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Licensed child care center · public record

The Discovery School

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

3 state inspections, last 2 years
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
March 9, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 13, 1994
Capacity
47 children
Ages served
Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:15 AM-05:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
144324

Where

1711 W Alberta Rd
Edinburg, TX 78539

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 5
  • Medium 5
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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
March 11, 2025Medium746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “Staff training records were not available to review.”
March 31, 2025
March 21, 2024Medium High746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
State’s note: “A caregiver hired on 1/09/23 completed pediatric CPR training online without hands-on skill-based instruction, and practice.”
March 25, 2024
March 21, 2024Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “There is a beehive on a tree in the outdoor area used by the children. There are 5 ceiling tiles with water stains in the classroom used by the children.”
March 22, 2024
March 21, 2024Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “A child with a food allergy did not have a Food Allergy Emergency Plan.”
March 25, 2024
March 21, 2024Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “A caregiver hired on 1/09/23 did not have the following annual training topics: 1) Emergency preparedness; (2) Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations; (3) Administering medication, if applicable, including compliance with 746.3803 of this chapter (relating to What authorization must I obtain before ad…”
April 2, 2024
March 21, 2024Medium746.801(6) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability Insurance
State’s note: “The liability insurance was not available for review.”
March 25, 2024
March 29, 2023High746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
State’s note: “Operational policies were incomplete. Policies were missing: -Outdoor play specifications complying with standard 746.2206 -Meals and Food service practices that comply with 746.3309 -Notification to parents about being able to visit the center.”
April 12, 2023
March 29, 2023Medium746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
State’s note: “Director was missing 18 hours of training for Training year 2021-2022. Topics missing include topics in letter (E) of this standard.”
April 21, 2023
March 29, 2023Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “Training hours and topics were missing for review for 2 out of 3 caregiver files reviewed during inspection. Caregiver #1 missing 10 hours of training including topics in Letter (E) of this standard. Caregiver #2 was missing 16 hours of training including topics in Letter (C), (D), and (E) of this standard.”
April 21, 2023
March 29, 2023Medium High746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced
State’s note: “Fire extinguishers were not serviced timely. Inspection date was November 2021. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection. Fire extinguishers were serviced.”
At the inspection
May 6, 2022Medium High746.3701(3) - Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
State’s note: “An electric fan was observed to be in use in the toddler classroom. Fan was not mounted and was located within reach of children. NOTE: This was corrected during inspection. Electric fan was removed from licensed child care space.”
May 6, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Discovery School?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on March 9, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Discovery School have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 1 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.

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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