Blue Bonnet Child Development Center
5490 WALE ST, Rio Grande City, TX 78582 · Starr County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 20
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Maritza Garcia
- Phone
- (956) 437-4789
- Regulated since
- Dec 20, 2007
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 318037 · number 874577
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (1), Safety & premises (1) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Apr 28, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
Ants were observed in the pre-k room. Dust and debris were observed on the window seal in the pre-k room. A light fixture in the toddler room was observed not properly secured.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-05-15. Correction verified 2026-05-11.
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Illness & medication
3 out of 4 children's records reviewed are missing the following: Immunization records, Emergency medical information, Allergy information, parents rights.
HHSC 746.603(a) — Children's Records Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-05-15. Correction verified 2026-05-11.
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Safety & premises
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Jul 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 19, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 16, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
No carbon monoxide detection system located in operation.
HHSC 746.5531 — Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-17. Correction verified 2022-08-16.
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Supervision & ratios
One child record evaluated with no parent signatures prior to admission of child into the operation. CORRECTED at inspection when parent of child arrived to operation to pick child up verified information and signed admission forms.
HHSC 746.607 — Signed Admission Form
HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-08-16.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Apr 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 28, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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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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- 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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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.