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Maelee's Learning Academy 5

132 W OLEANDER AVE, La Feria, TX 78559-5123

Operation number:
1777577
Type:
Licensed Center
Status:
Active (Y)
Records checked:
August 22, 2026
Additional info
Source:
Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
County:
Cameron
Capacity:
53
License effective:
November 21, 2023
Hours:
07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Days:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Phone:
9567975466
Email:
Not listed
Website:
Not listed

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

The records include recorded violations parents may want to understand before enrolling. These are conversation starters, not a pass-or-fail judgment.

Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Summary

This summary covers 12 available inspections for Maelee's Learning Academy 5 from June 9, 2023 through November 4, 2025.

Three inspections recorded violations, with nine recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on May 30, 2024 and involved environmental health.

Facility condition was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.

Five later inspections, from June 4, 2024 through November 4, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
12

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
9

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
8

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

12 total inspections vs 10 local median in Cameron County

Compared to 186 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.75
Local median
0.38

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
17%
Local median
17%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
25%
Local median
25%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.42

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
Observed infants hands were not washed after a diaper change.
Correction deadline
May 30, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated June 4, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Official code
746.3417(3)
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
A caregiver did not wash hands after diapering a child.
Correction deadline
May 30, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated June 4, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Official code
746.3415(4)
Higher concern: Environmental health
Report finding
Observed a child arrive to facility and sat down to eat breakfast without washing hands.
Correction deadline
May 30, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated June 4, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3417(1) - Children Handwashing Before Eating
Official code
746.3417(1)
View official report
Higher concern: Licensing compliance
Report finding
Director is not maintaining a sign in and out log. Note: last available sign in was on 8/4/2023.
Correction deadline
October 6, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 10, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1011(a) - Director present-Minimum 75%
Official code
746.1011(a)
Higher concern: Staff training
Report finding
A caregivers file does not have proof of pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Correction deadline
October 20, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 10, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Official code
746.1315(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
Observed a caregiver changing a diaper and did not wash hands afterwards.
Correction deadline
October 4, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 10, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Official code
746.3415(4)
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
Observed that a child had a diaper change and child's hands were not washed afterwards.
Correction deadline
October 4, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 10, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Official code
746.3417(3)
Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
Changing table was not sanitized after a diaper change.
Correction deadline
October 4, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 10, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
Official code
746.3505(e)
View official report
Medium concern: Sleep safety
Report finding
Observed a group of 14 children napping and the youngest child is 14 months old.
Correction deadline
August 4, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated August 16, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.1613(a) - Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
Official code
746.1613(a)