Maelee's Learning Academy 5
Licensed Center in La Feria, Texas. License #1777577, issued November 21, 2023.
- Address
- 132 W Oleander Ave, La Feria, TX 78559
- Phone
- (956) 797-5466
- Licensed capacity
- 53 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: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
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 June 27, 2025. From the state's provider report of September 25, 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 5,107 standards at Maelee's Learning Academy 5 between June 9, 2023 and November 3, 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 | 4 | 483 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 445 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 617 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 1 |
| Activities | 4 | 144 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 360 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 76 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 180 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 452 | 3 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 306 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 300 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 245 | 0 |
The table adds up to 5,081 of those standards. The remaining 26, 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 November 3, 2026, and 12 citations.
One of those visits began with Maelee's Learning Academy 5 reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 1High
- 10Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 12. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High October 16, 2026 Correction verified November 3, 2026
746.1613(a)(6): Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
Upon arrival to facility observed a group of four children unsupervised. NOTE: Caregiver stepped into classroom area to be counted in child/caregiver ratios.
- Medium High October 16, 2026 Correction verified November 3, 2026
746.2411(2)(I): Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Label for Each Infant
Observed that two play yards were being occupied each by one infant and did not have a label.
- High October 16, 2026 Correction verified November 3, 2026
746.5625(b): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
Electronic child safety alarm was tested by provider and it was not working properly.
- Medium High May 30, 2024 Correction verified June 4, 2024
746.3417(1): Children Handwashing Before Eating
Observed a child arrive to facility and sat down to eat breakfast without washing hands.
- Medium High May 30, 2024 Correction verified June 4, 2024
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Observed infants hands were not washed after a diaper change.
- Medium High May 30, 2024 Correction verified June 4, 2024
746.3415(4): Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
A caregiver did not wash hands after diapering a child.
- Medium High October 4, 2023 Correction verified October 10, 2023
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
A caregivers file does not have proof of pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
- Medium High October 4, 2023 Correction verified October 10, 2023
746.3505(e): Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
Changing table was not sanitized after a diaper change.
- Medium High October 4, 2023 Correction verified October 10, 2023
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Observed that a child had a diaper change and child's hands were not washed afterwards.
- Medium High October 4, 2023 Correction verified October 10, 2023
746.3415(4): Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Observed a caregiver changing a diaper and did not wash hands afterwards.
- Medium High October 4, 2023 Correction verified October 10, 2023
746.1011(a): Director present-Minimum 75%
Director is not maintaining a sign in and out log. Note: last available sign in was on 8/4/2023.
- Medium August 4, 2023 Correction verified August 16, 2023
746.1613(a): Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
Observed a group of 14 children napping and the youngest child is 14 months old.
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About this record
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