The Apple Tree Daycare, Inc. III, Edinburg, TX

The Essentials

Summary

Across 13 licensing visits from December 2021 to May 2026, HHSC cited 26 deficiencies at The Apple Tree Daycare, Inc. III; 26 have a recorded correction.

Visits: 13; 2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies: 26; Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected: 26; Of 26 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations: 1; Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Deficiencies by Year

Deficiencies
Of which, high risk

* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.

Deficiencies by year
Year	Visits	Deficiencies	Of which, high risk
2021	2	2	1
2022	3	6	2
2023	1	2	0
2024	1	5	0
2025	4	10	1
2026	2	1	0

What the Record Shows

26 of 26 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.
1 visit in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
The latest inspection, May 8, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.

What to Ask About

Education Outside of U.S, Cited in Two Visits
Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities, Cited in Two Visits

Report at a Glance

Facility: The Apple Tree Daycare, Inc. III
Address: 3722 S Sugar Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Operation Number: TX-1557927
License Type: Licensed child care center
Licensed Capacity: 144 children
Permit: Full Permit
Ages Served: infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten, school age
Hours: Mon–Fri, 6:30 a.m.–7 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.

May 82026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100176
Mar 52026
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.1309(g)Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%Medium-low riskCorrected Mar 9, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100175
Oct 222025
Investigation
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905219524
Sep 232025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100174
Apr 12025
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.1107(2)Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of CompletionMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 1, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100173
Mar 142025
Inspection
9 deficiencies
- 746.3819Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care ProfessionalMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 19, 2025
- 746.5617(a)(5)Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire ExtinguisherHigh riskCorrected Mar 17, 2025
- 746.1013(c)Director's Absence - Employees Know Who Is in ChargeMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 17, 2025
- 746.4503(a)Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of AgeMedium riskCorrected Mar 14, 2025
- 746.801(10)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke DetectorsMedium riskCorrected Mar 17, 2025
- 746.1315(b)(1)CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill basedMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 19, 2025
- 746.801(5)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' AttendanceMedium riskCorrected Mar 17, 2025
- 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 17, 2025
- 746.2207(c)(4)Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest TimesMedium riskCorrected Mar 14, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100172
Oct 292024
Inspection
5 deficiencies
- 746.1111Education Outside of U.S.Medium riskCorrected Nov 29, 2024
- 746.5537(a)(2)Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors MonthlyMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 29, 2024
- 746.5205(1)Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 31, 2024
- 746.1301(a)(3)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue BreathingMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 5, 2024
- 746.603(a)Children's Records MaintainedMedium riskCorrected Nov 12, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100171
Nov 102023
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.3501(5)Diaper Changing Steps-Label Powders, Lotions, Etc. with NameMedium riskCorrected Nov 10, 2023
- 746.3407(8)Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary MannerMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 10, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100170
Dec 132022
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100169
Nov 292022
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.2805(6)Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, YellingHigh riskCorrected Nov 29, 2022
- 746.2207(c)(1)Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned ActivitiesMedium riskCorrected Nov 29, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100168
Nov 162022
Inspection
4 deficiencies
- 746.2419(8)Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing SinkMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 16, 2022
- 746.2426Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive DeviceHigh riskCorrected Nov 16, 2022
- 746.2207(c)(1)Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned ActivitiesMedium riskCorrected Nov 16, 2022
- 746.1111Education Outside of U.S.Medium riskCorrected Nov 28, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100167
Dec 102021
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100166
Dec 62021
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.2207(a)Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under TwoMedium riskCorrected Dec 6, 2021
- 746.2419(3)Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop BottlesHigh riskCorrected Dec 6, 2021
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905100165

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
Education Outside of U.S, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1111 in November 2022 and October 2024. The agency describes it this way: Education Outside of U.S. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
21212222222324252525252626746.1111 across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
2
Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.2207(c)(1) in November 2022 and November 2022. The agency describes it this way: Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
21212222222324252525252626746.2207(c)(1) across all 13 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 746.1111 was cited, and how do you check it now?
Education Outside of U.S: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
02
What changed after 746.2207(c)(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
03
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.
04
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)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1557927
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100165
Visit Dec 6, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100166
Visit Dec 10, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
View Dataset ↗
Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100167
Visit Nov 16, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100168
Visit Nov 29, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
View Dataset ↗
Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100169
Visit Dec 13, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100170
Visit Nov 10, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
View Dataset ↗
Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100171
Visit Oct 29, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
View Dataset ↗
Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100172
Visit Mar 14, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
View Dataset ↗
Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100173
Visit Apr 1, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
View Dataset ↗
Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100174
Visit Sep 23, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905219524
Visit Oct 22, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100175
Visit Mar 5, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
View Dataset ↗
Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905100176
Visit May 8, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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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.

Data architecture: Cierto supplies the source-backed machine-readable bundle. Life by Vardell independently creates the narrative, design, and consumer report.