La Marina Day Care INC

4563 MEXICANA RD, Dallas, TX 75212 · Dallas County

2cited violations

0serious

10inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 29
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Melinda Garcia
Phone: (214) 330-4930
Regulated since: Feb 3, 2017
HHSC IDs: Operation 1222200 · number 1606697
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 1
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)
2022	1	0	Safety & premises (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 6, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Feb 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Apr 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 7, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Nov 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Nov 19, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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May 7, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 19, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 Survey data from January 15, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-01-23. Correction verified 2024-02-05.
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May 24, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jun 22, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The daycare does not have updated documentation of fire drills.
  
  HHSC 746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-06-28. Correction verified 2022-07-13.
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 La Marina Day Care Inc, 4563 MEXICANA RD, Dallas, TX 75212-1113 (operation ID 1222200, operation number 1606697), 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, 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.