City Kids Learning Academy #2

1100 WEST EXPRESSWAY 83, Mercedes, TX 78570 · Hidalgo County

1cited violations

1serious

8inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 146
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Jessica Pena
Phone: (956) 294-1203
Regulated since: Nov 7, 2024
HHSC IDs: Operation 1474007 · number 1794092
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	1	Supervision & ratios (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Nov 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 23, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  Observed a caregiver supervising a group of 5 infants. Specified age group is 0-11months. Child/caregiver ratios: 4:1. Note: Another caregiver arrived during inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-23. Correction verified 2025-05-29.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 19, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 9, 2024 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 City Kids Learning Academy #2, 1100 WEST EXPRESSWAY 83, Mercedes, TX 78570 (operation ID 1474007, operation number 1794092), 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, via 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.