Licensed child care center · public record
Maelee's Learning Academy 5
La Feria, 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
12 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
November 3, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued November 21, 2023
- Capacity
- 53 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
- 1777577
Where
132 W Oleander Ave
La Feria, TX 78559
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2411(2)(I) - Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Label for Each Infant State’s note: “Observed that two play yards were being occupied each by one infant and did not have a label.” |
| October 16, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1613(a)(6) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present State’s note: “Upon arrival to facility observed a group of four children unsupervised. NOTE: Caregiver stepped into classroom area to be counted in child/caregiver ratios.” |
| October 16, 2026 | High | 746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions State’s note: “Electronic child safety alarm was tested by provider and it was not working properly.” |
| May 30, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “A caregiver did not wash hands after diapering a child.” |
| May 30, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3417(1) - Children Handwashing Before Eating State’s note: “Observed a child arrive to facility and sat down to eat breakfast without washing hands.” |
| May 30, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “Observed infants hands were not washed after a diaper change.” |
| October 4, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area State’s note: “Changing table was not sanitized after a diaper change.” |
| October 4, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1011(a) - Director present-Minimum 75% State’s note: “Director is not maintaining a sign in and out log. Note: last available sign in was on 8/4/2023.” |
| October 4, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “A caregivers file does not have proof of pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.” |
| October 4, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “Observed a caregiver changing a diaper and did not wash hands afterwards.” |
| October 4, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “Observed that a child had a diaper change and child's hands were not washed afterwards.” |
| August 4, 2023 | Medium | 746.1613(a) - Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met State’s note: “Observed a group of 14 children napping and the youngest child is 14 months old.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 4, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 18, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 24, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 18, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 4, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 30, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 6, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 10, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 4, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 16, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 4, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 9, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Maelee's Learning Academy 5?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 3, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Maelee's Learning Academy 5 have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 12: 1 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 1 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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