Little Ruby’s Learning Center LLC
A licensed child care center in Edcouch, Texas 78538
210 Santa Rosa Ave, Edcouch, Texas 78538. (956) 255-4238.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hidalgo County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 25, 2026: no violation found.
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 Jan 29, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 29, 2025: inspection3 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 caregiver left a group of 7 children briefly unsupervised when she stepped out of the classroom to open front door of the building that was locked.”
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“Two employees are not current with training for children under 24 months: Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS); and Understanding early childhood brain development.”
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Written Operational Policies - Operating Times
“Written operation policies are incomplete: Parent rights that are consistent with the rules in Division 5; If your operation maintains and administers unassigned epinephrine auto injectors and procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs. The policy must address the requirements outlined in 746.2202.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 13, 2023: 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 11 month old was seen in the play yard with a blanket. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when blanket was removed from the play yard.”
Jul 17, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational polices were reviewed, the section regarding physical acitivity was missing fromt he policies.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 17, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 76 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 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| All About Kids Learning Center, LLC | 0 |
| Umos Mshs Edcouch Center | 0 |
| Little Ruby’s Learning Center LLC This child care provider | 3 |
| Rita Rangel | 3 |
| Maria Gonzalez | Not given |
| Kiddie Kollege Learning Center | 9 |
| Monte Alto Head Start | 0 |
| Valley Oak Tree No.1 | 1 |
| Mega Kids Child Development Center | 0 |
| St. Mark Pre School | 6 |
| Ikids Academy | 0 |
| Bright Minds Learning Center | 5 |
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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