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First Steps Learning 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: 4519 PAREDES LINE RD, Brownsville, TX 78526
County: Cameron County
Phone: (956) 525-7245
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 100 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1730010
Permit: Full Permit, issued June 8, 2022
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 1730010 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 8 inspections
- 2 investigations
- 5 citations from these visits (risk level: High 4, 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 December 22, 2021 to May 13, 2026, newest first: 18 visits and 8 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.
May 13, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
May 6, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
April 9, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
February 20, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
October 3, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
September 16, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
August 21, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
August 20, 2025 · Investigation · 5 citations
746.1201(2) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 18, 2025 · Correction verified: October 2, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on information gained during the investigation, an employee at the operation told a child "You got a problem with Me? You don't like me? I don't like you either."
746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 18, 2025 · Correction verified: October 2, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on information gained during the investigation caregivers yell at children in care.
746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: September 18, 2025 · Correction verified: October 2, 2025 · 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.
746.2805(9) - Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 18, 2025 · Correction verified: October 3, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on the information gathered during the investigation, children are not allowed to play outdoors when they misbehave.
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 18, 2025 · Correction verified: October 2, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
During the investigation, it was found that a new employee was allowed to have contact with children before receiving the background check results.
April 10, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
May 14, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
May 16, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
December 10, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
May 24, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
May 17, 2022 · Inspection · 3 citations
746.3805(c)(4) - Medication Records - Name of Employee Who Administered
Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Name of caregiver giving medication to the child did not have the full name of the employee. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as full name of employee giving medication was updated.
746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 20, 2022 · Correction verified: May 18, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Fire extinguisher in the vehicle used for transportation has not been serviced. Last serviced on 11/2020.
746.5603(c) - Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 20, 2022 · Correction verified: May 24, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The double doors in the transportation vehicle do not open and are not maintained at the time of inspection.
March 25, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
February 22, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
January 10, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
December 22, 2021 · 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.