Sunshine Academy Lcc
A licensed child care center in Laredo, Texas 78045
9902 Crystal Ct Ste 103-105, Laredo, Texas 78045. (956) 441-0298.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Webb County: 4
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 128 child care providers in Webb County had 4.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 14, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Aug 14, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 14, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Immunizations
“Two out of four children’s records evaluated did not have an immunization record on file.”
Aug 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“One out of six employees did not have a CPR/First Aid certificate.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“A caregiver was observed supervising 5 infants (9m, 9m, 9m, 11m, and 13m) with a specified age of 0m to 11m. Caregiver was out of ratio by 1.”
Apr 17, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“One out of six employee records evaluated did not have a CPR/First Aid certificate.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“One out of six employees records evaluated did not have the communicable diseases training.”
Oct 17, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“Environmental inspection was last conducted on 10/12/2023.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“Emergency practices for drills, monthly checks and inspections were last documented on July 2024.”
Nov 8, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Feeding instructions for infants have not been updated.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Eight employee files were reviewed. One file was pending the required affidavit. One employee’s education requirement had not been translated into English.”
17 deficiencies older than three years
Nov 22, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“Emergency practice drills were last conducted on September 2022.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Six employee files were reviewed. One employee was missing traing on abuse and neglect, sids, baby shaken syndrome, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, understanding building and physical premises safety, and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
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Documentation of Training Requirements - Date
“Six employee files were reviewed. Training certificates for annual training were missing the date of the traning in 3 files.”
Oct 28, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One caregiver was observed supervising 12 children ranging from ages 18 months to 2 years. Based on the specified age of the group, one caregiver can supervise a maximum of 11 children. Note: it was corrected at inspection.”
Oct 12, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Child was observed going to the restroom. Restroom has a jack and jill set up, connecting two classrooms. Child walked into an empty classroom, when exiting the restroom. Caregiver was not aware child had gone out the other exit of the restroom.”
Aug 24, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“A four year old child was left inside the classroom?s restroom, unsupervised, when the class left to the outside playground.”
Apr 20, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Smoke-Detection System Tested
“Electronic smoke alarms were last inspected on 03/11/2021.”
Mar 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Posting of Activity Plan
“Current lesson plans were not posted.”
Dec 6, 2021: inspection9 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“Eight children files were reviewed. One child was pending the immunization record. Three files were missing updated immunization records. Note: It was corrected at inspection.”
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
“Three employee records were reviewed. Two records were pending 16 annual training hours.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“nfant classroom was out of child/caregiver ratio. There was one caregiver supervising six children ranging from ages 7 months to 18 months. Maximum number of children allowed in classroom per specified age group is five children. Note: it was corrected during inspection.”
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Confine in a Restrictive Device
“One two year old child was observed sitting in a high chair because child did not want to sleep. Note: It was corrected at inspection.”
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Fire Extinguishers Serviced
“Fire extinguishers were last serviced on October 2020.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Feeding preference form for infants was not available for review.”
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Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups
“Two toddlers were observed lying down during naptime with a bottle”
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Furnishings and Equipment for Pre-Kindergarten Age Interest Centers Clearly Defined
“Pre-K classroom does not have well defined interest centers. Toys are in shelves out of children’s reach.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Nine employee records were requested. Five employee records were not available for review.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 9, 2018.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 40 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.
- 1 report 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 128 child care providers in Webb County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Castillito’s Day Care | 1 |
| Poka Dots Day Care | 6 |
| Blooming Kids LLC | 8 |
| Veronica Alvarez Avila | 0 |
| Little Star | 6 |
| Sunshine Academy Lcc This child care provider | 9 |
| School of Wonder, Inc. | 2 |
| Little Friends L.c. LLC | 13 |
| Play and Learn | 2 |
| Johnson’s Daycare & Learning Center #3 | 4 |
| Poka Dots #2 Daycare and Learning Center | 4 |
| Daniela’s Home Daycare | 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 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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