Fisher Kids Center
A licensed child care center in Mission, Texas 78572
742 S Bentsen Palm Dr, Mission, Texas 78572. (956) 432-2346.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 20 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hidalgo County: 3
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 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?
20 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 21, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Mar 12, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System, at the inspection on Mar 12, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher, at the inspection on Mar 12, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
20 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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 8, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
“Two out of six staff files reviewed have invalid high school diplomas. Note: Provider submitted a variance request on 10/14/2025 for one of the caregivers.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Six staff files were reviewed: six files are missing pre-employment affidavit (form 2912) and one file is missing notarized affidavit (form 2985 and orientation / center - personnel personnel policies statement.”
Apr 3, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“A caregiver was in charge of supervising a group of five children ages 8mo, 10mo, 10mo, 12mo and 12mo. Classroom by over ratio by one child. Note: This was corrected when one of the children left operation, leaving caregiver in charge of four infant-age children.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“Last gas leak inspection was conducted on 12/02/2022. Note: provider contacted and schedule a gas leak inspection during inspection.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The Children’s Safety Products Certification was last signed on 01/10/2024.”
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“Two out of eight bucket seats within a kidney table are missing safety straps.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
“The most recent fire / health inspections were not available for review at the time of inspection.”
Sep 6, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The seat to a child sized toilet was broken off in a children’s restroom.”
Jul 11, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“An infant was combined with a group of older children of varying ages during naptime in a school-aged area. There were a total of 15 children in the group and the ages of the children included toddlers, pre-k, and school aged children. The infant was 9 months of age and the oldest chlid in the group was 9 years of age.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The air conditioner was not maintained and was leaking water into a toddler room floor. This posed a slipping hazard for children and staff.”
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Children Handwashing Before Eating
“A group of toddler children did not wash their hands before eating their afternoon snack. Note: This was addressed with the director and children were taken to wash their hands.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Floor Plan
“The emergency evacuation and relocation diagram did not inlcude two exit paths from each room that did not open directly to the outdoors.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“The emergency practices form available for review was not maintained.There was no safety documentation for fire drills practiced for the month of June 2024. There was no documentation available for fire extinguishers checks, smoke detectors checks, and carbon monoxide detector checks conducted for the months of May, and June 2024.”
May 31, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The flush handle of a children’s toilet was not working.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The inspectors’ words, 126 words
“The operational policies reviewed were missing the following information: Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Developmental Activities and Activity Plan); the policies must include: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play; (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor; (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation; (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place; (E) The recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities; and (F) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Tracking System
“The sign in and out log was not maintained. A total of 16 children were in care and only 13 children were signed in. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the sign in sheet was updated.”
Mar 12, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“Operation did not have complete operation policies.”
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Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
“Operation did not have a carbon monoxide detection detector.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“Fire extinguisher was not properly secured in transportation vehicle. Corrected at inspection when director mounted fire extinguisher.”
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Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
“Transportation vehicle had one expired booster seat.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| May 31, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 10, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 60 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.
- 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 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 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 20.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Fisher Kids Center This child care provider | 20 |
| Instituto Bilingue Montessori San Jose | 17 |
| Stepping Stones | 25 |
| Noly Learning Academy | 8 |
| Mickey’s Learning Academy | 11 |
| Finger Prints Learning Day Care | 22 |
| Colegio Bilingue Trinidad | 12 |
| Kids Rock Learning Academy, LLC | 7 |
| Lily’s Little Kids Day Care Center | 17 |
| The Little Club Development Center Inc. | 6 |
| Kiddie Academy | 5 |
| Mission Early Head Start Academy | 2 |
| A+ Appletree Academy | 20 |
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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