Children's Academy
400 E CANO ST, Edinburg, TX 78539 · Hidalgo County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 52
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 05:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Tomasa Villarreal Villarreal
- Phone
- (956) 316-4688
- Regulated since
- May 16, 2018
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1294260 · number 1665330
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | Staff background & training (2) |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | Safety & premises (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 21, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
A caregiver in charge of transportation did not have a current transportation training.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(7)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-23. Correction verified 2026-07-24.
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Staff background & training
Training records were not available for a caregiver hired on 12/12/ 22.
HHSC 746.901(6) — Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-23. Correction verified 2026-07-24.
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Staff background & training
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Feb 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 11, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 24, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The training records for a caregiver hired on 1/10/23 were not available for review.
HHSC 746.901(6) — Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-07-28. Correction verified 2025-07-28.
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Staff background & training
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Aug 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 12, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
Emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for a child being transported was not in vehicle used for transportation. NOTE: This was corrected during inspection as forms were added to transportation binder in vehicle.
HHSC 746.5617(a)(2) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-11-12.
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Safety & premises Serious
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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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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.