Bright Beginnings Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Harlingen, Texas 78550
22993 Briggs Coleman Rd, Harlingen, Texas 78550. (956) 778-8351.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Cameron County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 198 child care providers in Cameron County had 2.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 8, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the report to the state on Aug 31, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Aug 31, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 8, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Diapering Procedures-Soiled Diapers Kept in a Sanitary Manner
“Soiled diapers were observed in a trash can with no lid in a pre-k room restroom. Note: This was CORRECTED during inspection as a trash can with a lid was obtained and placed in the children’s restroom.”
Sep 1, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“A caregiver with more than 90 days of employment did complete pre-service training before being in charge of a group of children. The caregiver was missing 20 clock hours of pre-service training.”
Aug 31, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that two caregivers did not account for all children present in the group before leaving the outdoor playground, resulting in a child being left unsupervised for 10 minutes.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that two caregivers left a child unsupervised in the outdoor playground for 10 minutes.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Sep 13, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Notification of Change in Hours, Days, Months of Operation
“Facility changed hours of operation and Child Care Regulation Department was not notified.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 7, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 102 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.
- 2 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 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 198 child care providers in Cameron County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Elma’s Daycare | 1 |
| Harlingen Child Development Center, LLC | 0 |
| Bright Minds Academy | 5 |
| Magic Kingdom Learning Center #3 | 4 |
| Jefferson Head Start Child Development | 0 |
| Blue Ocean Learning Center | 1 |
| Early Childcare Center of Harlingen LLC | 3 |
| Bowie Head Start | 2 |
| Sam Houston 2 Head Start | 0 |
| Bright Beginnings Learning Academy This child care provider | 4 |
| Little Blessings Child Care Center | 1 |
| Little Lou’s Abc Daycare | 2 |
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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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