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Mary R. Garcia Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Alice, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 3051 OLD KINGSVILLE RD, Alice, TX 78332
County: Jim Wells County
Phone: (361) 717-1132
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 156 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1694861- 9871
Permit: Full Permit, issued February 11, 2020
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.
View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 1694861- 9871 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 10 inspections
- 2 investigations
- 1 assessment
- 11 citations from these visits (risk level: High 4, Medium High 3, Medium 2, Medium Low 2)
A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.
Below is every visit in the state's files from January 10, 2022 to August 28, 2026, newest first: 15 visits and 14 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.
August 28, 2026 · Assessment · 1 citation
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 9, 2026 · Correction verified: August 31, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The annual fire inspection that was observed to be expired during the inspection, was not provided to show an updated and current inspection was completed by the inspection due date.
August 20, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 9, 2026 · Correction verified: August 28, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The annual fire inspection was observed to be expired.
August 27, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 3, 2025 · Correction verified: September 17, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
One out of ten employee records evaluated had an expired CPR/First Aid certificate.
September 12, 2024 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 27, 2024 · Correction verified: September 12, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
June 4, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
May 29, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
April 9, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
March 22, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
March 20, 2024 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 2 citations
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: April 18, 2024 · Correction verified: May 29, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
One caregiver was conducting janitorial duties at the time of the incident.
746.3607(5) - Critical Injury - Ensure Supervision of All Children
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: April 18, 2024 · Correction verified: May 29, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A caregiver did not have visual awareness of the children in care at the time of the incident.
January 23, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
December 13, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
December 6, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations
November 16, 2023 · Inspection · 5 citations
746.401(9) - Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
Risk level: Medium Low · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Employee List is not current. This was correected during the inspection.
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
Risk level: Medium · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
746.605(3) - Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
Risk level: Medium Low · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Of the ten children's files reviewed, one did not have the date of admission specified. This was corrected during the inspection.
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
In one of the Toddler rooms, the storage doors under the sink were unlocked. In the storage contained chemicals that were accessible to the children. This was corrected when brought to the caregivers attention who immediately locked the storage doors.
746.4003(a) - First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: November 22, 2023 · Correction verified: December 11, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
December 5, 2022 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.2909(4) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 6, 2022 · Correction verified: December 27, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
In serveral classrooms the napping mats were arranged to closely and did not allow the easy access to a walkway for staff or children.
746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 6, 2022 · Correction verified: December 27, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
In several of the classrooms observed, the children s nap mats were not labeled or numbered.
January 10, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.5311(a) - Smoke-Detection System
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: January 13, 2022 · Correction verified: January 11, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Six classrooms did not have a working smoke detector. In one classroom, the smoke detector was seen on a shelf. A battery was in the smoke detector but it was not working.
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.