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Learning Journey Child Care

A licensed child care center in Edinburg, Texas 78541

406 N Jackson Rd, Edinburg, Texas 78541. (956) 386-0228.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 13 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

13 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 Nov 2, 2026: outcome pending.

Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information, at the inspection on Dec 7, 2023

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

13 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

13 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Nov 5, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

    “The seats for the merry go cycle play structure are broken.”

    Rule 746.4751(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 7, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 21, 2025.

  • Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

    “A transportation vehicle was observed with trash on the floor. Corrected at Inspection: The van floor was cleaned during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.5603(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 5, 2025.

  • Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

    “The sign in and out log was not current. There were 13 children present and only 3 children were signed in. Corrected at Inspection: The children were signed in.”

    Rule 746.631(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 5, 2025.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “The infant feeding instructions for two infants were not updated.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 7, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 7, 2025.

Jun 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance

    “Director did not have a time sheet/attendance for the hours worked in the child care operation. Corrected at Inspection: A time sheet was completed for the director for the current and past week.”

    Rule 746.801(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 6, 2025.

Nov 15, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    “Fire drill conducted on 10-2-24 had an exit time of 5minutes”

    Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 30, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 20, 2024.

  • Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

    “1 out of 6 children’s records reviewed is missing immunization records.”

    Rule 746.613(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 30, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 26, 2024.

Dec 7, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies

  • Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

    “There was no emergency medical transport and treatment authorization for a child that is transported from school. Corrected at Inspection: The child information was placed in the vehicle before transportation.”

    Rule 746.5617(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 7, 2023.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “The outdoor play area was observed with red ants. There were two houses with chipped paint, damaged wall, and exposed nail.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 14, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 29, 2023.

  • Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

    “The two transportation vehicles were observed with pieces of papers, trash and candy wrappers. Corrected at Inspection: The vehicle was cleaned during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.5603(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 7, 2023.

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant

    “Three cribs used by infants were not labeled with their name. Corrected at inspection: The labels were placed in the cribs.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 7, 2023.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “Three infants did not have a current feeding instruction.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 11, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 13, 2023.

  • Children’s Records - Admission Information

    “A child’s record did not have a copy of the immunization record. A child’s record did not have a health statement on file.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 14, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 13, 2023.

6 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 13, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

  • Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids

    “Caregivers in three different classrooms did not wash their hands after wiping children’s noses. NOTE: This was corrected by caregivers washing their hands after inspector informed them about standard.”

    Rule 746.3415(7). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 13, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 4, 2023.

Feb 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “1 caregiver was providing care for 6 infants with a specified age group of 12-17 months old. Child/Caregiver ratio was deficient by 1 child. NOTE: This was corrected during inspection as another caregiver was added to the classroom.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 15, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 25, 2022.

Jan 25, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System

    “The carbon monoxide detector was not working properly as observed during inspection. NOTE: This was corrected during inspection. A working carbon monoxide detector was added during inspection.”

    Rule 746.5531. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 25, 2022.

  • Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required

    “Training hours for training year 2020-2021 were not available for review during inspection for Director of operation.”

    Rule 746.1311(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 11, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 15, 2022.

  • Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times

    “School age children were watching a TV show on a tablet while eating their afternoon snack. NOTE: This was corrected. The tablet was removed by caregiver.”

    Rule 746.2207(c)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 25, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 15, 2022.

  • Children’s Products- Annual Certification

    “Children’s products certification was not completed timely in 2021. Last completed certification on 3/2/2020.”

    Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 2, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 15, 2022.

All 16 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Nov 2, 2026InspectionOutcome pending
Sep 29, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
May 7, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 6, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Nov 5, 2025Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Jun 18, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jun 6, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
May 28, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Nov 15, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Dec 29, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Dec 7, 2023Inspection6 deficiencies cited
Jan 4, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Dec 13, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 25, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Feb 15, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jan 25, 2022Inspection4 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 6, 2005.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 72 children.
Source:

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.
  • 3 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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).
Source:

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 13.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

12 of the 479 in Hidalgo County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Learning Journey Child Care This child care provider13
Little Steps Daycare1
Sunrise Learning Center6
Children’s Depot LLC2
Little Leaders Center6
Angel Wings Learning Center, LLC3
Martha Barrios De CantuNot given
Karina Salinas3
Umos Mshs Edinburg Center6
Innovacare Learning Center, LLC8
Smart Start Learning Center11
Lovely Rainbow Learning Center LLC16
Melissa’s Learning Center LLC1

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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