oct 13, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18)(B).
- Sep 23, 2025Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Duration
The operational policy was reviewed to be missing a written statement regarding promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity: The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor. The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation. Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place. The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play. A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
Correction verified Oct 13, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18)(B).
- Sep 23, 2025Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Duration
The operational policy was reviewed to be missing a written statement regarding promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity: The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor. The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation. Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place. The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play. A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
Correction verified Oct 13, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18)(B).
- Feb 13, 2025 to Mar 20, 20258 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Mar 20, 2025 inspection
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- Mar 20, 2025 inspection
- Mar 20, 2025 inspection
- Mar 18, 2025 self-reported incident
- Mar 18, 2025 self-reported incident
- Mar 18, 2025 self-reported incident
- Mar 18, 2025 self-reported incident
- Feb 13, 2025 inspection
- Feb 13, 2025 inspection
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- Feb 13, 2025 inspection
- 2024
- Oct 15, 2024Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documented Annual Training- Required Content
At time of inspection five out of five staff files did not contain the following required annual topics: Emergency preparedness, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials, and preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases.
Correction verified Nov 7, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1309(e).
- Oct 15, 2024Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documented Annual Training- Required Content
At time of inspection five out of five staff files did not contain the following required annual topics: Emergency preparedness, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials, and preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases.
Correction verified Nov 7, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1309(e).
- Oct 15, 2024Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documented Annual Training- Required Content
At time of inspection five out of five staff files did not contain the following required annual topics: Emergency preparedness, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials, and preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases.
Correction verified Nov 7, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1309(e).
- Oct 15, 2024Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Documented Annual Training- Required Content
At time of inspection five out of five staff files did not contain the following required annual topics: Emergency preparedness, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials, and preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases.
Correction verified Nov 7, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1309(e).
- Apr 15, 2024 to May 15, 20248 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- Apr 15, 2024 inspection
- Apr 12, 2024Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Operation failed to report to childs parents immediately after leaving child unspervised on 4.11.24, parents were notified until 4.15.24.
Correction verified May 15, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
During the investigation, it was verified a child was found unsupervised in the hallway on 4.11.24.
Correction verified May 15, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Apr 12, 2024Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
During the investigation, it was verified a child was found unsupervised in the hallway on 4.11.24.
Correction verified May 15, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Operation failed to report to childs parents immediately after leaving child unspervised on 4.11.24, parents were notified until 4.15.24.
Correction verified May 15, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- Apr 12, 2024Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Operation failed to report to childs parents immediately after leaving child unspervised on 4.11.24, parents were notified until 4.15.24.
Correction verified May 15, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
During the investigation, it was verified a child was found unsupervised in the hallway on 4.11.24.
Correction verified May 15, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Apr 12, 2024Self-reported incident2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Operation failed to report to childs parents immediately after leaving child unspervised on 4.11.24, parents were notified until 4.15.24.
Correction verified May 15, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.307(b)(4).
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
During the investigation, it was verified a child was found unsupervised in the hallway on 4.11.24.
Correction verified May 15, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Jan 19, 2024Assessment1 finding · minor
- MinorTexas: Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Operation did not enter information by due date 1/15/24.
Correction verified Jan 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.303(b).
- Jan 19, 2024Assessment1 finding · minor
- MinorTexas: Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Operation did not enter information by due date 1/15/24.
Correction verified Jan 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.303(b).
- Jan 19, 2024Assessment1 finding · minor
- MinorTexas: Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Operation did not enter information by due date 1/15/24.
Correction verified Jan 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.303(b).
- Jan 19, 2024Assessment1 finding · minor
- MinorTexas: Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Operation did not enter information by due date 1/15/24.
Correction verified Jan 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.303(b).
- 2023
- Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 6, 20234 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Nov 6, 2023 inspection
- Nov 6, 2023 inspection
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- Nov 6, 2023 inspection
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- 2022
- Nov 7, 2022 to Nov 7, 20224 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Nov 7, 2022 inspection
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- 2021
- Dec 9, 2021 to Dec 9, 20214 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 9, 2021 inspection
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- Dec 9, 2021 inspection
- Dec 9, 2021 inspection
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Aug 23, 2012
- Capacity
- 54 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-04:30 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Accepted
- County
- Bexar
- Website
- www.family-service.org
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6845 Ridgebrook St, San Antonio, TX 78250
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
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