Little Bloomers

A licensed child care center in Harlingen, Texas 78550

1017 S F St, Harlingen, Texas 78550. (956) 364-3177.

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The short answer

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

15 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Cameron County: 2
5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
26 inspections on record
3-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 15 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. 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?

15 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 198 child care providers in Cameron County had 2.

26 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 4, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points, at the inspection on Jan 31, 2025

Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Dec 13, 2023

Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised, at the report to the state on Dec 13, 2023

2 more rated High; all are listed below.

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

When those deficiencies happened

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

15 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
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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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

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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.

Mar 17, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

Documented Annual Training- Required Content

“Out of all staff files reviewed, all staff were missing the following trainngs: emergenccy preparedeness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, administering medication, preventing and responding to emergencies, understanding building and premises safety, handling, storing and disposing of medication.”

Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 10, 2026. Correction verified: May 6, 2026.

Jan 31, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies

Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points

“There is a Lil Tykes type of structure that has a cracked in the middle section which poses a pinching hazards.”

Rule 746.4601(7). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 8, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 20, 2025.
Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

“There are 2 caregivers who rotate being caring for infants who do not have current training in SIDS.”

Rule 746.1309(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 8, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 13, 2025.
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“There were a total of 10 toddlers with 1 caregivver. The specified age was 22 months which caused the classroom to be out of ratio by 1. (NOTE: Corrected during inspection as the oldest child was moved into the next classroom.)”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 31, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 20, 2025.
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“There is an old indoor AC blower in the corner of the playground accessible to the children. There was an old flower pot that was rusted at the bottom and had fallen over (this was removed from the playground.)”

Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 8, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 20, 2025.
Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment

“Staff files reviewed shows that they are missing training in child maltreatment.”

Rule 746.1309(c). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 8, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 13, 2025.
Children’s Records - Immunizations

“Out of children’s files reviewed, 1 was missing the needed immunizations.”

Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 8, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 13, 2025.

Jan 21, 2025: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 16, 2025, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 31, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 23, 2025.

Mar 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age

“There was a napping mat in the afterschool room that had tears on top. It does not allow for proper sanitizing. (NOTE: corrected during inspection by throwing it away)”

Rule 746.4503(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 20, 2024.

Dec 13, 2023: report to the state6 deficiencies

AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

“Based on the information gained during the investigation, the caregiver’s actions do rise to the level of abuse as defined by the Texas Family Code since the child was observed with marks and bruises due to inappropriate restraint.”

Rule 746.1201(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 19, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 24, 2024.
Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised

“During a DFPS investigation, it was found that infants had been left unsupervised while caregiver was outside with a group of school-age children.”

Rule 746.2401(7). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 19, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 24, 2024.
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

“During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a child was hit on the head by a caregiver.”

Rule 746.2805(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 19, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 24, 2024.
Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“During a DFPS investigation is was found that the children in the 3 year old classroom were being yelled at.”

Rule 746.2805(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 19, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 24, 2024.
Director’s Absence - Employees Know Who Is in Charge

“Based on the DFPS investigation it was determined that the none of the staff understood who was in charge of the center while the director was out of the building.”

Rule 746.1013(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 19, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 24, 2024.
Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

“During the course of the DFPS investigation, it was determined that the infant caregiver was in charge of infants and afterschool children with one of the youngest school age children being at least 6 years old with the infants at least 17 months of age.”

Rule 746.1605(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 19, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 24, 2024.

26 deficiencies older than three years

Nov 3, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list

“The employee list was validated while inspector was present. (NOTE: Corrected during inspection.)”

Rule 745.651(2)(A). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 3, 2023.

Oct 4, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“There were 2 areas on the playground fence that needs to have boards replaced. (Pictures on file)”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 16, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 3, 2023.
Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list

“The background checks had not been validated since May 23,2023.”

Rule 745.651(2)(A). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 6, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 3, 2023.

Feb 15, 2023: report to the state5 deficiencies

AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone

“Observed two caregivers present and in charge of a group of children in the operation without having had a background check /FBI. Observed a third employee present in the building without having a background check/FBI.”

Rule 745.621(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2023.
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“This deficiency is not related to investigation: Facility does not have a current Fire Inspection.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 23, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2023.
Required Immunizations

“Immunizations were not available for a child that is enrolled and attends day care.”

Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 3, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2023.
Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

“This deficiency is not related to investigation: Observed seven infants waiting for lunch to be served while television was on.”

Rule 746.2207(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2023.
Children’s Records - Admission Information

“Admission information was not available for a child that is enrolled and attending day care.”

Rule 746.603(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 3, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2023.

Oct 20, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“Observed a caregiver supervising 6 infants.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 20, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 31, 2022.
Complying with Laws and Rules

“Permit holder needs to ensure that facility complies with child/caregiver ratios and must allow parents access inside facility to drop off and pick up their children during business hours as well as comply with Minimum Standards and all applicable Laws and Rules.”

Rule 746.201(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 31, 2022.
Operation Open to Parents At All Times

“Observed that facility does not allow parents to have access inside the building to drop off children.”

Rule 746.201(7). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 31, 2022.

Oct 13, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“Observed a caregiver supervising 9 infants. Child/caregiver ratios for infants 12 months to 17 months is 5:1.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 13, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 20, 2022.
Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking Water Available and Served

“Observed that water was not served during breakfast.”

Rule 746.3301(f). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 13, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 20, 2022.
Children Handwashing Before Eating

“Observed chlidren having breakfast and did not wash their hands.”

Rule 746.3417(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 13, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 20, 2022.
Operation Open to Parents At All Times

“Observed that facility does not allow parents to have access inside the building to drop off children.”

Rule 746.201(7). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 13, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 20, 2022.

Mar 1, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children

“A caregiver was heard using an inappropriate tone with children in care.”

Rule 746.1201(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 1, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 14, 2022.

Mar 1, 2022: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 1, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 7, 2022.

Dec 13, 2021: inspection8 deficiencies

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“Facility does not have a current fire inspection.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 29, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 15, 2021.
Required Immunizations

“Two children files are missing immunization records.”

Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 29, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 14, 2021.
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

“A caregiver does not have first aid training available for review.”

Rule 746.1315(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 30, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 14, 2021.
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

“A caregiver does not have CPR training available for review.”

Rule 746.1315(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 14, 2021.
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“A caregiver does not have annual training hours for cycle 11/26/20 to 11/25/21. A second caregiver does not have annual training hours for cycle 9/12/20 to 9/11/21.”

Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 13, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 21, 2022.
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required

“Director does not have annual training for cycle 8/24/20 to 8/23/21.”

Rule 746.1311(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 13, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 21, 2022.
Required Personnel Records

“A caregiver’s files was not available at the time of the inspection.”

Rule 746.901. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 30, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 21, 2021.
Minimum Qualifications Child Care Center Employees and Caregivers - TB Exam

“Two caregivers do not have TB results available for review.”

Rule 746.1105(2). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 21, 2021.

Dec 10, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“Based on the information obtained during investigation it was determined that a caregiver grabbed a child inappropriately.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 7, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 1, 2022.

All 37 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Nov 4, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 9, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 15, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 11, 2026	Report to the state	No violation found
Mar 17, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Oct 27, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 13, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Aug 26, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 10, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
May 29, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Feb 20, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 31, 2025	Inspection	6 deficiencies cited
Jan 21, 2025	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Oct 24, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Sep 19, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 18, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
May 17, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 20, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Feb 26, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 24, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 28, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 14, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
Dec 13, 2023	Report to the state	6 deficiencies cited
Nov 3, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Oct 4, 2023	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Mar 8, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 23, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 15, 2023	Report to the state	5 deficiencies cited
Oct 31, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 20, 2022	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Oct 13, 2022	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
May 24, 2022	Report to the state	No violation found
Mar 14, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 1, 2022	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Mar 1, 2022	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Dec 13, 2021	Inspection	8 deficiencies cited
Dec 10, 2021	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 21, 2011.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 90 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.
9 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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 198 child care providers in Cameron County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 15.

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

12 of the 198 in Cameron County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Little Bloomers This child care provider	15
Elma’s Daycare	1
Harlingen Child Development Center, LLC	0
Bright Minds Academy	5
Magic Kingdom Learning Center #3	4
Jefferson Head Start Child Development	0
Blue Ocean Learning Center	1
Early Childcare Center of Harlingen LLC	3
Bowie Head Start	2
Sam Houston 2 Head Start	0
Bright Beginnings Learning Academy	4
Little Blessings Child Care Center	1
Little Lou’s Abc Daycare	2

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

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).
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).
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).
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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Replies

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