Little Paradise Academy, LLC
Licensed Center in McAllen, Texas. License #1504119, issued January 21, 2014.
- Address
- 5516 N McColl Rd, McAllen, TX 78504
- Phone
- (956) 627-1450
- Licensed capacity
- 51 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 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, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since April 18, 2025. From the state's provider report of August 31, 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 3,524 standards at Little Paradise Academy, LLC between July 28, 2022 and May 5, 2026 and recorded 12 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 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 334 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 467 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 89 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 1 |
The table adds up to 3,504 of those standards. The remaining 20, including 9 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 10 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 5, 2026, and 12 citations.
- 7Medium High
- 4Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 12. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium June 10, 2025 Correction verified June 12, 2025
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
Fire drill was not documented for the month of May 2025.
- Medium High July 9, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.603(a)(8): Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs
The sign in and out log was not maintained. Corrected at Inspection: The times and initials were placed for those who had not been sign in.
- Medium July 9, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.801(10): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
The fire safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors was not completed for the month of June 2024. Corrected at Inspection: The fire safety documentation was updated.
- Low July 13, 2023 Correction verified September 6, 2023
746.1045: Education Outside of U.S.
A caregiver's foreign education was not translated. A caregiver's translated education document did not indicate the equivalency of education in the USA.
- Medium July 13, 2023 Correction verified July 19, 2023
746.901(5): Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
Training certificate was not available for review for an employee's record.
- Medium High July 13, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.5603(c): Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
The transportation vehicle was observed with trash (plastic wrappers, popcorn, and chips) on the floor. Corrected at Inspection: The transportation vehicle was cleaned during the inspection.
- Medium High August 17, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.2411(2)(B): Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets
An infant was asleep in a play yard that did not have a sheet. Corrected at Inspection: The caregiver placed a sheet on the mattress of the play yard.
- Medium High August 17, 2022 Correction verified August 18, 2022
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
One cockroach was observed in the school age classroom. The outdoor play area was observed clean and free of any trash.
- Medium August 11, 2022 Correction verified August 17, 2022
746.2207(b): Screen Time Activities - May Supplement Activities Not Replace
A school age child was playing and chatting on a game app, Roblox, on their IPAD which was not part of the activity plan.
- Medium High August 11, 2022 Correction verified August 17, 2022
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The outdoor play area was observed with trash (used napkins, a Styrofoam cup, and an old empty cigarette box.
- Medium High August 11, 2022 Correction verified August 17, 2022
746.2901: Supervised Naptime Daily
The school age children are not napping at the operation.
- Medium High July 28, 2022 Correction verified August 11, 2022
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
The toddler classroom was observed with dust and debris on two large vents.
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About this record
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