Licensed child care center · public record
Little Explorers Education Center
Mission, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
5 state inspections, last 2 years
17 deficiencies on the state’s summary
13 high or medium-high risk
May 20, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 17, 2024
- Capacity
- 46 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
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1790783
Where
1242 E Business Highway 83 Ste 3
Mission, TX 78572
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 20, 2026 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “Two out three staff training records reviewed are missing trainings on food allergies and communicable diseases.” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium High | 746.801(11) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care State’s note: “Per operation, most recent fire inspection was conducted 12/2025. 12/2025 fire inspection report was not available for review at the time of inspection.” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Two out of six children's records reviewed are missing immunization records.” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium | 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification State’s note: “Children's Products Certification form was last signed on 02/02/2025.” |
| July 10, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “A caregiver was providing care for eight children in the infant room, ages 10mo-4yo. Age difference between youngest and oldest child exceed 18 months.” |
| July 3, 2025 | Medium | 746.1701 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 12 or Fewer Children State’s note: “One caregiver was providing care for a total of 11 children ages 14mo to 7yo. One child 0-17mo, six children 18mo-4yo, and four children ages 5-13yo. Operation was over ratio by one child.” |
| July 3, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “One out of the two drivers for the operation does not have current transportation training.” |
| January 3, 2025 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “Last fire inspection was conducted on 12/23/2023. Note: Provider contacted the fire department during inspection. The inspector was requested, paid and scheduled for Monday 01/06/2024.” |
| January 3, 2025 | High | 746.5617(b) - Driver Has Current Driver's License State’s note: “Transportation driver has an expired driver's license and is missing transportation training. Note: During inspection provider made plan for when school resumes next week. A different caregiver with current DL and training was designated as driver for the operation.” |
| January 3, 2025 | Medium High | 746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement State’s note: “One of six children's files reviewed is missing admission, date, special needs statement and school information.” |
| July 10, 2024 | Medium High | 746.603(a)(8) - Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs State’s note: “The sign in and out log was not maintained. Corrected at Inspection: The times and initials were placed for those who had not been sign in.” |
| July 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2911 - Adequate Lighting During Naptime State’s note: “There was no appropriate lighting during nap time as it was pitch black in the two classrooms being used by the children.” |
| July 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2909(4) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway State’s note: “There were several cots being used by the children during naptime that were next to each other without any space between them. -” |
| July 2, 2024 | High | 746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device State’s note: “A 4-month-old was asleep on a bouncer and was completely covered with a blanket.” |
| July 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1613(a)(4) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required State’s note: “There was no additional employee/caregvier in the building during nap time.” |
| March 21, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The kitchen door was open which is a safety hazard since there was a knife and scissors at children's reach. There was loose vent that was not replaced properly which poses a safety hazard if it falls. Corrected at Inspection: The kitchen door was closed, and the vent was placed back properly.” |
| January 25, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean State’s note: “There were 1-2 ceiling tiles with water stains in 4 classrooms.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- May 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 15, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 3, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 3, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 10, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 2, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 11, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 21, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 25, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Little Explorers Education Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on May 20, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Little Explorers Education Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 17: 3 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 4 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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