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Childcare center · Brownsville, TX
Little Mermaid Day Care Center
A licensed child care center in Brownsville, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 683 N CENTRAL AVE, Brownsville, TX 78521
County: Cameron County
Phone: (956) 831-2161
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 29 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 415686
Permit: Full Permit, issued April 6, 1999
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 5 inspections
- 1 investigation
- 2 citations from these visits (risk level: Medium High 1, Medium 1)
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 May 24, 2022 to June 3, 2026, newest first: 9 visits and 3 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.
June 3, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
June 18, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
March 7, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
June 4, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
May 31, 2024 · Investigation · No citations
March 12, 2024 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: March 18, 2024 · Correction verified: March 15, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Annual children's product certificate has not been updated. Last updated on 1/06/2023.
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: April 5, 2024 · Correction verified: March 25, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Annual health inspection has not been updated. Last inspected on 1/10/2023.
May 22, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
April 28, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.4503(c) - Napping Floor Mats Marked with Sleeping Side Distinguished
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: May 1, 2023 · Correction verified: May 22, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Two of nap mats are arranged with the sleeping side to the floor.
May 24, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
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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.