Young Scholars Academy
A licensed child care center in Brownsville, Texas 78526
1273 E Alton Gloor Blvd Ste F, Brownsville, Texas 78526. (956) 544-3305.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Cameron County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 198 child care providers in Cameron County had 2.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 24, 2026: no violation found.
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 Jul 10, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised, at the inspection on Jul 10, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children, at the inspection on Aug 13, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 |
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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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 10, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“The fingerprint results have not been received for one caregiver present at the daycare. The employee had her fingerprint appointment on 07/09/20226. She left the center during the inspection.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“An infant was sleeping alone in the crib area of the infant classroom. The caregivers and other children in care where in the receiving area.”
Jan 23, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 date from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.”
Aug 13, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children
“No list of children being transported was available for review during the inspection. Transportation to and from school began on 08/11/2025.”
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Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials
“A propane gas torch was observed underneath the passanger side of the transportation vehicle within the children’s reach. It was removed during the inspection.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“A board from the playground’s fence is broken. The A/C in several of the classrooms is not working properly. The rooms are not being used.”
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Documentation of Drills
“No fire drill was documented for July 2025. The most recent fire drill documented was done on 06/09/2025.”
Aug 14, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There is an ant hill outside of the licensed space area. The ants from the hill are entering the playground. A door in the toddler room changing table is off its hinge. The carpet in the pre-k classroom needs to be swept and washed.”
18 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“Observed caregiver supervising 16 children. Youngest in the group was 11 months old and oldest 4 years old. There was an 18 month difference between the youngest to the oldest in the group.”
Feb 7, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employees Required
“RE-CITE: Observed caregiver and director supervising a group of children during naptime; however, there was no additional employee or caregiver present in the building at the time of inspection.”
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Designating Director
“RE-CITE: Designated director was observed in the classroom and is assigned as a teacher in the classroom and does not have the opportunity to fulfill director responsibilities as per minimum standard requirements.”
Jan 24, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“Observed director supervising 14 children. Youngest in the group was 11 months old and oldest 4 years old. There was an 18 month difference between the youngest to the oldest in the group.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employees Required
“RE-CITE: Observed director supervising a group of children during nap time; however, there was no additional employee or caregiver present in the building at the time of inspection.”
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Designating Director
“RE-CITE: Designated director was observed in the classroom and is assigned as a teacher in the classroom and does not have the opportunity to fulfill director responsibilities as per minimum standard requirements.”
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Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
“RE-CITE: Employees no longer employed have not been inactive.”
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Written Activity Plans
“RE-CITE: Written lesson plan for infants and afterschool children were not available for review.”
Jan 5, 2022: inspection10 deficiencies
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“Transportation training has not been updated.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Observed 6 children to 1 caregiver. Ages of the children were 10 months, 11 months, 12 months, 12 months, 12 months, and 23 months. Caregiver was over by 1.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employees Required
“Observed two cargivers supervising a group of children during naptime; however, there was no additional employee or caregiver present in the building at the time of inspection.”
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Designating Director
“Designated director was observed in the classroom and is assigned as a teacher in the classroom and does not have the opportunity to fulfill director responsibilities as per minimum standard requirements.”
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Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
“Observed a 32 television in the after school classroom not anchored or secured at the time of inspection.”
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Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
“Four employees no longer employed have not been inactive.”
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Written Activity Plans
“Written lesson plan for all age groups were not available for review.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“Observed caregiver using their cell phone during circle time with the children. Ages of the children were between 10 months to 23 months old.”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“First aid kit in transportation vehicle was incomplete. Missing thermometer, tweezers, cotton balls, bandaids, and antiseptic.”
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Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
“The employee list did not reflect the employees currently at the operation.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Inspection | 10 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 26, 2002.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 69 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 27, 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 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 198 child care providers in Cameron County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Young Scholars Academy This child care provider | 8 |
| Smarty Pants Kids Academy | 1 |
| Marylin E. Burns Head Start Child Development Center | 0 |
| Building Blocks Child Care and Learning Center | 10 |
| Kidbridge Academy | 0 |
| Kid Zone Learning Center | 9 |
| Mundo Magico Learning Center | 7 |
| Leon Gardens Head Start Child Development Center | 0 |
| Small World Educational Center #2 | 0 |
| Imagination Station Academy 4 | 4 |
| A World of Adventures Academy | 6 |
| Kiddos Learning Center | 3 |
| Your Bright Stars Learning Center Daycare | 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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