Little Buddies Child Care Center

A licensed child care center in Laredo, Texas 78041

315 W Saunders St, Laredo, Texas 78041. (956) 726-3987.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.

12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Webb County: 4
1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
7 inspections on record
4-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 12 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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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 128 child care providers in Webb County had 4.

7 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 14, 2026: 5 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Apr 14, 2026

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

12 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

12 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											Nov	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

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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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 14, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The fire inspection was last conducted on March 24, 2025.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 29, 2026.
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

“The director did not have an active CPR/First Aid certificate.”

Rule 746.1315(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 29, 2026.
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“The fire drill was last conducted on August 2025.”

Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 29, 2026.
Fire Extinguishers Serviced

“The fire extinguishers were last serviced on July 2024.”

Rule 746.5307(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 29, 2026.
Electronic CO Detection Sys Connected to Alarm/Smoke Detection Sys-Test Documentation Available During Hours of Operation

“The carbon monoxide detector, fire extinguisher, and smoke detector were last inspected on August 2025.”

Rule 746.5537(b)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 29, 2026.

Jan 21, 2026: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 30, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 17, 2026.

May 13, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The health inspection was last conducted on January 12, 2024.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 19, 2025.
Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment

“Two toilets in the operation were observed to have a ring in the toilet bowl.”

Rule 746.3407(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 20, 2025. Correction verified: May 19, 2025.
Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights

“The operational policies were missing information in the criteria used to determine extreme weather conditions, procedures for applying insect repellent and sunscreen, parent rights, how minimum standards will be accessed online, the HHS website, the Texas Abuse and Neglect hotline, annual training on abuse and neglect for employees, and actions and procedures for abuse and neglect.”

Rule 746.501(a)(20). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 19, 2025.

May 13, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies

Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions

“Animal excrement was observed in outside playground.”

Rule 746.3901(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2024.
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

“Four children’s files were reviewed. One file was pending an updated immunization record.”

Rule 746.613(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 20, 2024.
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

“Director is pending annual training hours in the following topics: Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases; administering medications, understanding building and physical premises; and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”

Rule 746.1311(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 21, 2024.

15 deficiencies older than three years

May 17, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

“Caregiver did not know the number of children she was supervising. Children were observed sleeping in two different classrooms. One caregiver was supervising both groups of children.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 7, 2023.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training

“Director was missing 21 hours of the required annual trarining.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(6)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 31, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 2, 2023.
Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

“Diaper changing mat was torn.”

Rule 746.3503(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 7, 2023.
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“There were two knives on top of the kitchen’s counter. Kitchen has a gate diving it from children’s classroom. Gate was open. Children were observed to be sleeping in classroom adjacent to the kitchen.”

Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 7, 2023.
Written Activity Plans

“Written activity plan was not available for review.”

Rule 746.2203(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 12, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2023.

Jun 6, 2022: inspection9 deficiencies

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“Fire inspection was last conducted on 05/03/2022.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 20, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2022.
Smoke Detectors Testing

“Carbon monoxide and smoke alarm detector was last tested on February 2022.”

Rule 746.5319. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 7, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2022.
Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The sanitation inspection was last conducted on 04/29/2021.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 20, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2022.
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“Trash cans in the restrooms used by children did not have lids. Garbage was accessible to children. There were chemicals on top of the sink in the restroom used by children.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 6, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 1, 2022.
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“Monthly fire drills were last conducted on Februrary 2022.”

Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 7, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2022.
Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly

“Fire extinguishers’ monthly inspection was last condcuted on February 2022.”

Rule 746.5307(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 7, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2022.
Animals - Notify Parents in Writing

“Parents were not notified in writing there would be a dog at the operation. A dog was present at the operation during inspection. The dog was inside a crate.”

Rule 746.3901(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 7, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 15, 2022.
Children’s Products- Annual Certification

“Children’s products certification form was not available for review.”

Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 8, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2022.
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name

“Mats used for naptime were observed to be numbered. Number/child assignment map was not available for review. Note: It was corrected at inspection.”

Rule 746.4503(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 6, 2022.

Mar 3, 2022: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 7, 2022.

All 9 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Apr 14, 2026	Inspection	5 deficiencies cited
Jan 21, 2026	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
May 13, 2025	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
May 13, 2024	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Jun 7, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
May 17, 2023	Inspection	5 deficiencies cited
Jul 1, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 6, 2022	Inspection	9 deficiencies cited
Mar 3, 2022	Assessment	1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 3, 2016.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 34 children.

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 27, 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 .

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 128 child care providers in Webb County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 12.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 128 in Webb County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Sproutlets Daycare and Learning Center	0
My Kids Learning Center	12
Sunshine Academy	8
Little Buddies Child Care Center This child care provider	12
Apple Bee Learning Center LLC	11
The Learning Patch Academy LLC	2
Little Harvard Academy	6
Lil’ Blooming Stars Learning Center	0
New Land Kindergarten, Inc.	17
Little Hunter’s Learning Center LLC	7
Caterpillars to Butterflies Learning Center	1
My Kids’ Academy	5

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 Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).

Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).

Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.

Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.

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