Bookworms Academy Preschool & Daycare LLC

1601 E ALTON GLOOR BLVD STE A, Brownsville, TX 78526 · Cameron County

4cited violations

0serious

12inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 51
Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Nancy Pelayo
Phone: (956) 545-0405
Regulated since: Apr 7, 2025
HHSC IDs: Operation 1486078 · number 1802139
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 2
Supervision & ratios 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	4	0	Cleanliness & sanitation (2), Supervision & ratios (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 15, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 15, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 30, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 30, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 1, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  A fire ant hill was observed in the playground.
  
  HHSC 746.3407(8) — Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-10-07. Correction verified 2024-10-04.
- Supervision & ratios
  The benefits of physical activity are not included in the parent handbook. The duration of active play and criteria for determining extreme weather conditions are also not addressed.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(18)(A) — Written Operational Policies - Benefits
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-10-07. Correction verified 2024-10-04.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 1, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  A fire ant hill was observed in the playground.
  
  HHSC 746.3407(8) — Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-10-07. Correction verified 2024-10-04.
- Supervision & ratios
  The benefits of physical activity are not included in the parent handbook. The duration of active play and criteria for determining extreme weather conditions are also not addressed.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(18)(A) — Written Operational Policies - Benefits
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-10-07. Correction verified 2024-10-04.
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 Bookworms Academy Preschool & Daycare LLC, 1601 E ALTON GLOOR BLVD STE A, Brownsville, TX 78526-3902 (operation ID 1486078, operation number 1802139), 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.