Discoveryland Daycare

702 E JEFFERSON AVE, Harlingen, TX 78550 · Cameron County

1cited violations

0serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 43
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:00 PM
Director / administrator: Norma Salas
Phone: (956) 428-2069
Regulated since: Sep 26, 2011
HHSC IDs: Operation 848209 · number 1299726
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Staff background & training 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	1	0	Staff background & training (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 13, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The last time all background checks had been validated was on 4/9/2024.
  
  HHSC 745.651(2)(A) — Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-08-14. Correction verified 2024-08-13.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 26, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 8, 2021 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 Discoveryland Daycare, 702 E JEFFERSON AVE, Harlingen, TX 78550-5067 (operation ID 848209, operation number 1299726), 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.