The Discovery School
Licensed Center in Edinburg, Texas. License #144324, issued September 13, 1994.
- Address
- 1711 W Alberta Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 381-1117
- Licensed capacity
- 47 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:15 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- thediscoveryschool.net
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Field Trips.
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
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 3,108 standards at The Discovery School between May 6, 2022 and March 9, 2026 and recorded 11 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 | 242 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 1 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 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 | 338 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,096 of those standards. The remaining 12, including 4 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.
What The Discovery School says about itself
The Discovery School is an exemplary school for children in the Upper Valley focusing on the Montessori-style of education!
Quoted from thediscoveryschool.net, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 8 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on March 9, 2026, and 11 citations.
- 1High
- 5Medium High
- 5Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium March 11, 2025 Correction verified April 8, 2025
746.801(3): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
Staff training records were not available to review.
- Medium March 21, 2024 Correction verified March 22, 2024
746.801(6): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability Insurance
The liability insurance was not available for review.
- Medium High March 21, 2024 Correction verified April 5, 2024
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
There is a beehive on a tree in the outdoor area used by the children. There are 5 ceiling tiles with water stains in the classroom used by the children.
- Medium High March 21, 2024 Correction verified March 22, 2024
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
A caregiver hired on 1/09/23 completed pediatric CPR training online without hands-on skill-based instruction, and practice.
- Medium High March 21, 2024 Correction verified April 5, 2024
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
A child with a food allergy did not have a Food Allergy Emergency Plan.
- Medium March 21, 2024 Correction verified April 5, 2024
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
A caregiver hired on 1/09/23 did not have the following annual training topics: 1) Emergency preparedness; (2) Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations; (3) Administering medication, if applicable, including compliance with 746.3803 of this chapter (relating to What authorization must I obtain before administering a medication to a child in my care?); (4) Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction; (5) Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic; and (6) Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials including compliance with 746.3425 of this chapter (relating to Must caregivers wear gloves when handling blood or bodily fluids containing blood
- Medium March 29, 2023 Correction verified April 21, 2023
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Director was missing 18 hours of training for Training year 2021-2022. Topics missing include topics in letter (E) of this standard.
- High March 29, 2023 Correction verified April 12, 2023
746.201(1): Policies Comply with Rules
Operational policies were incomplete. Policies were missing: -Outdoor play specifications complying with standard 746.2206 -Meals and Food service practices that comply with 746.3309 -Notification to parents about being able to visit the center.
- Medium March 29, 2023 Correction verified April 21, 2023
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Training hours and topics were missing for review for 2 out of 3 caregiver files reviewed during inspection. Caregiver #1 missing 10 hours of training including topics in Letter (E) of this standard. Caregiver #2 was missing 16 hours of training including topics in Letter (C), (D), and (E) of this standard.
- Medium High March 29, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.5307(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Fire extinguishers were not serviced timely. Inspection date was November 2021. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection. Fire extinguishers were serviced.
- Medium High May 6, 2022 Correction verified May 10, 2022
746.3701(3): Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
An electric fan was observed to be in use in the toddler classroom. Fan was not mounted and was located within reach of children. NOTE: This was corrected during inspection. Electric fan was removed from licensed child care space.
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About this record
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