Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.17
- Local median
- 1.38
Learning Steps Daycare & Academy LLC
608 S ABRAM RD, Mission, TX 78572
- Operation number:
- 1803219
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Hidalgo
- Capacity:
- 51
- License effective:
- April 9, 2025
- Hours:
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9562714181
- Email:
- Not listed
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers six available inspections for Learning Steps Daycare & Academy LLC from October 7, 2024 through April 1, 2026.
Five inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on April 1, 2026 and involved equipment or readiness.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 6
- Recorded violations
- 7
- Higher-concern violations
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 1
2 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
6 total inspections vs 12 local median in 78572
Compared to 53 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 42%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 83%
- Local median
- 50%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 1.94
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Equipment or readiness
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
December 6, 2024April 1, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- There is a slide structure surrounded by 1-3 in of pea gravel.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated April 22, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
- Official code
- 746.4907(d)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- One out of six children's records reviewed is missing immunization records.
- Correction deadline
- October 21, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 7, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
- Official code
- 746.603(a)(4)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- A caregiver's education documentation was not translated into English.
- Correction deadline
- January 27, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 29, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.1111 - Education Outside of U.S.
- Official code
- 746.1111
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The loose-fill surfacing materials (rock pebbles) were not maintained at the proper depth required for a play equipment in the outdoor playground.
- Correction deadline
- December 10, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 9, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
- Official code
- 746.4907(d)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operation did not have a working carbon monoxide detector. The carbon monoxide detector was missing the batteries.
- Correction deadline
- December 9, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 6, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.5531 - Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
- Official code
- 746.5531
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- The operational policies reviewed were missing the follwoing information; Methods for increasing employee and parent awareness of issues regarding child abuse and neglect, including warning signs that a child may be a victim of abuse or neglect and factors indicating a child is at risk for abuse or neglect; and Methods for increasing employee and parent awareness of prevention techniques for child abuse and neglect;
- Correction deadline
- October 11, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 8, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.501(a)(26) - Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect
- Official code
- 746.501(a)(26)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- The mattresses to three play yards did not have sheets.
- Correction deadline
- October 11, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 8, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.2411(2)(B) - Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets
- Official code
- 746.2411(2)(B)