Mary R. Garcia Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Alice, Texas 78332
3051 Old Kingsville Rd, Alice, Texas 78332. (361) 717-1132.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Jim Wells County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 17 child care providers in Jim Wells County had 3.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 28, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the assessment on Aug 28, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Aug 20, 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 Mar 20, 2024
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. 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.
Aug 28, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The annual fire inspection that was observed to be expired during the inspection, was not provided to show an updated and current inspection was completed by the inspection due date.”
Aug 20, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The annual fire inspection was observed to be expired.”
Aug 27, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“One out of ten employee records evaluated had an expired CPR/First Aid certificate.”
Sep 12, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“There was not a required Food Allergy Emergency Plan in a child’s file that is allgergic to cinnamon.”
Mar 20, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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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
“One caregiver was conducting janitorial duties at the time of the incident.”
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Critical Injury - Ensure Supervision of All Children
“A caregiver did not have visual awareness of the children in care at the time of the incident.”
Nov 16, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“In one of the Toddler rooms, the storage doors under the sink were unlocked. In the storage contained chemicals that were accessible to the children. This was corrected when brought to the caregivers attention who immediately locked the storage doors.”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“The first kit that was observed , was found to be incomplete. Missing were band aids and The Guide to First Aid.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) verification form is not current. This form is to be completed annually. This was corrected during the inspection.”
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Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
“Employee List is not current. This was correected during the inspection.”
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“Of the ten children’s files reviewed, one did not have the date of admission specified. This was corrected during the inspection.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 5, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway
“In serveral classrooms the napping mats were arranged to closely and did not allow the easy access to a walkway for staff or children.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“In several of the classrooms observed, the children s nap mats were not labeled or numbered.”
Jan 10, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Smoke-Detection System
“Six classrooms did not have a working smoke detector. In one classroom, the smoke detector was seen on a shelf. A battery was in the smoke detector but it was not working.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 11, 2020.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 156 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.
- 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 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 17 child care providers in Jim Wells County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Arriola Sr Cdc | 2 |
| Prodigy Child Academy, Inc. | 20 |
| Nolan Boyd Child Development Center | 2 |
| Arco Iris Child Development Center | 2 |
| Mary R. Garcia Learning Center This child care provider | 11 |
| Stonegate Angel Care | 17 |
| Cplc Mshs Alice | 1 |
| New Foundation Christian Academy | 25 |
| Cindorelia’s Child Care | 10 |
| Jamie Ann Vega | Not given |
| The Sandbox By the Bay Childcare Center LLC | 25 |
| Mrs. Sharon’s Daycare | 0 |
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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