Elly's Learning Center
Elly's Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Mercedes, TX, licensed for up to 61 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 1 citation, 0 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 11 centers in Mercedes and better than 90% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Observed a caregiver supervising a group of 6 infants during nap time ages ranging from 3 weeks to 12 months.
About this center
Common questions
Does Elly's Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Elly's Learning Center’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Elly's Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Elly's Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Elly's Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley area, which includes Mercedes, is $35.60 a day for infants, $34.40 a day for toddlers and $33.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Elly's Learning Center had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 1 lower-risk citation, listed above.
How does Elly's Learning Center compare with other daycares in Mercedes?
It is #4 of 11 centers in Mercedes by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 90% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Elly's Learning Center last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1794148 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.