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Colors Daycare Center

Mcallen, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

9 state inspections, last 2 years
21 deficiencies on the state’s summary
13 high or medium-high risk
August 18, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued November 20, 2024
Capacity
84 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 05:30 AM-12:00 AM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1789817

Where

906 W Dallas Ave
Mcallen, TX 78501

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 8
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
August 4, 2026High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the preponderance of evidence obtained it is determined that the operation is not in compliance as the caregiver humiliated a child by throwing away the child's shoes in the trash.”
September 16, 2026
May 16, 2025Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “Observed children in bucket seats, Safety straps were not fastened while children were on equipment.”
At the inspection
February 19, 2025Medium High746.2803(3) - Discipline - Teaches Acceptable Behavior and Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the preponderance of evidence obtained it is determined that the operation is not in compliance with Discipline. Teachers are not able to establish for the children an acceptable behavior in the classroom.”
March 20, 2025
February 19, 2025Medium High746.1203(6) - Responsibilities of caregivers-Set appropriate behavior expectations
State’s note: “Based on the preponderance of evidence obtained it is determined that the responsibilities of caregivers were not met in setting appropriate behaviors and expectation for children to understand and follow at activity times and or physical play activities.”
March 20, 2025
September 5, 2024Medium746.901 - Required Personnel Records
State’s note: “Eight staff files were reviewed. Four out of eight files are missing pre-employment affidavit. Two files reviewed are missing high school diploma. One file is missing foreign diploma translation.”
September 16, 2024
July 23, 2024High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “Children in the prek room were observed out of control. Children were crying, screaming, fighting among each other, running around the room and climbing onto furniture.”
July 23, 2024
June 4, 2024Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “One caregiver was providing care for 5 children ages 2mo, 4mo, 8mo, 12mo and 12mo. Classroom was over ratio by one child. Note: Three addtioinal staff members arrived to operation and one of them was assigned to assist in the infant room.”
June 4, 2024
May 17, 2024Medium746.501(a)(11) - Written Operational Policies - Immunizations
State’s note: “Operational Policies were reviewed and the following is missing: (11) Immunizations (13) Enrollment Procedures”
May 24, 2024
May 17, 2024Medium746.3309(c) - Parent Provided Meals/Snacks - Provide Safe Storage and Service
State’s note: “A child was observed eating a food item brought from home during lesson activity and child shared food item with other children.”
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024Medium High746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
State’s note: “Attendace records are missing the employee or parent's initials or other unique identifier.”
May 20, 2024
May 17, 2024Medium746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
State’s note: “Eight children's records were reviewed. One is missing health statement and a second file is missing health statement/ immunization and hearing and vision screening records.”
May 31, 2024
April 11, 2024Medium746.2207(c)(1) - Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
State’s note: “School-age children were watching a video not related to the lesson plan. Two children in the prek room were playing games on their tablets.”
April 11, 2024
April 1, 2024Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “One caregiver was supervising a group of 7 children ages 13mo to 4yo. Age difference exceeded 18 months.”
April 1, 2024
April 1, 2024Medium746.2207(c)(1) - Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
State’s note: “School-age children were observed watching SpongeBob during inspection. TV show is not related to today's lesson plan titled "Learning to Cut and Paste correctly" .”
April 1, 2024
February 22, 2024High746.4601(7) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
State’s note: “Operation has a play structure with a slide. There is gap between the base of the structure and the slide causing a pinch point.”
February 26, 2024
December 14, 2023Medium746.2203(a) - Written Activity Plans
State’s note: “Classrooms have lesson plans posted, however, they were not being followed and are missing child initiated activities.”
December 17, 2023
December 14, 2023Medium High746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
State’s note: “A medication administered to a child was not in the original container nor had the child's name.”
December 14, 2023
December 14, 2023Medium High746.2409(a)(1) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
State’s note: “Original crib's mattresses were replaced with foam pieces. Note: During inspection provider located the original mattresses and replaced them.”
At the inspection
December 14, 2023Medium High746.4135(a) - Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
State’s note: “Provider has not reviewed the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall list.”
December 17, 2023
December 14, 2023Medium High746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
State’s note: “Operation has a play-structure with a height of 4'8" surrounded by 3-5 inches of pea gravel.”
December 21, 2023
December 14, 2023Medium746.2605(1)(A) - Furnishings and Equipment for Pre-Kindergarten Age Interest Centers Clearly Defined
State’s note: “Prek and school-age classrooms do not well defined interest centers.”
December 17, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Colors Daycare Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 18, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Colors Daycare Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 21: 3 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 8 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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