Stepping Stones Child Care and Learning Center, LLC
A licensed child care center in Laredo, Texas 78040
607 Washington St, Laredo, Texas 78040. (956) 602-0774.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Webb County: 4
- 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 128 child care providers in Webb County had 4.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on May 28, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on May 7, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Jun 6, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 7, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“Four children’s files were reviewed. One file was pending the immunization record.”
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Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Separate from Older Children
“Infant group was observed to be in the outdoor playground at the same time as toddler and pre-k group. The children were observed playing in the same area.”
May 19, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“Four employees’ attendance records were evaluated. One employee’s attendance record was not available for review.”
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“Four children’s files were evaluated. Two files were missing a statement, from a health-care professional, indicating the child is able to take part in the child-care program.”
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Required documentation for Vision and Hearing Screening Requirement
“Four children’s files were reviewed. One file was missing the vision and hearing screening requirement.”
Jun 6, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“An employee was observed to be supervising children without an active, eligible background check.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“A 5-month-old infant was observed to be in care with a 24-month-old child. One caregiver was observed supervising 6 children. SAG 12m to 17m.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Jul 22, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“Health inspection was conducted on July 14, 2021.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 2, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 14, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 37 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 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Happy Days Day Care | 4 |
| Carousel Learning Academy of Laredo Heights | 1 |
| Superstars Itc Daycare & Learning Center | 11 |
| Lil’ Kidz Klub Jr. Daycare & Learning Center | 7 |
| Little Hunter’s Learning Center #2 LLC | 8 |
| Once Upon A Dream Learning Center, LLC | 0 |
| Stepping Stones Child Care and Learning Center, LLC This child care provider | 7 |
| The Learning Space Academy | 18 |
| Mundo Magico Daycare & Learning Center | 0 |
| Little People Too | 1 |
| School House of Learning | 12 |
| Right Start Childcare and Learning | 4 |
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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