The Edutainment Zone
A licensed child care center in Rio Grande City, Texas 78582
201 S San Antonio St Ste A, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582. (956) 595-8504.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Starr County: 1.5
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 20 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 30 child care providers in Starr County had 1.5.
20 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 9, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Jul 8, 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 report to the state on Jun 5, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes, at the report to the state on Jun 4, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 8, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
“3 out of 6 staff records reviewed are missing current First Aid and CPR.”
Jul 8, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“An infant was observed asleep on top of a boppy pillow in a bassinet.”
Jun 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Diapering Procedures - Caregiver’s Hands Washed
“Hand washing was not observed by caregiver after diaper changing in the infant room.”
Jun 5, 2025: 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
“Based on the information obtained during the course of the investigation. Children were left unsupervised in the outdoor area.”
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Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Use Clear, Positive Statements
“Based on the information obtained during the course of the investigation. Positive discipline and guidance using clear positive statements was not utilized.”
Jun 4, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“An infant was observed in a restrictive device for more than 15 mintutes.”
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Diapering Procedures - Caregiver’s Hands Washed
“Hand washing was not observed by caregiver after diaper changing in the infant room.”
Nov 19, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Observed one caregiver caring for 6 children age group of 0-11mo. CORRECTED with a second teacher arrived to opertaion to be in infant class.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 1, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Planned activities designed to meet special care needs-Accommodations
“Based on the preponderance of evidence obtained it is determined that the operation did not make all reasonable efforts/ accommodations for special care.”
Jun 17, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“No documentation of fire drills or emergency evacation avialable for the month of May.”
Jun 2, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Central Sleeping Location
“Nap time observed with children seperated into two classroom areas not in a centralized area and one caregiver supervising both classes.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“No documentation of fire drills or emergency evacation avialable for the month of May.”
Dec 15, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Activities for Toddlers - Provide Large Muscle Development
“Outdoor area observed, no age appropriate play equipment for children to help build their large muscle groups observed.”
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 13, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 113 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.
- 5 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: 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 30 child care providers in Starr County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1.5; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Stars Learning Center, LLC | 7 |
| Maria Angelica Lopez | 1 |
| Rebecca Flores | Not given |
| Learning Central LLC | 1 |
| Betty’s Day Care LLC | 6 |
| Little Kids Academy | 3 |
| Apples and Bananas | 5 |
| Umos Mshs Alto Bonito Center | 2 |
| Umos Mshs Rio Grande City Center | 1 |
| Avance La Coma Hs/Early Head Start | 0 |
| Avance Rio Vista Hs/Early Head Start | 1 |
| The Edutainment Zone This child care provider | 8 |
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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