Licensed child care center · public record
Little Stars Learning Center, LLC
Rio Grande City, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
2 state inspections, last 2 years
14 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
July 7, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued April 24, 2013
- Capacity
- 68 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
- 1499125
Where
304 N Mariposa St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
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 7, 2026 | Medium | 746.1309(c) - Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment State’s note: “4 out of 6 staff files reviewed are missing training in child maltreatment.” |
| July 7, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “Last fire drill conducetd was March 18, 2026. The operation did not conduct a fire drill for the month of April, May or June. *A fire drill was conducted during inspection*” |
| July 25, 2025 | High | 746.5015(a) - Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Not Used On or Near Hard, Slippery Surface State’s note: “5 out of 9 after-school children were observed in an inflatable pool at the operation with an unknown height of water on a concreate surface. *This was corrected at inspection when the children were removed from the inflatable pool and the inflatable pool was removed from the outdoor area.” |
| July 25, 2025 | High | 746.301(7) - Notification of Additional Services Offered State’s note: “5 out of 9 after-school children were observed in an inflatable pool at the operation with an unknown height of water. The operation does not provide pool/water activities.” |
| July 25, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required State’s note: “3 out of 6 employee records reviewed are missing the following: 1) SIDS/Brain Developments/SBS, Hazardous materials, Allergies, Medication, Emergency prepardness, Building safety, Communicable diseases 2) Transportation 3) SIDS/Brain Developments/SBS, Allergies, Building saefty, Communicable diseases. Transportation.” |
| July 25, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing State’s note: “1 out of 6 employee files reviewed is missing a current First Aid and CPR training.” |
| August 30, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18)(G) - Written Operational Policies - Plan for extreme weather conditions State’s note: “Operational polices was missing updated information.” |
| October 3, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “Observed one caregiver with 8 children for age group 0-11months. CORRECTED: when extra staff member arrived to the operation to be in infant room.” |
| September 5, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1703 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - Combining Ages With 12 or Fewer Children State’s note: “Obeserved operation with a total of 14 children in care, a 3 yr old in a classrooom with a 2 month old infant combining smallest child with another child over 18 months of age.” |
| September 13, 2022 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit State’s note: “Two employee records reviewed to be missing a notarized affidavit.” |
| September 13, 2022 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “Policies were missing physical activity updates to their policies.” |
| September 13, 2022 | Medium | 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification State’s note: “Children's Product certification was last reviewed on 3/1/21” |
| September 13, 2022 | High | 746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization State’s note: “Two out of four files reviewed were missing Authorization for Emergency Medical Attention information.” |
| March 7, 2022 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 21, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 25, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 30, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 3, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 5, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 13, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 7, 2022 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Little Stars Learning Center, LLC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 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 Little Stars Learning Center, LLC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 14: 3 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 4 medium-risk, 2 medium-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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