Alice's Daycare

6334 MONTE BONITO, Brownsville, TX 78521 · Cameron County

14cited violations

3serious

11inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 30
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-08:30 PM
Director / administrator: Martha Pena
Phone: (956) 372-1254
Regulated since: Sep 27, 2007
HHSC IDs: Operation 307536 · number 867241
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 3
Food & allergies 1
Staff background & training 5
Records & paperwork 1
Other 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Staff background & training (1)
2024	6	1	Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (2), Records & paperwork (1), Other (1)
2023	3	1	Staff background & training (1), Other (2)
2022	4	1	Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Dec 30, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two of four files reviewed were incomplete. The files were missing a copy of the high school diploma. The employees were hired after 2023. They were also missing the pre-employment affidavit.
  
  HHSC 746.801(3) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-01-05. Correction verified 2025-12-31.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 2, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 22, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 22, 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2023, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-02-05. Correction verified 2024-01-24.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 5, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Out of the staff files reviewed, Caregiver had no verification of training hours.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(a) — Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2024-02-05.
- Staff background & training
  There were no training hours available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.1311(a) — Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2024-02-05.
- Other
  Children's Products annual certification was last completed on 6/27/22. Completion of certification is overdue by 5 months.
  
  HHSC 746.4135(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2024-02-13.
- Safety & premises Serious
  Annual fire inspection has not been updated. Last inspected on 9/26/2022.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-26. Correction verified 2024-02-05.
- Safety & premises
  3 fire extinguishers have not been serviced. Last serviced 9/2022.
  
  HHSC 746.5307(b) — Fire Extinguishers Serviced
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2024-02-13.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 21, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 8, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  Observed one staff and one caregiver in charge of a group of children present in the operation without having had a background check run by the operation.
  
  HHSC 745.621(a)(2) — AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-08-10. Correction verified 2023-08-21.
- Other
  The sign in and out log was reviewed. There were thirteen children present and none signed in. Last sign in log was 5/2023 at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.631(a) — Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-08-08. Correction verified 2023-08-21.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 2, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 18, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  There is no surfacing under the seesaw in the playground. The seesaw was removed during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.4901(a) — Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-01-18.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 15, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 2, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  The transportation binder did not include the emergency medical forms for the children being transported. These were added during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5617(a)(2) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-15.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 27, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The Children's Product Certification was last completed on 3/11/2020.
  
  HHSC 746.4135(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-01-28. Correction verified 2022-02-08.
- Food & allergies
  One of Four files reviewed was missing: the date of admission, special care statement, food allergy question, health provider statement, and health care professional orders.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a) — Children's Records Maintained
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-02-11. Correction verified 2022-02-08.
- Staff background & training
  Training records were not available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.801(1) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-02-11. Correction verified 2022-02-08.
HHSC inspection history

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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 Alice's Daycare, 6334 MONTE BONITO, Brownsville, TX 78521-6202 (operation ID 307536, operation number 867241), 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]
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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.