Little Stars Learning Center, LLC
Licensed Center in Rio Grande City, Texas. License #1499125, issued April 24, 2013.
- Address
- 304 N Mariposa St, Rio Grande City, TX 78582
- Phone
- (956) 487-8013
- Licensed capacity
- 68 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: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
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 October 2, 2025. From the state's provider report of March 16, 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 3,318 standards at Little Stars Learning Center, LLC between March 7, 2022 and July 7, 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 | 363 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 332 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 437 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 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 3,298 of those standards. The remaining 20, including 8 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.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 7, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 3High
- 5Medium High
- 4Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High July 7, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Last fire drill conducetd was March 18, 2026. The operation did not conduct a fire drill for the month of April, May or June. *A fire drill was conducted during inspection*
- Medium July 7, 2026 Correction verified July 10, 2026
746.1309(c): Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
4 out of 6 staff files reviewed are missing training in child maltreatment.
- Medium High July 25, 2025 Correction verified July 29, 2025
746.1301(a)(3)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
1 out of 6 employee files reviewed is missing a current First Aid and CPR training.
- Medium High July 25, 2025 Correction verified August 1, 2025
746.1309(d): Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
3 out of 6 employee records reviewed are missing the following: 1) SIDS/Brain Developments/SBS, Hazardous materials, Allergies, Medication, Emergency prepardness, Building safety, Communicable diseases 2) Transportation 3) SIDS/Brain Developments/SBS, Allergies, Building saefty, Communicable diseases. Transportation.
- High July 25, 2025 Correction verified August 1, 2025
746.301(7): Notification of Additional Services Offered
5 out of 9 after-school children were observed in an inflatable pool at the operation with an unknown height of water. The operation does not provide pool/water activities.
- High July 25, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.5015(a): Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Not Used On or Near Hard, Slippery Surface
5 out of 9 after-school children were observed in an inflatable pool at the operation with an unknown height of water on a concreate surface. *This was corrected at inspection when the children were removed from the inflatable pool and the inflatable pool was removed from the outdoor area.
- Medium August 30, 2024 Correction verified September 12, 2024
746.501(a)(18)(G): Written Operational Policies - Plan for extreme weather conditions
Operational polices was missing updated information.
- Medium High October 3, 2023 Correction verified October 11, 2023
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Observed one caregiver with 8 children for age group 0-11months. CORRECTED: when extra staff member arrived to the operation to be in infant room.
- Medium High September 5, 2023 Correction verified October 3, 2023
746.1703: Child/Caregiver Ratio - Combining Ages With 12 or Fewer Children
Obeserved operation with a total of 14 children in care, a 3 yr old in a classrooom with a 2 month old infant combining smallest child with another child over 18 months of age.
- Medium September 13, 2022 Correction verified September 14, 2022
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
Children's Product certification was last reviewed on 3/1/21
- High September 13, 2022 Correction verified September 14, 2022
746.605(12): Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
Two out of four files reviewed were missing Authorization for Emergency Medical Attention information.
- Medium Low September 13, 2022 Correction verified September 20, 2022
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
Two employee records reviewed to be missing a notarized affidavit.
- Medium September 13, 2022 Correction verified September 16, 2022
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
Policies were missing physical activity updates to their policies.
- Medium Low March 7, 2022 Correction verified March 7, 2022
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
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