Carousel Learning Academy of Laredo
A licensed child care center in Laredo, Texas 78046
4160 S Zapata Hwy Bldg A, Laredo, Texas 78046. (956) 717-6001.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Webb County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 128 child care providers in Webb County had 4.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 9, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on May 12, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended, at the report to the state on May 12, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle, at the report to the state on May 12, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 |
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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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 9, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Smoke-Detection System Tested
“Electronic smoke alarm was last conducted on September 29th, 2025.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Ten children’s files were evaluated. Two files were missing updated immunization records.”
Feb 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“Sanitation inspection was last conducted on 02/04/2025.”
May 12, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“Based on the information gathered during this investigation a caregiver was found to have neglected a child.”
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AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“A child was left unattended inside a transportation vehicle.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle
“Driver did not conduct a physical walk-through and visual check of the inside of the vehicle. Driver did not verify all children were accounted for when exiting the vehicle.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Nov 30, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“Children’s Product Safety form was last certified on October 18, 2021.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 18, 2012.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 125 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 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 30, 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 30, 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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Carousel Learning Academy of Laredo This child care provider | 6 |
| Little Folks Headstart Center | 2 |
| Happy Hearts Learning Center | 4 |
| Kids “r” Us Child Care and Learning Center | 5 |
| Rosaura Scott | Not given |
| Precious Blessings Daycare & Learning Center | 14 |
| Best Lil Schoolhouse Academy, LLC | 2 |
| Training Wheels Learning Center | 1 |
| Happy Hearts Learning Center 2 | 3 |
| Creative Kids Learning Academy | 13 |
| Cplc Mshs Laredo | 1 |
| Carousel Lomas LLC | 3 |
| Julissa Rangel | 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
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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