Bright Minds Academy

702 E EXPY 83, Pharr, TX 78577 · Hidalgo County

6cited violations

0serious

12inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 41
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-08:00 PM
Director / administrator: Sandra Sanchez
Phone: (956) 502-5555
Regulated since: May 19, 2015
HHSC IDs: Operation 1159073 · number 1550014
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Staff background & training 4
Records & paperwork 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2025	2	Records & paperwork (2)
2023	2	Staff background & training (2)
2022	2	Staff background & training (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 31, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 31, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 1, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  Staff files were reviewed the pre employment affidavit was missing for each staff member. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection, the pre employment affidavits were filled out and placed in each staff file.
  
  HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-10-01.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 1, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  Staff files were reviewed the pre employment affidavit was missing for each staff member. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection, the pre employment affidavits were filled out and placed in each staff file.
  
  HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-10-01.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 25, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two out of the three employee records that were reviewed are pending 2 or more trainings required for HASA purposes.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-10-31. Correction verified 2023-10-27.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 25, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two out of the three employee records that were reviewed are pending 2 or more trainings required for HASA purposes.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-10-31. Correction verified 2023-10-27.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 26, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Staff files were reviewed 1 out of the 4 records did not have their current First Aid and CPR training.
  
  HHSC 746.1315(a) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-11-02. Correction verified 2022-11-02.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 26, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Staff files were reviewed 1 out of the 4 records did not have their current First Aid and CPR training.
  
  HHSC 746.1315(a) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-11-02. Correction verified 2022-11-02.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 1, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 1, 2021 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 Bright Minds Academy, 702 E EXPY 83, Pharr, TX 78577-6538 (operation ID 1159073, operation number 1550014), 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.