Creative Kids Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Laredo, Texas 78046
3301 Lomas Del Sur Blvd Suite 6, Laredo, Texas 78046. (956) 462-5080.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 13 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Webb County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 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?
13 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 7, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on May 28, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone, at the inspection on Feb 21, 2025
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 inspection on Nov 5, 2024
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
13 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 |
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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.
Jun 10, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“Attendance records for employees were not available for review.”
May 28, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when a child who uses diapers, was left without one, because the child’s belongings could not be located.”
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Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
“Child’s diaper was not promptly changed while in care.”
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Storage for Individual Belongings
“Operation does not have individual lockers, cubicles, separate hooks, shelves, or other adequate storage for all children attending the center.”
Apr 15, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Infant class was left out of child/caregiver ratio when one caregiver left the classroom. One caregiver was left in the classroom to supervise 6 children. Based on the ages of the children present, one caregiver could supervise a maximum of four children.”
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Children Handwashing Before Eating
“Children were observed not washing their hands before having snack.”
Mar 20, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child’s Reach
“Diaper changing supplies were within reach in toddler classroom, and in restroom used by pre-k class.”
Mar 12, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Parent was not asked to sign an incident report.”
Oct 28, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Activity Plan - Group Name and Dates
“There are three classrooms. Two activity plans were not for current week. One activity plan was not dated. Activity plans did not include outdoor activities.”
Feb 21, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
“A caregiver was observed to be present at the operation and supervising children without an active background check.”
Nov 5, 2024: inspection2 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
“A 3 year old was observed to go unsupervised to the restroom three times.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“The diaper chaning mat in the infant room was observed to be torn.”
Dec 8, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Smoke-Detection System
“The infant room was not equipped with a smoke detector. NOTE: This was corrected at the time of inspection. a smoke detector was placed in the infant room.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 6, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One caregiver was observed supervising 7 infants. 4m to 18m. SAG 12m to 17m.”
Feb 9, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One caregiver was observed supervising 24 children. Mostly 3 year olds.”
Jan 31, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
“One caregiver was observed supervising 7 infants during naptime.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 28, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 6, 2021.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 41 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.
- 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 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 27, 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 13.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Folks Headstart Center | 2 |
| Happy Hearts Learning Center | 4 |
| Kids “r” Us Child Care and Learning Center | 5 |
| Rosaura Scott | Not given |
| Precious Blessings Daycare & Learning Center | 14 |
| Best Lil Schoolhouse Academy, LLC | 2 |
| Training Wheels Learning Center | 1 |
| Happy Hearts Learning Center 2 | 3 |
| Creative Kids Learning Academy This child care provider | 13 |
| Cplc Mshs Laredo | 1 |
| Carousel Lomas LLC | 3 |
| Julissa Rangel | 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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