Little Learners Academy
A licensed child care center in Edinburg, Texas 78539
2311 S Business Highway 281, Edinburg, Texas 78539. (956) 270-4456.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hidalgo County: 3
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 9, 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 report to the state on Mar 18, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Oct 23, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Dec 17, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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.
Apr 9, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
“A new child was not added to the electronic child tracking system and was not signed in. Corrected at Inspection: The child was added and signed in during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“The education documentation was not available in one of the employee’s record.”
Mar 18, 2026: report to the state2 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
“The caregivers did not adequately supervise the children in the classroom, which resulted in one child being hit by another, causing a preventable injury. Additionally, a video recording revealed supervision concerns when a child walked out of the classroom.”
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Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption Attends High School - Not in Charge of Group
“A volunteer in charge of a group of children did not have the necessary caregiver qualifications to supervise them.”
Oct 23, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The child care operation did not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was conducted on 9/27/24.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two infants did not have a current infant feeding instructions.”
Apr 3, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“Three caregivers did not have their 24 hours of Preservice trainings within 90 days of employment.”
Dec 17, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver was in a classroom with a group of children without an initial background check.”
Oct 31, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Discipline
The inspectors’ words, 192 words
“Operational Policies were reviewed and the following information is missing / need clarification: (7) Discipline and Guidance (8) Suspension and Expulsion (9) Safe Sleep Policy (11) Immunization requirements (12) Hearing and Vision Screening Requirements (13) Enrollment Procedures including notifying parent of policy changes (14) Transportation (15) Water Activities (16) Field Trips (17) Animals (18) Promotion of indoor and outdoor play (a) Benefits (b) Duration (c) Type of physical activity (d) Each setting (e) Recommended clothing (g) A plan to ensure physical activity (19) Procedures for providing and applying insect repellent and sunscreen (22) Procedures for parents to review most recent licensing inspection (23) Instructions on how parents may contact the local licensing office (25) Provisions to provide comfortable place that enables a mother to breastfeed (26) Preventing and responding to abuse and neglect of children including (A) REquired annual training for employees (B) Methods of increasing employee and parent awareness of issues regarding child abuse (C) Prevention techniques (D) Strategies for coordination (E) Actions a parent can take (27) Procedures for conducting health checks (28) Information on vaccine-preventable diseases (29) Epinephrine Auto-Injectors (30) Procedures for supporting inclusive services (b) Gang free zone”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 25, 2025.
- 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.
- 2 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Learners Academy This child care provider | 9 |
| Angelica Sanchez | 1 |
| Kids Learning Center | 11 |
| The Apple Tree Daycare, Inc. III | 18 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Child Development | 2 |
| Bookworm Learning Center LLC | 2 |
| Miniminds Learning Center II, LLC | 27 |
| Prestige Learning Center | 6 |
| San Carlos Head Start Center | 7 |
| The Childrens Club Learning Center | 7 |
| Jumpstart Child Care and Learning Center | 2 |
| Children’s Academy | 4 |
| Learning Path Day School | 19 |
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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