Kids Carrousel Day Care
Licensed Center in Harlingen, Texas. License #523954, issued July 3, 1998.
- Address
- 625 Markowsky Ave, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 412-1898
- Licensed capacity
- 74 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: After School Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since September 15, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 15, 2026.
Where this is
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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 3,494 standards at Kids Carrousel Day Care between December 22, 2021 and October 21, 2026 and recorded 14 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 | 3 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 3 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 7 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 1 |
| Infants | 4 | 354 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,484 of those standards. The remaining 10, including 3 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 8 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 21, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 6Medium High
- 7Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium October 21, 2026 Correction verified November 4, 2026
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
2 children immunization records were not available for review.
- Medium High October 22, 2025 Correction verified November 25, 2025
746.1316(a): Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
The director did not have current transportation training.
- Medium Low January 21, 2025 Correction verified January 22, 2025
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 16, 2025, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
- Medium November 20, 2023 Correction verified January 12, 2024
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
One of the staff files reviewed shows that a caregiver is lacking 13.5 hours for the training year being reviewed. (9/18/22-9/17/23)
- Medium November 20, 2023 Correction verified January 12, 2024
746.611(a)(3): Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
Out of the children's files reviewed, 1 is missing the needed health statement.
- Medium November 20, 2023 Correction verified January 30, 2024
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
After reviewing files it was noted that the director had no training hours available to review.
- Medium High November 20, 2023 Correction verified January 12, 2024
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Of all the children's files reviewed, 3 out of 4 have incomplete information for the person to contact in case of an emergency.
- Medium High November 20, 2023 Correction verified January 12, 2024
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Out of the children's files reviewed, 1 was lacking current immunizations. Child was enrolled on 11/2020 and the copy of immunizations provided only had the 1st immunization provided as a newborn at the hospital. (NOTE: Copy on file)
- Medium December 22, 2021 Correction verified January 11, 2022
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
Documentation of drills was not available for review at the time of the inspection.
- Medium High December 22, 2021 Correction verified January 11, 2022
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Two caregivers and director don't have a current pediatric CPR training.
- Medium High December 22, 2021 Correction verified January 11, 2022
746.1309(d): Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
A caregiver supervising children under 24 months does not have one clock hour of training in the following topics: Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome and understanding early childhood brain development.
- Medium December 22, 2021 Correction verified January 11, 2022
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Two caregivers don't have the required 24 hours of annual training.
- Medium December 22, 2021 Correction verified January 11, 2022
746.2207(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Observed television on in the infant room.
- Medium High December 22, 2021 Correction verified January 11, 2022
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Two caregivers and center director don't have a current First aid training.
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About this record
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