Little Explorers Development & Learning Center II
A licensed child care center in Alamo, Texas 78516
935 S Alamo Rd, Alamo, Texas 78516. (956) 961-4917.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hidalgo County: 3
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 27, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Jul 24, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Jul 24, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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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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 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Dec 10, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“One caregiver does not have a current CPR/First Aid Training. Most recent CPR/First Aid training expired on 10/25.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“One out of 10 employee records reviewed were missing the following tranings for the annual year 6/5/2024-6/5/2025: hazardous materials, medication adminstration, allergic reactions, communicable diseases, building safety, emergency preparderness.”
Jul 24, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Based on evidence gathered by DFPS, a caregiver hit a child with a pencil on his head then pushed child’s head against a table.”
Jan 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Four out six caregiver records reviewed for health and safety audit are missing the required annual trainings building safety, communicable diseases, allergic reactions, medication administration, hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“Directors record was reviewed for health and safety audit and was missing the required annual trainings hazardous materials, communicable diseases, building safety, emergency preparderness, allergic reactions for the annual year 1/25/2023- 1/25/2024.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 28, 2022: assessment1 deficiency
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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.”
Feb 16, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway
“-Cots were placed too close not allowing enough space for children and caregivers to walk without stepping into each other. -Children were observed sleeping on nap mats not labeled with their name and torn.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 18, 2017.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 183 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 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 Oct 31, 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 2, 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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Ikids Academy | 0 |
| Farias Head Start Center | 2 |
| Little Explorers Development & Learning Center II This child care provider | 6 |
| Super Kids Academy, LLC | 3 |
| Little Giants Learning Center | 1 |
| Little Bright Minds Academy LLC | 1 |
| Little Hearts Learning Center LLC | 5 |
| Shooting Starr Daycare | 5 |
| Neni’s Childcare | 7 |
| Little Braves Learning Academy | 11 |
| Augusto Guerra Head Start Campus | 2 |
| Maria Del Refugio Rodriguez | 1 |
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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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