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Rocking Horse Learning Center #2

A licensed child care center in Elsa, Texas 78543

17509 N FM 88, Elsa, Texas 78543. (956) 262-2000.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. Most serious: Medium 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?

2 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 479 child care providers in Hidalgo County had 3.

7 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 2, 2026: no violation found.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

2 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

Jul 3, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

    “Director’s is missing the following required trainings for the annual year 5/22/2024-5/22/2025: Building Safety, Allergic Reactions, Medication Administration, and Emergency Preparedness.”

    Rule 746.1311(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 3, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 16, 2025.

Jul 16, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily

    “The playground area in the back of the building needs maintenance, the grass has outgrown.”

    Rule 746.4751(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 23, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 23, 2024.

12 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 27, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

    “One staff member is missing trainings on the following topics: -Hazardous Materials -Food Allergies -Administering Medications”

    Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 4, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 20, 2022.

  • Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions

    “Weekly Menu is posted, however, food items served during lunch do not match items listed. Lunch menu for today indicated children were having stew meat, rice, mixed vegetables and peaches. Children were served hot dogs, french fries and apples for lunch. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider updated menu.”

    Rule 746.3313(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 27, 2022.

Sep 8, 2022: inspection8 deficiencies

  • Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher

    “Fire Extinguisher is missing from Transportation Vehicle.”

    Rule 746.5617(a)(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 12, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 27, 2022.

  • Posting Requirements - Child’s Food Allergy Plans

    “Information for a child with a diagnosed food allergy is not posted in kitchen nor classroom.”

    Rule 746.403(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 27, 2022.

  • Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

    “Two out of three staff training records reviewed are missing 14.5-30 hours of annual training. Three staff training records are missing trainings on the following topics: -Management -Transportation -Abuse/Neglect -Safe Sleep / Shaken Baby / Early Brain Development -Hazardous Materials -Food Allergies -Administering Medications -Emergency Preparedness -Building and Physical Premises Safety -Communicable Diseases”

    Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 26, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 27, 2022.

  • Planned Activities Designed to Meet Individual Needs

    “Operation does not have written lesson plans. Daily schedule for all ages indicates children have the choice of education or video movie 7-8am and 5-5:30 PM. Daily schedule does not indicate when physical activity takes place. Infant-age children have not been participating in outdoor play.”

    Rule 746.2201(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 27, 2022.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “Feeding instruction for an infant-age child were last reviewed / signed by parent on 7/2022.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 27, 2022.

  • Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions

    “Weekly Menu is posted, however, food items served during lunch do not match items listed.”

    Rule 746.3313(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 27, 2022.

  • Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

    “Operational Policies were reviewed and missing the following: (8) Suspencion and Expulsion Policy (15) Water Activities Policy (18) Physical Activity and Outdoor Play Policy (19) Sunscreen and Insect Repellant Policy (27) Health Check Policy”

    Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 18, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 27, 2022.

  • Children’s Records Maintained

    “Four children’s records were reviewed. One is missing an emergency food allergy plan and a second one is missing a health statement.”

    Rule 746.603(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 15, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 27, 2022.

Feb 9, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness

    “Operation did not notify Child Care Regulation after becoming aware that a child or an employee contracted a communicable disease deemed notifiable by the Texas Department of State Health Services.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 20, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 21, 2022.

  • Parental Notification of Communicable Disease

    “Operation did not notified parents after becoming aware that a child or an employee contracted a communicable disease deemed notifiable by the Texas Department of State Health Services.”

    Rule 746.307(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 20, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 21, 2022.

All 9 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 2, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jul 3, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 16, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Aug 17, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Apr 19, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 27, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Sep 8, 2022Inspection8 deficiencies cited
Feb 15, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Feb 9, 2022Report to the state2 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 20, 2009.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 76 children.
Source:

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

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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Source:

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 2.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 479 in Hidalgo County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Jessica Ramos0
Glc Academy8
Mari’s Learning Center0
Little Apple Learning Center3
Busy Bee Beehive Learning Center LLC4
Bright Smiles Learning Center LLC0
All Seasons Learning Center LLC11
Utrgv Edcouch-Elsa Early Head Start0
Golden Bee Learning Center1
Rocking Horse Learning Center #2 This child care provider2
Valley Oak Tree No.11
Mega Kids Child Development Center0

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 2, 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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