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Childcare center · Brownsville, TX
Little Mermaid III 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: 4885 PAREDES LN RD, Brownsville, TX 78526
County: Cameron County
Phone: (956) 542-2331
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 75 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 832777
Permit: Full Permit, issued April 22, 2004
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 832777 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 4 inspections
- 0 citations from these visits
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 June 2, 2022 to October 19, 2026, newest first: 8 visits and 5 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.
October 19, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
July 10, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
August 4, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
August 12, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
August 16, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
September 8, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
August 30, 2022 · Inspection · 5 citations
746.3701(9) - Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Observed a 42 inch television placed on the table in the afterschool classroom. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as television was removed from the classroom.
746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Observed an electrical outlet uncovered in the pre-kinder classroom. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as outlet was covered at the time of inspection.
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There was a fire inspection completed on 1/7/2022; however the operation did not pass inspection and will need to make the needed corrections.
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: September 2, 2022 · Correction verified: August 31, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Children's Products annual certification was last completed on 02/1/2021. Completion of certification is overdue by 6 months.
746.2426 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Observed three infant ages 1 month, 2 month, and 3 months asleep in bouncer. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as infants were removed and placed on their back inside the crib.
June 2, 2022 · Investigation · 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.