Colegio Bilingue Trinidad

A licensed child care center in Mission, Texas 78572

1605 E Expressway 83 Ste A, Mission, Texas 78572. (956) 257-4312.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hidalgo County: 3
1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
16 inspections on record
3-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

12 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.

16 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 25, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Mar 27, 2025

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

11 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
2024	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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.

Aug 25, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

“Areas of the fence have peeling paint.”

Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 8, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2026.
Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

“Operation had a play structure with a broken piece (bridge). Note: This was corrected at inspection when broken piece was removed.”

Rule 746.4751(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 25, 2026.
Required Personnel Records -Training Hours

“Four training certificates for three out of the six staff training records were not available for review at the time of inspection.”

Rule 746.901(6). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 1, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 31, 2026.

Mar 27, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“An employee was present at the operation without prior background check legibility notice. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider sent employee home pending background check eligibility.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2025.
Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

“A total of 21 children ages 11mo-4yo were combined in the dinning room, Age difference of the youngest and oldest child in the room exceeded 18 months.”

Rule 746.1605(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2025. Correction verified: Apr 1, 2025.
Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods

“Children in the dinning room waited 30 minutes with no activities while waiting for the rest of the breakfast to be prepared and served.”

Rule 746.2205(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2025. Correction verified: Apr 1, 2025.
Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

“There were 21 children in the dinning room ages 11mo-4yo, The TV in the room was on and playing videos and one child was watching videos in a tablet”

Rule 746.2207(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2025. Correction verified: Apr 1, 2025.

Oct 28, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

Notification of Change in Space

“The operation moved the infant room to a room that used to be a toddler room prior to notifying Child Care Regulation.”

Rule 746.301(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 28, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2024.
Children’s Products- Annual Certification

“A completed Children’s Products Certification form was not available for review during the inspection.”

Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 29, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2024.

Apr 18, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“A wooden fence picket was broken in the outdoor playground. The broken area of the fence was within children’s reach.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 22, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 22, 2024.
Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

“A diaper changing pad in the pre-k room was torn. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the diaper changing pad was replaced with a new pad.”

Rule 746.3503(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 18, 2024.

Nov 13, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“A caregiver was left caring for 6 infants in the infant room when the second caregiver was observed outside of the center waiting for a school aged child being dropped off by the school bus. The ages of the children in the group were a 4 month old, a 6 month olds, a 10 month old, two 11 month olds, and a 12 month old. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children one caregiver may supervise is 4. The group was out of ratio by two childlren.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 13, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 7, 2023.

24 deficiencies older than three years

Nov 2, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

The inspectors’ words, 139 words
“Ratios were not met in the cafeteria/multi-purpose room and the infant room. A caregiver was caring for 16 children of varying ages in the cafeteria/multi-purpose room. The specified age of the children in the group was 2 years of age. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children one caregiver may supervise is 11. The group was out of ratio by 5 children. A caregiver was observed caring for 5 infants in the infant room. The ages of the children in the group were a 4 month old, a 6 month olds, a 9 month old, and two 10 month olds. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children one caregiver may supervise is 4. The group was out of ratio by one child. Not: A second caregiver stepped into the room during the inspection.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 2, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 13, 2023.

Oct 16, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

Notification of Additional Services Offered

“The center did not notify Child Care Regulation about providing transportation services to chidren in care.”

Rule 746.301(7). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 16, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 2, 2023.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Records

“A record was not available for review for a child in care.”

Rule 746.801(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 20, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 17, 2023.

Apr 17, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies

Interference with an investigation

“The operation staff interfered with the inspection when staff did not open the door for the inspector to enter the operation until after 8 minutes of knocking, ringing doorbell and calling the operation’s phone number.”

Rule HRC42.04412(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 17, 2023. Correction verified: May 8, 2023.
Director’s Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge

“The person in charge of the center in the director’s absence did not designate a second person in charge when they left the operation for their lunch break. When caregivers were asked who was in charge they provided a name of a staff member that was not present in the operation.”

Rule 746.1013(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 17, 2023. Correction verified: May 8, 2023.
Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders

“Infants were served the afternoon snack on a bare table. Note: This was addressed with the caregivers and a napkin was provided to place the snacks on.”

Rule 746.3317(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 17, 2023. Correction verified: May 8, 2023.

Oct 26, 2022: inspection10 deficiencies

AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

“A 7 month old child was observed to have a nursing pillow placed under them while sleeping in the crib.”

Rule 746.2415(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 26, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 9, 2022.
Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

“An infant was observed asleep on a restrictive device for an undetermined amount of time. Note: This was addressed during the inspection and the infant was moved to a crib.”

Rule 746.2426. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 26, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 9, 2022.
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“Child/caregiver ratios were not met in the infant room when a caregiver was caring for 5 infants. The specified age of the children in the group was 8 months of age. The child/caregiver ratio for children between 0-11 months of age is 4 children to one caregiver. The classroom was out of ratio by one child.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 26, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 9, 2022.
Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

“The safety straps were not fastened for an infant using a floor bouncer.”

Rule 746.2407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 26, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 9, 2022.
Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets

“Two cribs were observed without a tight fitting sheet covering the mattress pad. The cribs were currently being used by children.”

Rule 746.2409(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 27, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 9, 2022.
Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space

“The arrangement of the mats during nap time were positioned very close to each other and did not provide a walk and work space for caregivers between mats.”

Rule 746.2909(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 27, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 9, 2022.
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“The ceiling in the pre-k room was observed with water damage. Several ceiling panels were observed with Yellowish-brown stains and black mold. The wooden fence in the outdoor play ground was not maintained. Some parts of the wooden fencing were observed with peeling paint accessible to children. NOTE: The ceiling panels were replaced during the inspection.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 31, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 31, 2022.
Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

“A group of children including children under the age of 2 were watching television while waiting to be served their lunch.”

Rule 746.2207(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 26, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 9, 2022.
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

The inspectors’ words, 99 words
“The operational policies reviewed were missing the following information: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play; (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor; (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation; (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place; (E) The recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities; and (F) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.”

Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 31, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 31, 2022.
Children’s Records - Admission Information

“3 of 5 children’s files reviewed were missing the authorization to obtain emergency medical care and to transport the child for emergency medical treatment, and a statement of the child s special care needs.”

Rule 746.603(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 28, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2022.

Jun 20, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“Based on the information gathered during this investigation, staff members demonstrated poor judgment when they served food that was too hot for young children. As a result of this, a serious injury was sustained by a one-year-old child.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 26, 2022.
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

“Based on the information gathered during this investigation, a caregiver left a group of children unsupervised when the caregiver in charge of the group stepped out of the room to go open the center’s front door.”

Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 26, 2022.

Dec 7, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“The operation allowed a dance instructor to be regularly present at the operation and have direct access to children in care, prior to receiving notification of the dance instructor’s background check eligibility.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 15, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 14, 2021.
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“A large branch that broke off a tree was observed in the children’s outdoor playground accessible to children.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 8, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 7, 2021.

Nov 15, 2021: inspection4 deficiencies

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“A caregiver was caring for a total of 7 infants in the infant room. The specified age of the children in the group was between 12-17 months. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children a caregiver may supervise between the ages 12-17 months is 5. The group was out of ratio by two children. Note: A second caregiver stepped in the classroom during the inspection.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 15, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 7, 2021.
Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets

“Four cribs and a play yard did not have a fitted sheet covering the crib’s mattress. Note: Sheets were provided for the four cribs.”

Rule 746.2409(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 17, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 7, 2021.
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures

“The emergency preparedness plan reviewed was missing the specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments; and How children in attendance at the time of the emergency will be accounted for at the designated safe area or alternate shelter.”

Rule 746.5202(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 19, 2021. Correction verified: Nov 19, 2021.
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name

“Three floor mats were not labeled with each child’s name in the infant room. NOTE: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the floor mats were labeled with a number and a number/child assignment list was created.”

Rule 746.4503(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 15, 2021.

All 18 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Aug 25, 2026	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Sep 17, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Apr 1, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 27, 2025	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Oct 28, 2024	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Apr 18, 2024	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Dec 7, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 13, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Nov 2, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Oct 16, 2023	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Oct 10, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
May 8, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Apr 17, 2023	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Nov 9, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 26, 2022	Inspection	10 deficiencies cited
Jun 20, 2022	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Dec 7, 2021	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Nov 15, 2021	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 11, 2016.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 55 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.
2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 12.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 479 in Hidalgo County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Instituto Bilingue Montessori San Jose	17
Stepping Stones	25
Noly Learning Academy	8
Mickey’s Learning Academy	11
Finger Prints Learning Day Care	22
Colegio Bilingue Trinidad This child care provider	12
Kids Rock Learning Academy, LLC	7
Lily’s Little Kids Day Care Center	17
The Little Club Development Center Inc.	6
Kiddie Academy	5
Mission Early Head Start Academy	2
A+ Appletree Academy	20

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

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).
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).
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).
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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