Happy Feet Learning Start

1341 E RINGGOLD ST, Brownsville, TX 78520 · Cameron County

4cited violations

2serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Maria Lozano
Phone: (956) 541-8011
Regulated since: Dec 12, 2008
HHSC IDs: Operation 350793 · number 892934
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	0	Staff background & training (2)
2022	2	2	Safety & premises (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Mar 26, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 26, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 30, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One caregiver no longer employed has not been inactivated. Last employed over 4 months ago.
  
  HHSC 745.651(1) — Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-05. Correction verified 2025-05-06.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 30, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One caregiver no longer employed has not been inactivated. Last employed over 4 months ago.
  
  HHSC 745.651(1) — Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-05. Correction verified 2025-05-06.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 28, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 28, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 14, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 14, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 26, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 26, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 21, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  Observed a 3 month old infant asleep in bouncer with the bouncer inside the crib. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as infant was removed and placed on their back inside the crib.
  
  HHSC 747.2326 — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-07-21. Correction verified 2022-07-26.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 21, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  Observed a 3 month old infant asleep in bouncer with the bouncer inside the crib. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as infant was removed and placed on their back inside the crib.
  
  HHSC 747.2326 — Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-07-21. Correction verified 2022-07-26.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 18, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 18, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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 Happy Feet Learning Start, 1341 E RINGGOLD ST, Brownsville, TX 78520-7015 (operation ID 350793, operation number 892934), 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.