A Place To Grow Learning Center

800 E ADAMS ST, Brownsville, TX 78520 · Cameron County

6cited violations

6serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 84
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Nora Hinojosa
Phone: (956) 574-0975
Regulated since: Nov 15, 2012
HHSC IDs: Operation 1021768 · number 1443266
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 4
Staff background & training 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2022	6	6	Safety & premises (4), Staff background & training (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Feb 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 29, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 29, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 27, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  Observed an employee present in the operation without having had a background check run by the operation. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as employee exited the operation at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-07-29.
- Safety & premises Serious
  At the time of arrival front exit door in the 1st building was locked. CORRECTED AT INSPECTION Locked door was opened.
  
  HHSC 746.5209(c) — No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-07-27.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 27, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  Observed an employee present in the operation without having had a background check run by the operation. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as employee exited the operation at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-07-29.
- Safety & premises Serious
  At the time of arrival front exit door in the 1st building was locked. CORRECTED AT INSPECTION Locked door was opened.
  
  HHSC 746.5209(c) — No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-07-27.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  Annual fire inspection has not been updated. Last conducted on 7/14/2021.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-07-27. Correction verified 2022-07-26.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  Annual fire inspection has not been updated. Last conducted on 7/14/2021.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-07-27. Correction verified 2022-07-26.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here

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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 A Place to Grow Learning Center, 800 E ADAMS ST, Brownsville, TX 78520-5903 (operation ID 1021768, operation number 1443266), 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.