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Licensed child care center · public record

Great Beginnings Preschool and Child Development Center

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

4 state inspections, last 2 years
6 deficiencies on the state’s summary
3 high or medium-high risk
June 25, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 26, 1986
Capacity
159 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
65289

Where

602 Morgan Blvd
Harlingen, TX 78550

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 2
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 1

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
April 21, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “A caregiver did not use good judgement when she drew on a child's face with a sharpie marker.”
May 19, 2026
November 2, 2022Medium High746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
State’s note: “A caregiver is lacking 8 hours of annual training from cycle 10/10/21 to 10/9/22.”
November 14, 2022
November 2, 2022Medium746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
State’s note: “Two children files are missing a Health Care Statement.”
November 14, 2022
November 2, 2022High746.613(a) - Required Immunizations
State’s note: “A child's file is missing immunization record.”
November 9, 2022
November 2, 2022Low746.901(3) - Required Personnel Records - TB Test
State’s note: “Three caregivers do not have proof of TB test on file.”
November 11, 2022
July 26, 2022Medium746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
State’s note: “Based on information gathered, a parent was not notified of a less serious injury when the parent picked up child from child care center.”
September 28, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Great Beginnings Preschool and Child Development Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 25, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Great Beginnings Preschool and Child Development Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 6: 2 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 low-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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