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Little Dreamers Learning Academy

A licensed child care center in McAllen, Texas 78503

1801 S 5th St Ste 106, McAllen, Texas 78503. (956) 686-9300.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 3 visits on record, nothing cited. 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?

0 deficiencies cited in the last three years

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

11 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 10, 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

3 visits on record, nothing cited. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

0 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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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.

10 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 19, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies

  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “An individual with a pending background check was observed caring for children in the infant classroom. Individual was counted in child/caregiver ratio. The operation hs not received notification from the CBCU that this individual’s background check is eligible. NOTE: Individual left the operation during the inspection and a second caregiver joined the infant classroom to remain in child/caregiver ratio.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 2, 2023.

  • CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

    “Two caregivers had expired CPR and 1st aid trainings. 8 caregiver files were reviewed. Caregiver #1 Training expired 2/2023. Caregiver #2 Training expired 12/2022.”

    Rule 746.1315(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 31, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 2, 2023.

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “Child/Caregiver ratio was deficient by 1 child in the toddler classroom. There were 12 children with a Specified Age Group of 2 years old, under the care of 1 caregiver. NOTE: Child/Caregiver ratio was corrected by a second caregiver joining the classroom.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 2, 2023.

  • Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Cover All Stored Food

    “Food was observed uncovered in the refrigerator to include a plate with pasta, cut pineapple, three sandwiches, and a cut banana. NOTE: Food was removed and thrown away by Director during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.3317(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 2, 2023.

  • Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

    “Three electrical outlets were observed without a cover and within reach of children as observed during the inspection. One outlet was in the infant classroom, the other outlets were in the pre-k classroom but toddlers were present. NOTE: Electrical outlets were covered during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.3701(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 2, 2023.

Nov 18, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

    “A 14 month old infant was in the same group of children as a 4 year old, under the care of 1 caregiver.”

    Rule 746.1605. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 18, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 30, 2022.

  • Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities

    “3 children were observed to be using electronic devices for purposes not related to planned activities. NOTE: This was corrected by devices being put away and caregiver transitioning to a planned activity.”

    Rule 746.2207(c)(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 18, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 30, 2022.

Sep 29, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Nighttime Requirements - Cot, Bed or Mattress for 18 mos or older

    “A child was observed asleep on the floor during nighttime hours of operation. NOTE: This was corrected during inspection. Child was provided with a sleeping mat.”

    Rule 746.3207(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 29, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 21, 2022.

  • Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities

    “Children were watching a movie (cartoon) not related to planned activities while in care at the operation. NOTE: Television was turned off by caregiver. Planned activities were resumed.”

    Rule 746.2207(c)(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 29, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 21, 2022.

  • Required Personnel Records

    “Personnel record for one out of two records reviewed was incomplete.”

    Rule 746.901. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 6, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 21, 2022.

All 12 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jun 10, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jul 8, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jul 8, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Sep 7, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Aug 2, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jul 19, 2023Inspection5 deficiencies cited
Nov 30, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Nov 18, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Nov 16, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 21, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Sep 29, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Nov 9, 2021InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 28, 2011.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 82 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.
  • 1 report 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: 4-Star (the highest 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 0.
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
Building My Future Academy1
Kaleidoscope Ll Early Childhood Learning K.c.5
Escandon Head Start2
Sanjuanita Cantu4
Sam Houston Head Start Campus1
Millenium Kids Academy #3 LLC0
Little Roots Learning Center6
Wonder Kids Academy LLC0
Nancy Edith Garza3
Lourdes Martinez3
Little Dreamers Learning Academy This child care provider0
Valley Oak Tree No.11

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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