Little Shoes Child Care & Learning Center LLC
A licensed child care center in McAllen, Texas 78504
6316 N 10th St Unit D Ste 101, McAllen, Texas 78504. (956) 800-4172.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 12 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
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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?
12 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 Sep 24, 2026: 5 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Nov 9, 2023
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 24, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“4 out of 4 staff files reviewed are missing trainings, including trainings on the following topics: SIDS, Hazardous Materials, Allergies, Emergency Preparedness, Building Safety.”
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“A caregiver was observed in the infant room counted in ratio and caring for infants. It was observed that caregiver did not have up to date SIDS training.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“A caregiver obserevd in ratio and caring for children had a first aid and CPR training with an expiration date of May 2026.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Vents were observed covered in dust and debris throughout the operation.”
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Fire Extinguishers Serviced
“Fire extinguishers were observed last serviced in March of 2025.”
Dec 5, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“4 out of 4 staff records reviewed are missing the following: 1) Hazardous Materials, Building Safety, Food Allergies 2) Hazardous Materials, Building Safety, Food Allergies 3) Hazardous Materials, Building Safety 4) Hazardous Materials, Building Safety, Food Allergies”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“1 out 4 children records reviewed is missing a health care statement.”
Jun 27, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs
“The sign in and out log was not maintained. Corrected at Inspection: The times and initials were placed for those who had not been sign in.”
Dec 21, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs
“The sign in and out log was not maintained. Corrected at Inspection: The times and initials were placed for those who had not been sign in.”
Nov 9, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection conducted was on 11/08/23.”
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AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment
“Parents of new children enrolled were not notified of the operation’s lack of liability insurance. There was no written documentation notifying the parents of the lack of liability Insurance.”
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Required Personnel Records
“One employee’s record did not have an affidavit, and three personnel records did not have an orientation statement.”
15 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 16, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“Recite: A caregiver hired on 2/20/23 did not have the 24 hours of Pre-Service trainings completed.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“Affidavits were obtained and filed in the employee’s file. Recite: There was no documentation/statement of the orientation received for caregivers.”
Jun 9, 2023: inspection10 deficiencies
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No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
“Two exit doors were locked during operating hours.”
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Smoke Detectors Testing
“The smoke detectors have not been tested in a monthly basis. The last documented test date was on 2/05/23.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“One of the child’s record did not have the parent’s signature authorizing Emergency Medical Authorization.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“A caregiver hired on 2/20/23 did not have the 24 hours of Pre-Service trainings completed.”
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AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment
“There was no written documentation notifying the parents of the lack of liability Insurance.”
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets
“The play yard/pen was observed with the sheet covering the mattress stained with vomit. The play yard was not labeled with the infant’s name.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“A group of children including 2 children younger than 2 years were watching a movie, Cars.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“There was no infant feeding instructions for one infant and another infant did not have a current feeding instruction form.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“There was no admission information for a child present/enrolled at the operation.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“There was no affidavit in the four employee files. There was no documentation/statement of the orientation received for caregivers.”
Apr 5, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“An infant was unsupervised in the play yard in the classroom. The staff was outside the classroom sitting across the room. The infant had vomit on the side of the face.”
Feb 3, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operational policies were incomplete. The Personnel Policies and Orientation were developed.”
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Smoke-Detection System
“Four classrooms did not have a smoke detector.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Inspection | 10 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 22, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 24 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.
- 0 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 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: 3-Star (the middle 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 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Shoes Child Care & Learning Center LLC This child care provider | 12 |
| Little Paradise Academy, LLC | 3 |
| Kids Being Kids Academy | 8 |
| Smart Kids Daycare & Learning Center | 7 |
| Val-Ado, Inc. DBA Playhouse 3 Learning & Development | 10 |
| Instituto Lumen, LLC | 11 |
| Adventureland Academy LLC | 7 |
| Prestige Learning Center Nolana | 8 |
| New Horizons Learning Academy | 20 |
| Innovative Child Development Center | 1 |
| Little Valley Scholars Academy | 5 |
| Mcallen Learning Center & Daycare LLC | 11 |
| The Little Classroom LLC | 3 |
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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