Children’s Fountain of Knowledge Learning Center, Inc.
A licensed child care center in Laredo, Texas 78045
9109 Mcpherson Rd Ste 9, Laredo, Texas 78045. (956) 753-7272.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Webb County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 inspections on record
- 3-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 128 child care providers in Webb County had 4.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 30, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on May 20, 2026
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 May 7, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
May 20, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the information obtained during the course of the investigation, caregiver grabbed and pulled a child by the arm.”
May 7, 2026: 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
“Based on the information obtained during the course of the investigation, caregivers in charge of supervising the children failed to timely intervene when two children were pulling another child’s pants down multiple times.”
Dec 13, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Nine employee files were reviewed. One employee completed the CPR training 100 % online. It did not include use of a CPR manikin or hands-on skill-based instruction.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 8, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“Employee was observed not washing her hands and the children’s hands after diaper changing.”
Jul 26, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“Caregiver was observed walking by two children engaged in an altercation and failed to intervene.”
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Discipline - Teaches Acceptable Behavior and Self-control
“Caregiver was observed separating two children, who were fighting, by moving a child to another area of the room. By only removing the child from the situation, caregiver did not use a discipline method that teaches the child acceptable behavior and self-control.”
Jan 11, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“Ten children’s files were reviewed. Two files were missing the immunization records. One file was missing an updated immunization record.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Diaper changing tables in two classrooms were observed to have dirt, and food crumbs under the changing mat.”
Jan 12, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Ten children’s files were reviewed. Three files were pending updated immunization records.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 22, 2008.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 224 children.
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.
- 6 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 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 128 child care providers in Webb County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Children’s Fountain of Knowledge Learning Center, Inc. This child care provider | 3 |
| Castillito’s Day Care | 1 |
| Poka Dots Day Care | 6 |
| Blooming Kids LLC | 8 |
| Veronica Alvarez Avila | 0 |
| Little Star | 6 |
| Sunshine Academy Lcc | 9 |
| School of Wonder, Inc. | 2 |
| Little Friends L.c. LLC | 13 |
| Play and Learn | 2 |
| Johnson’s Daycare & Learning Center #3 | 4 |
| Poka Dots #2 Daycare and Learning Center | 4 |
| Daniela’s Home Daycare | 1 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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