Little Flowers Child Development

44 S PRICE RD, Brownsville, TX 78521 · Cameron County

5cited violations

0serious

8inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 62
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:45 AM-05:45 PM
Director / administrator: Blanca Chavez
Phone: (956) 546-7401
Regulated since: Oct 10, 2024
HHSC IDs: Operation 1475643 · number 1795173
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 3
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2026	1	Records & paperwork (1)
2025	2	Safety & premises (2)
2024	2	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jan 23, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2026-02-02. Correction verified 2026-02-25.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 27, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 14, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 15, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  A crib which is assigned to a 3 month old infant had 2 matresses stacked.The second mattress did not fit snugly in the crib. The child was awake and not using the crib at the time of the inspection. The top matress was removed duiing the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.2409(a)(1) — Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-15. Correction verified 2025-05-14.
- Safety & premises
  The electronic smoke alarm was last tested on 2/15/2024 by the monitoring company.
  
  HHSC 746.5315 — Smoke-Detection System Tested
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-04-30. Correction verified 2025-05-14.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 7, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 15, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Written operational policies for transportation were not available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(14) — Written Operational Policies - Transportation
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-08-16. Correction verified 2024-08-28.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 29, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Observed a fire extinguisher on the floor in the kitchen and not mounted at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5305 — Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-05-31. Correction verified 2024-05-31.
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 Little Flowers Child Development, 44 S PRICE RD, Brownsville, TX 78521-2459 (operation ID 1475643, operation number 1795173), 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]

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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.