St. Paul Lutheran Early Learning Center
Licensed Center in McAllen, Texas. License #222695, issued April 20, 1987.
- Address
- 300 Pecan Blvd, McAllen, TX 78501
- Phone
- (956) 682-2201
- Licensed capacity
- 192 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 2,865 standards at St. Paul Lutheran Early Learning Center between April 25, 2022 and February 18, 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 | 2 | 241 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 220 | 2 |
| Personnel | 2 | 306 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| School-age | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Discipline | 1 | 20 | 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 | 2 | 89 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 2 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 2,841 of those standards. The remaining 24, 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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Tell me about new inspections
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We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 18 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on February 18, 2026, and 14 citations.
2 of those visits began with St. Paul Lutheran Early Learning Center 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
- 7Medium High
- 5Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium Low February 18, 2026 Correction verified February 25, 2026
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
1 out off 4 files reviewed was missing an notoraized affidavit .
- Medium High March 12, 2024 Correction verified March 19, 2024
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Operation's playground has play-structures surrounded by 3-4 inches of rubber mulch.
- Medium March 12, 2024 Correction verified March 21, 2024
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
Ten children's records were reviewed. All files are missing parent right's statement. One files is missing updated immunization records and one file immunization records. Seven files are missing updated special care statement.
- Medium March 12, 2024 Correction verified March 20, 2024
746.1309(c): Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
Five out of ten staff training records reviewed are missing training on abuse/neglect. Two out of ten staff training records are missing food allergy training. One out of ten training records is missing building and physical premises safety training.
- Medium High March 12, 2024 Correction verified March 19, 2024
746.1107(2): Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
One out of ten staff files reviewed is missing a valid high school diploma or equivalent.
- Medium March 12, 2024 Correction verified March 20, 2024
746.501(a)(18)(A): Written Operational Policies - Benefits
Operational Policies were reviewed and the following information is missing: (18) Physical / Outdoor activities benefits, duration, type, setting and plan during extreme weather. (28) Information on vaccine preventable diseases for employees. (30) Procedures for supporting inclusive services for children with special needs.
- Medium March 24, 2023 Correction verified April 6, 2023
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Employee records were missing training recores on the following topics: Emergency Prepardness,, Hazardous Materials, Building Safety, Communicable Disease, and one record missing Shaken Baby Syndrome and Early Brain Development.
- Medium High March 24, 2023 Correction verified April 4, 2023
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Allergy plan for one child's record reviewed was missing the possible symptoms and steps to take during an allergy reaction.
- High March 24, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.2401(6): Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
Infant was observed to be wearing around their neck, an Amber teething necklace. Note: Caregiver removed necklace during inspection.
- Medium High March 24, 2023 Correction verified April 4, 2023
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
One of the toilets in the 3 year old classroom was out of service. There is a pile of doors leaning against the walls in the restroom that the children have access to.
- Medium High December 7, 2022 Correction verified February 8, 2023
746.2803(4): Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
During the course of the investigation, it was determined staff used statements focused on negative behavior when children don't listen or participate in activity as directed by caregiver.
- Medium April 25, 2022 Correction verified May 4, 2022
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Seven out of ten staff training records reviewed are missing trainings including the following topics: -Safe Sleep/ Shaken Baby / Early Brain Development -Hazardous Materials -Food Allergies -Administering Medications -Building and Building Premises Safety -Communicable Diseases
- Medium High April 25, 2022 Correction verified June 1, 2022
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Operation playground has structures with a height over 20 inches, there is less than 6 inches of mulch surrounding the structures.
- Medium High April 25, 2022 Correction verified April 27, 2022
746.605(16): Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
One out of ten children's records reviewed indicates child has a food allergy and there is not a food allergy plan in file.
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About this record
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