Easter Seals Child Development
A licensed child care center in McAllen, Texas 78501
1217 W Houston Ave, McAllen, Texas 78501. (956) 631-9171.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Hidalgo County: 3
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 8 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?
1 deficiency 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 Sep 21, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2024. Most serious: Medium. 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.
Oct 4, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
The inspectors’ words, 93 words
“Operational Policies were reviewed and are missing the following items: (10) Nutrition - statement indicating that if parent provides meals/snacks, parent understands the child-care center is not responsible for its nutritional value or for meeting the child’s daily food needs; (18)(f) The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play; and (18)(G) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play; (19) Procedures for providing and applying insect repellant and sunscreen.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 7, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
“Operation has a play structure with a height of 6ft. The structure is surrounded by 5-6 inches of tire mulch.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“Four staff training records were reviewed. Administering Medications training for one staff member could not be located at the time of inspection.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 21, 2001.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 82 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: 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 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Easter Seals Child Development This child care provider | 1 |
| Mega Kids Child Development Center | 0 |
| St. Mark Pre School | 6 |
| St. Paul Lutheran Early Learning Center | 6 |
| Angelita Navarro | 0 |
| Abc’s Children’s College | 3 |
| Bright Little Angel’s Development Center, LLC | 6 |
| Caring and Sharing Learning Center II | 0 |
| Little Loves Educare | 4 |
| Valley Kidz Academy | 1 |
| The Learning Palace | 1 |
| N & C Academy LLC | 15 |
| St. John’s Episcopal Day School | 4 |
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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