Little Steps Daycare

5902 N SEMINARY RD, Edinburg, TX 78541 · Hidalgo County

2cited violations

0serious

5inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Elizabeth Alaniz
Phone: (956) 207-7541
Regulated since: Mar 4, 2014
HHSC IDs: Operation 1119526 · number 1521587
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Safety & premises (1)
2022	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 15, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 16, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  There were red ants in the outdoor play area used by the children.
  
  HHSC 747.3203 — Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-19. Correction verified 2025-05-19.
HHSC inspection history
Jun 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 22, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 6, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Complete policy on Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity was not available for review. The policy was missing: -The duration of physical activity at your home, both indoor and outdoor. -A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor time.
  
  HHSC 747.501(8)(B) — Written Operational Policies - Recommended Clothing and Footing
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-07-11. Correction verified 2022-07-10.
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 Little Steps Daycare, 5902 N SEMINARY RD, Edinburg, TX 78541-4544 (operation ID 1119526, operation number 1521587), 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.