Kidstopia Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Weslaco, Texas 78599
3002 E Mile 11 N Ste 3, Weslaco, Texas 78599. (956) 520-8008.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 15 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hidalgo County: 3
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
15 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 22, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Aug 21, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device, at the inspection on Oct 8, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Sep 24, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
15 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: 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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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.
Sep 16, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“A child was observed to be sitting in a high chair that does not have any safety straps.”
Sep 14, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing
“Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, children younger than 18 months old were being grouped with older children for one hour during the opening of the center.”
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Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods
“Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, children are being seated in highchairs and feeding tables for more than 45 minutes without any activity waiting for a second caregiver to arrive.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, children younger than two years old are being allowed to have screen time.”
Aug 21, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, it was observed in a video that a child was grabbed from hands and feet by three caregivers for 15 minutes as a form of restraint.”
Mar 17, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“One out four employee records were missing the following required trainings hazardous materials, allergic reactions, medication administration, building safety, emergency preparedness, and communicable disease for the annual year 2/18/25-2/18/26.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“There was not an infant feeding plan completed for two of the infants that still do not eat table food.”
Oct 8, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“During the inspection, a 3-month old infant was observed sleeping on a restrictive device. Inspector asked caregiver to move child to a crib and this was completed. Later in the same inspection, the same child was observed sleeping on a bouncer.”
Sep 24, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“In two different restrooms accessible to children, there were cleaning products and shaving creams stored under the sinks, which lacked safety locks.”
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Discipline - Teaches Acceptable Behavior and Self-control
“During the inspection, it was observed that a caregiver was using high chairs to keep three children seated over 15 minutes after eating as the caregiver mentioned that the children are unable to remain seated during activities.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“Last fire inspection conducted was on 8/15/2024 and documentation was not provided of why inspection was not available.”
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Documentation of Drills
“Last fire drill practiced was on 07/12/2025. The fire drill practiced in August was not documented in the form.”
Feb 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“Four employee records were reviewed and were missing the following records employment begin date, employment affidavit, copy of photo id, and employee statement center policies/personnel policies.”
Dec 2, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“It was observed that the television was turned on showing cartoons in a classroom with 4 infants ranging from 6 months up to 20 months. Please note: Television was turned off during inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Staff files were reviewed and 3 out 4 were not available for review.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 19, 2025.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 61 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.
- 3 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 15.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Children’s Depot #2 | 3 |
| Kreative Kidz Learning Center | 1 |
| Laughter & Lullabies Learning Center | 6 |
| Mimi’s & Popo’s Learning Center | 2 |
| Madison’s Learning Center | 5 |
| Children’s Depot 3 | 0 |
| Madison’s Learning Center #2 LLC | 4 |
| Ez Learning Preschoolers | 1 |
| Little Honey’s Learning Center | 3 |
| Abc Kids | 1 |
| Grandma Nelly’s Learning Center L.L.C | 4 |
| Kidstopia Learning Academy This child care provider | 15 |
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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