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Little Shoes Child Care & Learning Center LLC
Licensed child care center
6316 N 10Th St Unit D Ste 101
Mcallen, TX 78504
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Mcallen, TX
- Record Period
- 2023–2026
- Source Documents
- 15
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 14 licensing visits from February 2023 to September 2026, HHSC cited 27 deficiencies at Little Shoes Child Care & Learning Center LLC; 27 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 14
- 2023–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
- Deficiencies
- 27
- Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
- Corrected
- 27
- Of 27 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
- Investigations
- 0
- Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them
Deficiencies by Year
- Deficiencies
- Of which, high risk
* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Deficiencies | Of which, high risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 27 of 27 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
- HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- No investigation appears in this window. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- The latest inspection, September 24, 2026, recorded 5 deficiencies (most serious: Medium-high risk).
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Little Shoes Child Care & Learning Center LLC
- Address
- 6316 N 10Th St Unit D Ste 101, Mcallen, TX 78504
- Operation Number
- TX-1762995
- License Type
- Licensed child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 24 children
- Permit
- Full Permit
- Ages Served
- infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten, school age
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- 2026
Inspection
5 deficiencies
- 746.1315(b)Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 8, 2026
- 746.1309(d)Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months RequiredMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 28, 2026
- 746.1301(a)(5)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual trainingMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 8, 2026
- 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 8, 2026
- 746.5307(b)Fire Extinguishers ServicedMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 8, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159897
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159896
- 2024
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.1309(e)Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium riskCorrected Dec 19, 2024
- 746.611(b)Health Statement on File within 1 Week of AdmissionMedium riskCorrected Dec 19, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159895
- 2024
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.603(a)(8)Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out LogsMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 27, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159894
- 2023
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.603(a)(8)Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out LogsMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 21, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159893
- 2023
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 746.207(a)AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at EnrollmentMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 9, 2023
- 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Nov 17, 2023
- 746.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Nov 13, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159892
- 2023
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159891
- 2023
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159890
- 2023
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159889
- 2023
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.1301(a)(2)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 19, 2023
- 746.901(4)Required Personnel Records - Required AffidavitMedium-low riskCorrected Jun 19, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159888
- 2023
Inspection
10 deficiencies
- 746.207(a)AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at EnrollmentMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 9, 2023
- 746.603(a)(2)Children's Records - Admission InformationMedium riskCorrected Jun 12, 2023
- 746.901(4)Required Personnel Records - Required AffidavitMedium-low riskCorrected Jun 12, 2023
- 746.5209(c)No Blocked or Locked Doors as ExitsHigh riskCorrected Jun 9, 2023
- 746.2207(a)Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under TwoMedium riskCorrected Jun 9, 2023
- 746.605(12)Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical AuthorizationHigh riskCorrected Jun 9, 2023
- 746.5319Smoke Detectors TestingHigh riskCorrected Jun 9, 2023
- 746.2421(a)Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care ProfessionalMedium riskCorrected Jun 12, 2023
- 746.2411(2)(B)Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting SheetsMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 9, 2023
- 746.1301(a)(2)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 13, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159887
- 2023
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159886
- 2023
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.2401(7)Basic Requirements for Infants - Never UnsupervisedHigh riskCorrected Apr 5, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159885
- 2023
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.201(1)Policies Comply with RulesHigh riskCorrected Feb 6, 2023
- 746.5311(a)Smoke-Detection SystemHigh riskCorrected Feb 6, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905159884
Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Citation 746.1301(a)(2)(A), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1301(a)(2)(A) in June 2023 and June 2023. The agency describes it this way: Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2323232323232323232324242526746.1301(a)(2)(A) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Citation 746.207(a), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.207(a) in June 2023 and November 2023. The agency describes it this way: AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2323232323232323232324242526746.207(a) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.603(a)(8) in December 2023 and June 2024. The agency describes it this way: Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2323232323232323232324242526746.603(a)(8) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.901(4) in June 2023 and June 2023. The agency describes it this way: Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit. None rose above medium-low risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2323232323232323232324242526746.901(4) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 746.1301(a)(2)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.1301(a)(2)(A): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 02
What changed after 746.207(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.207(a): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 03
What changed after 746.603(a)(8) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 04
What changed after 746.901(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit: cited in two visits, none above medium-low risk.
- 05
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 06
Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.
- Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1762995
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159884
Visit Feb 3, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159885
Visit Apr 5, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159886
Visit Apr 14, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159887
Visit Jun 9, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159888
Visit Jun 16, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159889
Visit Jul 5, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159890
Visit Aug 21, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159891
Visit Sep 5, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159892
Visit Nov 9, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159893
Visit Dec 21, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159894
Visit Jun 27, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159895
Visit Dec 5, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159896
Visit Nov 20, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905159897
Visit Sep 24, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026
- This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
- Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
- HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Inspector narratives
- Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
- Enforcement actions
- HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- Complaints not investigated
- Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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