Bright Kids Day Care
A licensed child care center in San Benito, Texas 78586
820 E Business 77 Suite C, San Benito, Texas 78586. (956) 923-5080.
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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 Cameron County: 2
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- 2-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?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 198 child care providers in Cameron County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 14, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jan 14, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger, at the inspection on Feb 4, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher, at the inspection on Apr 15, 2024
4 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
12 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 14, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“Annual fire inspection has not been updated. Last inspected on 12/13/2024.”
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Pre-service Training- Developmental Stages
“New staff member is missing 15 hours of pre-service training. Staff was hired 9/2/25.”
Feb 4, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
“Observed a 4 month old infant asleep in the crib covered with a blanket at the time of inspection.”
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Designating Director
“Designated director was observed in the classroom and is assigned as a teacher in the classroom and does not have the opportunity to fulfill director responsibilities as per minimum standard requirements.”
Jan 24, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 21, 2025, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Apr 15, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“Fire extinguisher was not secured in the passenger’s compartment.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee verify all children accounted for
“Vehicle is designated to transport eight person and it does not have an electronic child safety alarm system.”
Mar 28, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“Fire extinguisher was not secured in the passenger’s compartment.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
“First aid kit was not available in the transportation vehicle.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee verify all children accounted for
“Vehicle is designated to transport eight person and it does not have an electronic child safety alarm system.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
“Transportation training was not available.”
Mar 26, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Medication Authorization - By Telephone if for a Single Dose
“Based on information gathered, facility failed to provide a single dose of a prescribed medication to a child in care.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
May 17, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“There is a new employee observed by licensing to be working and there is no notification that the employee or the daycare has received eligibility results.”
Apr 12, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
“There was a toy on top of the plastic picnic table that was cracked and posed a pinching hazard. (NOTE: Picture on file)”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Proper maintenance of the outdoor area is not up to date as there is a nail sticking out of the frame right outside the back door leading to the playground which could snag a child’s shirt or a child’s hair. Also there is a plant of some sort coming through the picket fence where the AC unit is. (NOTE: Pictures on file)”
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“Out of all the children’s files reviewed, only one was missing the date of admission.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 6, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 17, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 47 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.
- 3 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 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 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 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| El Ranchito Head Start Child Development Center | 2 |
| Hello Kiddy Day Care | 7 |
| Fsa Learning Center | 2 |
| Nora Ann Garza | 1 |
| All Kids Day Care | 0 |
| Abc Academy Preschool and Daycare Center | 4 |
| Bright Kids Day Care This child care provider | 12 |
| La Encantada Head Start Child Development | 0 |
| New Beginnings Daycare Center | 17 |
| Little Aa’s Play School LLC | 0 |
| Umos Mshs La Paloma Center | 4 |
| Sunshine Turtle Daycare LLC | 3 |
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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