Valley Kidz Academy
2400 QUINCE AVE, Mcallen, TX 78501 · Hidalgo County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 76
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-07:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Karen Chapa
- Phone
- (956) 205-1252
- Regulated since
- Apr 21, 2020
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1338604 · number 1696747
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1) |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jun 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 21, 2026 Report
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 14, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 4, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 11, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
Last fire drill and CO detector and Fire extinguisher checks were documented on 10/04/2023. Per provider fire drill and CO / Fire extinguisher checks were conducted 11/21/2023 but were not documented. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider documented the drill and checks under the emergency practices form.
HHSC 746.801(10) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-12-11.
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Safety & premises
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Jan 11, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 5, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
One caregiver was supervising a group of five children ages 10mo, 10mo, 11mo, 13mo and 13mo. Classroom was over ratio by one child. Note: An additional caregiver was assigned to infant room during inspection.
HHSC 746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-05. Correction verified 2023-01-11.
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Supervision & ratios
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Oct 31, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 27, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 26, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
One of the hinges of the door diving prek and school-age playground is out of place making door unstable and difficult to open.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-01. Correction verified 2022-01-31.
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Supervision & ratios
There is a play structure with a slide surrounded by 2-3 inches of pea gravel. Structure's side which holds the staircase is within 3ft from the fence. There is a spring bouncers structure surrounded of 4 inches of pea gravel. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider removed both structures form operation.
HHSC 746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-01-26.
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Safety & premises
Last Fire Inspection Report available for review was conducted on 11/2020. Per provider; a fire inspection was conducted on 12/2021 but report was not available for review at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.801(11) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-02. Correction verified 2022-02-02.
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Safety & premises
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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.