Hello Kiddy Day Care
A licensed child care center in San Benito, Texas 78586
34998 FM 1577, San Benito, Texas 78586. (210) 401-0185.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Cameron County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 198 child care providers in Cameron County had 2.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 20, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jan 20, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points, at the inspection on Feb 11, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised, at the inspection on Apr 10, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 20, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The most recent fire inspection was conducted on 3/19/2024.”
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Fire Extinguishers Serviced
“Observed two fire extinguishers not serviced since March 2024.”
Feb 11, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
“Several outdoor active play equipment was observed broken at the time of inspection.”
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“Director’s time sheet does not reflect a minimum of 75% or 30 hours per week at the time of inspection. Time sheet reflects between 25 to 26 hours a week.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“Director does not have 30 annual training for cycle 11/20/23 to 11/19/24. Director is lacking 6 hours of the annual trainings.”
Apr 15, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
“Transportation training was not available for one staff member.”
Apr 10, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“A 6 month old infant was left unsupervised when caregiver stepped out of classroom to open business front door.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
May 5, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets
“There is a play yard used in the infant room that does not have a snug fitting sheet. The sheet is loose which poses an entanglement hazard to the infant. (NOTE: Picture on file)”
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Tables and Chairs Safe, Easy to Clean and Appropriate in Size
“There is a chair in the afterschool room which has a hole in the middle that make is difficult to clean. The torn cover exposes the foam/filling. (NOTE: Picture on file)”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 20, 2014.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 36 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 0 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 198 child care providers in Cameron County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| El Ranchito Head Start Child Development Center | 2 |
| Hello Kiddy Day Care This child care provider | 7 |
| Fsa Learning Center | 2 |
| Nora Ann Garza | 1 |
| All Kids Day Care | 0 |
| Abc Academy Preschool and Daycare Center | 4 |
| Bright Kids Day Care | 12 |
| La Encantada Head Start Child Development | 0 |
| New Beginnings Daycare Center | 17 |
| Little Aa’s Play School LLC | 0 |
| Umos Mshs La Paloma Center | 4 |
| Sunshine Turtle Daycare LLC | 3 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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