Kidbridge Academy
A licensed child care center in Brownsville, Texas 78526
3180 FM 802, Brownsville, Texas 78526. (956) 544-8360.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Cameron County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 inspections on record
- 4-Star 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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 198 child care providers in Cameron County had 2.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 11, 2026: no violation found.
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 Nov 8, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Oct 21, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. 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.
Nov 8, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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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
“A caregiver failed to intervene when two four-year-old children were fighting resulting in a eight-year-old child in attempting to stop the fight by grabbing a four year old child around the neck and pulling her back.”
Oct 21, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The most recent fire inspection was conducted on 5/12/2023.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“A grate in the playground is accessible to children. The sandbox needs to be closed when not in use. A piece of play equipment must be placed over surfacing before being used by children in care.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 6, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Three of eighteen files reviewed were missing information. One file is missing the date of admission, Two files for four year old children who are not yet attending school are missing hearing and vision screening.”
Feb 4, 2022: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“Based on the information obtained standard was found non-compliance. Out of the 2 staff files reviewed, Both staff did not have remaining pre-service within the 90 days of employment. 1 staff is lacking the remaining 16 hours of pre-service training needed. 1 staff is lacking the remaining 8 hours of pre-service training needed.”
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Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
“Two transportation vehicle have not been maintained. 1 transportation vehicle’s seat belt is not working properly and the entrance double door does not open. 1 transportation vehicle’s back door does not open.”
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Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
“Based on documents reviewed information on sign in/out log is incomplete.”
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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
“7 employees no longer employed more than 7 days have not been inactivated at the time of inspection.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 11, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 10, 2006.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 204 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.
- 8 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: 4-Star (the highest 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 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kidbridge Academy This child care provider | 3 |
| 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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