Tiny Tots Learning Center LLC
A licensed child care center in Mercedes, Texas 78570
636 W 3rd St, Mercedes, Texas 78570. (956) 903-0300.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hidalgo County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- 3-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?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 22, 2026: no violation found.
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 Oct 14, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. 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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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.
Oct 14, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Facility did not submit a background check for an individual that was present at the operation counted in child/caregiver ratios.”
Oct 27, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“An employee is not current with annual transportation training.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“Observed a caregiver changing an infant’s diaper and caregiver did not wash hands afterwards.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“Observed that infant hands were not washed after a diaper change.”
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Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
“Observed that changing table in the infant room was not being sanitized after each diaper change.”
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Written Activity Plan - Group Name and Dates
“Observed two classrooms without a written activity plan.”
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Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
“The most recent Licensing Inspection form was not posted.”
Nov 25, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“Facility does not have a current annual certification regarding unsafe children’s products.”
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Written Operational Policies - Operating Times
“Written operational policies are incomplete.”
Dec 14, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“One employee does not have the require 2 hour transportation training.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“Facility does not have a current gas leak inspection.”
15 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 30, 2022: inspection8 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“There is no current fire inspection on file. The last one was done on 8/2/21.”
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Report Change in Director
“The permit holder did not notify licensing that a new director had been hired.”
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Report Change in Controlling Person
“The new director has not been added as a controlling person.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“There is no current health inspection on file. The last was was one on 8/2021.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There were several items that the children have access to when out on the playground. There is a missing gate to the enclosure for the AC unit. The storage building outside is not locked and has items such as paint cans stored inside. There is a large gap of about 9 inches under the storage that is not covered which can allow children to crawl under the bottom. There is a broken pallet that the children have access to. (NOTE: Pictures on file)”
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Indoor Space Requirement
“There is a licensed classroom that is currently being used as a storage room.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“A fire drill has not been completed since January 2022.”
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Fire Extinguishers Serviced
“It has been more than 12 months since the fire extinguishers have been serviced. They were last serviced May 2021.”
Mar 16, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Out of the children’s files reviewed, 2 had incomplete information for the person to contact in case of an emergency.”
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Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
“The sign in/out logs are not being properly maintained as thee were only 2 children signed in and there were 13 present in the building. (NOTE: corrected during inspection as the missing children were signed in.)”
Mar 3, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“Out of the staff files reviewed, 2 staff did not have the remaining 16 hours of pre-service training needed.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Out of the children’s files reviewed, 2 had incomplete information for the person to contact in case of an emergency.”
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Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
“Staff files show that 2 did not have dates of employment.”
Feb 25, 2022: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”
Dec 16, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
“Cribs were not labeled with children’s names. Note: This was corrected during inspection as cribs labeled.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 23, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 40 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 479 child care providers in Hidalgo 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Valley Oak Tree No.1 | 1 |
| Claudia Marisol Gutierrez | 0 |
| Easy Learning Preschoolers | 3 |
| Mercedes Head Start | 1 |
| Umos Mshs Mercedes Center | 0 |
| Tiny Tots Learning Center LLC This child care provider | 11 |
| Tiny Steps Learning Center | 11 |
| Easy Learning Preschoolers 2 | 0 |
| Raquel Hinojosa Daycare | 1 |
| Kidcellence Learning Academy | 3 |
| City Kids Learning Academy #2 | 1 |
| Elly’s Learning Center | 1 |
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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