The Children's Palace Learning Center
1114 MILITARY RD, Brownsville, TX 78520 · Cameron County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 60
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-07:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Maria Morales
- Phone
- (956) 504-5555
- Regulated since
- Jun 16, 2008
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 357870 · number 897725
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | Safety & premises (2) |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (4), Other (3) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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May 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 18, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 11, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
RE-CITE: Observed part of the fence leaning forward and tree branches hanging low posing a hazard to the children during outdoor play.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-18. Correction verified 2025-08-18.
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Safety & premises
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Aug 1, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
Observed part of the fence leaning forward and tree branches hanging low posing a hazard to the children during outdoor play.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-08. Correction verified 2025-08-11.
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Safety & premises
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Nov 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 7, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 31, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 12, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 7, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
First Aid kit in transportation is missing guide to first aid, cotton balls, scissors, thermometer, and tweezers at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.4003(a) — First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-12-09. Correction verified 2022-12-12.
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Safety & premises Serious
Emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for each child being transported is not in the transportation binder at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.5617(a)(2) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-12-07. Correction verified 2022-12-12.
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Safety & premises
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Jul 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 17, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 9, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Observed a 3 month old infant in the infant classroom asleep alone without a caregiver/staff present in the classroom at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.2401(7) — Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-06-09. Correction verified 2022-06-17.
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Safety & premises
The outdoor playground has not been maintained. Grass has not been cut and is accessible to the children.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-06-13. Correction verified 2022-06-17.
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Other Serious
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Jun 8, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Based on the information obtained standard was found non-compliance. In the video caregiver can be seen exiting the classroom leaving the children unsupervised.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-07-01. Correction verified 2022-07-13.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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May 6, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 6, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
Observed one caregiver supervising 5 children between the ages of 18 months to 4 years old eating breakfast while the television was on. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as television was turned off at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.2207(a) — Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-01-06.
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Other
Observed one caregiver supervising 5 children between the ages of 18 months to 4 years old eating breakfast while the television was on. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as television was turned off at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.2207(c)(4) — Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-01-06.
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Safety & premises
The outdoor playground has not been maintained. Grass has not been cut and trees have not been trimmed and are hanging accessible to the children.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-01-06. Correction verified 2022-01-20.
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Other
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 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.