Carousel Learning Academy of Laredo
Licensed Center in Laredo, Texas. License #1355009, issued January 18, 2012.
- Address
- 4160 S Zapata Hwy Bldg A, Laredo, TX 78046
- Phone
- (956) 717-6001
- Licensed capacity
- 125 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-07:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since March 11, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 10, 2026.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 3,661 standards at Carousel Learning Academy of Laredo between December 14, 2021 and October 9, 2026 and recorded 7 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 2 | 242 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 220 | 0 |
| Personnel | 2 | 312 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 222 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,633 of those standards. The remaining 28, including 5 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 9, 2026, and 7 citations.
- 3High
- 3Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 7. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High October 9, 2026 Correction verified October 16, 2026
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Ten children's files were evaluated. Two files were missing updated immunization records.
- Medium High October 9, 2026 Correction verified October 14, 2026
746.5315: Smoke-Detection System Tested
Electronic smoke alarm was last conducted on September 29th, 2025.
- Medium High February 18, 2026 Correction verified February 19, 2026
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
Sanitation inspection was last conducted on 02/04/2025.
- High May 12, 2025 Correction verified August 21, 2025
746.5625(d)(2): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle
Driver did not conduct a physical walk-through and visual check of the inside of the vehicle. Driver did not verify all children were accounted for when exiting the vehicle.
- High May 12, 2025 Correction verified August 13, 2025
746.5605(4): AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
A child was left unattended inside a transportation vehicle.
- High May 12, 2025 Correction verified August 13, 2025
746.1201(4): AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Based on the information gathered during this investigation a caregiver was found to have neglected a child.
- Medium November 30, 2022 Correction verified November 30, 2022
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
Children's Product Safety form was last certified on October 18, 2021.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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