Licensed child care center · public record
Lil' Blooming Stars Learning Center
Laredo, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 20, 2018
- Capacity
- 57 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:30 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
- 1661144
Where
7321 Springfield Ave
Laredo, TX 78041
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2023 | Medium | 746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance State’s note: “Director's attendance records were not available for review.” |
| October 14, 2022 | Medium | 746.2605(1)(A) - Furnishings and Equipment for Pre-Kindergarten Age Interest Centers Clearly Defined State’s note: “Toddlers classroom and pre-k classroom do not have well defined centers. Toys and books are in high shelving, out of children's reach.” |
| September 30, 2022 | High | 746.3317(7) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk State’s note: “Children in the infants' room were observed to be served gold fish for snack.” |
| September 30, 2022 | High | 746.2805(10) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device State’s note: “Two year old child was observed sitting down in a bucket seat table when placed in time out. Time out lasts from 10 to 15 minutes.” |
| September 16, 2022 | Medium | 746.2505(4)(A) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler State’s note: “Bottles in the toddler's room were not labeled with children's names.” |
| September 16, 2022 | High | 746.3317(7) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk State’s note: “Chicken nuggets were served whole to infants and toddlers.” |
| September 13, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area State’s note: “Diaper changing mats in two classrooms were observed to have food crumbs and yellow and grey stains. Note: Diaper changing mats were cleaned during inspection.” |
| September 13, 2022 | Medium | 746.2201(a) - Planned Activities Designed to Meet Individual Needs State’s note: “Current activity plan for toddler class was not available for review. The activty plan posted for the class was for week of August 29th-September 2nd, 2022.” |
| March 17, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner State’s note: “The trashcan in the pre-k classroom was observed to be uncovered. It contained left over food.” |
| March 17, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “A group of 20 children with a specified age group of 4 years, was observed to be supervised by two caregivers. In two instances, one caregiver was observed to step out of the room leaving the group out of child/caregiver ratio. The maximum number of children a caregiver can supervise based on the specified age group are 18 children.” |
| March 7, 2022 | High | 746.3701(8) - Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “There were two buckets containg water outside of the children's restroom. Buckets were accessible to children. Three outlets in the pre-k classroom were uncovered. Note: Buckets were removed during inspection. Outlets were covered during inspection.” |
| March 7, 2022 | High | 746.613(a) - Required Immunizations State’s note: “Six children's files were evaluated. Three files did not have the immunnization records.” |
| March 7, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “Four employee records were evaluated. One employee completed the CPR training 100 % online. The training did not include the use of a CPR manikin and hands-on skill-based instruction, practice, and testing.” |
| March 7, 2022 | Medium | 746.4403(a) - Handwashing Sink in Diaper-Changing Area State’s note: “There is a diaper changing table in the pre-k classroom. The classroom does not have a sink available for hand washing.” |
| March 7, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1613(a)(4) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required State’s note: “There was no additonal employee in the center aside from the ones required to supervise the classrooms during naptime.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- January 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 26, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 21, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 10, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 2, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 24, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 14, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 13, 2022 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 30, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 16, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 13, 2022 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 19, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 17, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 7, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Lil' Blooming Stars Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 28, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Lil' Blooming Stars Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 15: 5 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 5 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.
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