America Kids Daycare

5520 PAREDES LINE RD, Brownsville, TX 78526 · Cameron County

3cited violations

1serious

5inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 49
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-08:00 PM
Director / administrator: Maricela Cruz
Phone: (956) 554-7777
Regulated since: Jun 23, 2020
HHSC IDs: Operation 1351834 · number 1705428
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 1
Food & allergies 1
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	1	1	Safety & premises (1)
2023	2	0	Food & allergies (1), Records & paperwork (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Mar 18, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 21, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 2, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  The surfacing is less than the required 6 inches in depth in the use zone.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-05-27. Correction verified 2024-05-28.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 11, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Food & allergies
  Written infant feeding instructions for three infants who do not eat table food have not been obtained by the infant's parent or health-care professional at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.2421(a) — Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-14. Correction verified 2023-04-18.
- Records & paperwork
  4 staff's files were reviewed and 1 did not have a copy of the high school diploma or GED on file or available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.901(2) — Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-11. Correction verified 2023-04-18.
HHSC inspection history
May 11, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for America Kids Daycare, 5520 PAREDES LINE RD, Brownsville, TX 78526-9479 (operation ID 1351834, operation number 1705428), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.