Licensed child care center · public record
Building Blocks Child Care and Learning Center
Brownsville, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
3 state inspections, last 2 years
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
15 high or medium-high risk
July 7, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 24, 2014
- Capacity
- 66 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1528663
Where
2435 Thors Hammer
Brownsville, TX 78526
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Bird droppings were observed in the playground's sidewalk and one slide. Ants were also observed in the playground.” |
| November 13, 2024 | Medium | 746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional State’s note: “The center does not have written feeding instructions for the infants who are not yet ready for table food.” |
| November 13, 2024 | Medium | 746.4503(c) - Napping Floor Mats Marked with Sleeping Side Distinguished State’s note: “The nap mats are not marked to distiguish the sleeping side from the floor side.” |
| March 5, 2024 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “Based on the information gained during the investigation allegations of Physical Abuse are found Reason to Believe.” |
| March 5, 2024 | High | 746.2401(7) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised State’s note: “Based on the information gained during the investigation, the infants were left unsupervised in their classroom for 30 seconds.” |
| March 5, 2024 | High | 746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment State’s note: “Based on the information gained during the investigation, a caregiver at the daycare slapped an infant in the face.” |
| December 1, 2023 | High | 746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information State’s note: “The transportation binder does not include emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for the children being transported.” |
| November 21, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The most recent health inspection was completed on 09/27/2022.” |
| November 21, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “The infant classroom had 6 children with one caregiver. The children were calm and content. The ages of the children were 5 months, 10 months, 11 months, 11 months, 13 months and 14 months. *during the inspection the 13 and 14 month olds were moved to the toddler room and the oldest toddler (2 years 10 months) was moved to the pre-k/kinder room.” |
| November 21, 2023 | High | 746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information State’s note: “The transportation binder does not include emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for the children being transported.” |
| November 22, 2022 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “Annual fire inspection is not current. Last updated 6/1/2022.” |
| January 7, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1401(f) - Substitutes, Volunteers and Contractors - Unqualified Not Left Alone with Children State’s note: “RE-CITE-Observed volunteer left alone supervising a group of children at the time of inspection.” |
| December 29, 2021 | Medium High | 746.1401(f) - Substitutes, Volunteers and Contractors - Unqualified Not Left Alone with Children State’s note: “Observed volunteer left alone supervising a group of children at the time of inspection.” |
| December 21, 2021 | Medium High | 746.1401(f) - Substitutes, Volunteers and Contractors - Unqualified Not Left Alone with Children State’s note: “Observed volunteer left alone supervising a group of children at the time of inspection.” |
| December 21, 2021 | Medium | 746.4003(a) - First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit State’s note: “First aid kit in transportation vehicle is incomplete. Missing cotton ball, theremoter, and band aid.” |
| December 21, 2021 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “Annual health inspection has not been updated. Last inspected on 9/21/2020.” |
| December 21, 2021 | High | 746.5617(a)(4) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child State’s note: “Emergency telephone numbers for each child being transported was on in the vehicle. NOTE: CORRECTED at inspection as information was added at the time of inspection.” |
| December 21, 2021 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “Observed one caregiver supervising 6 infants between the ages of 6 months to 18 months. Caregiver was over by 1 child.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 13, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 24, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 5, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- December 1, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 21, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 22, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 7, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 29, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 21, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Building Blocks Child Care and Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 7, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Building Blocks Child Care and Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 7 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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