Child of Mine Learning Center
A licensed child care center in McAllen, Texas 78501
3221 N 38th St, McAllen, Texas 78501. (956) 802-7794.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 7 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
- 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 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 3, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
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 Feb 3, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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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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.
Feb 3, 2026: 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 child was left unsupervised in the restroom. CORRECTED: Director approached the restroom area to assist child.”
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Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
“A health statement was not submitted within the 12 months of enrolement date.”
Feb 27, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment
“Parental notice of lack of liability insuranced form was not avilable for review.”
Mar 4, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“A caregiver was providing care for 6 children ages 13mo-22mo, SAG 12-17mo. Classroom was over ratio by one child. Note: during inspection one of the children was transfered to another classroom placing room back within ratio.”
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Written Activity Plans
“Lesson plan for the week was not available for review nor posted. Infant daily schedule does reflect an AM opportunity for outdoor play.”
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Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
“Operational policies were reviewed and the following information is missing: (1) Hours / Days of Operation (18)(f) Outdoor Activity - Extreme weather criteria (30) Procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Four out of four children’s records reviewed are missing the updated special care statement. One file is missing health statement.”
21 deficiencies older than three years
May 8, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“Trash can by the diaper changing station does not have a lid and was observed with used diapers. Note: This was corrected at inspection when trash can was emptied and trash can was replaced with one with a lid.”
Mar 10, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“There are cleaning products accessible to children in the cabinet underneath the boy’s sink.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“One caregiver was caring for four children ages 3mo to 4yo in the multipurpose room. One caregiver was caring for 8 children ages 16mo to 3yo in the prek room.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“Changing mat in the infant room is torn.”
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Posting Requirements - Child’s Food Allergy Plans
“Food Allergy information for two children is not posted in the kitchen and information for one child is not posted in the child’s classroom.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“Last fire drill conducted on 02/08/2023 was completed in four minutes.”
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Notification of Change in Space
“One of the infants room was changed into a toddler classroom. Note: This was corrected at inspection when operation provided an updated floor plan and agreed to update infant’s capacity.”
Aug 25, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“Two out of four staff files reviewed are missing four hours of pre-service training.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One qualified caregiver and an employee of the operation were caring for 6 children ages 6mo-12mo, SAG 0-11momo. Classroom was over ratio by two children.”
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Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
“Toddler-age children were not served a vegetable portion during lunch and Infant-age children were not fed a meat (or alternative) protein portion.”
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Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
“One out of four children’s records reviewed is missing a food allergy plan.”
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Written Activity Plan - Group Name and Dates
“Lesson plan posted in the prek room did not match planned activities for the week and was dated June Week 1. This week’s written lesson plans for infant-age children was not posted.”
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Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
“Menu posted did not match items served during lunch.”
Mar 14, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Smoke-Detection System
“Operation does not have a smoke detecting system.”
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Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
“Operation does not have a carbon monoxide detector.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There was a plastic tub with water in the playground. There were two disinfecting spray cans in the girl’s restroom, one by the sink and the second underneath the sink. There were two hand sanitizer bottles and a disinfecting spray can underneath the sink of the infant’s room. The cabinets were not locked. Note: This was corrected when cleaning products were removed and/or placed in locked cabinet and water from plastic tub was dumped.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“Emergency Preparedness Plan was reviewed and missing the following: -Staff responsibilities -how will children with disabilities and under 2yo will be evacuated -how will attendance will be checked, -how will operation communicate with local authorities -how will staff evacuate and relocated essential information -how will staff care for children until they are released -how will children be reunify with parents”
Jan 19, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“Three infant bottles observed during inspection were not labeled with the children’s name. This was corrected at inspection when provider labeled the bottles.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
“Play-yards in the infant room are not labeled with the children’s name or assigned number. This was correct at inspection when provider labeled with play-yards with the children’s names.”
Dec 20, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Two out of five children’s files reviewed were not available at the time of inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records
“One of our two staff files reviewed is missing a notarized affidavit. A second files is missing copy of high school diploma or ged, notarized affidavit, orientation statement and 8hr of pre-service training.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 16, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 42 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.
- 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 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 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 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Child of Mine Learning Center This child care provider | 7 |
| Mega Kids Child Development Center | 0 |
| St. Mark Pre School | 6 |
| St. Paul Lutheran Early Learning Center | 6 |
| Angelita Navarro | 0 |
| Abc’s Children’s College | 3 |
| Bright Little Angel’s Development Center, LLC | 6 |
| Caring and Sharing Learning Center II | 0 |
| Little Loves Educare | 4 |
| Valley Kidz Academy | 1 |
| The Learning Palace | 1 |
| N & C Academy LLC | 15 |
| St. John’s Episcopal Day School | 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 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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