Little Loves Educare
Little Loves Educare is a licensed child care center in McAllen, TX, licensed for up to 60 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 8 times. Inspectors recorded 12 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for sleep safety (2 of 12). None of them came in the last 12 months. 8% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #31 of 55 centers in McAllen and better than 23% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
No activity plan was posted in afterschool area. Activty plan schedule was not followed for outdoor play time.
Immunization record was not available for review in file.
Napping equipment was not labeled with the correct child's name or assigned number.
The lights in the infant and prek room were off during naptime and there was insufficient natural light to allow for visual supervision. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider turned on flash light / lamp.
Last documented fire drill was conducted on 05/02/2023 and was completed in10 minutes. Per provider, last fire drill was conducted on 07/2023 but was not documented. No carbon monoxide detector checks have been conducted / documented for 2023.
Emergency Numbers were not posted. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider printed, completed and posted emergency numbers form.
One caregiver was providing care for 8 children ages 13mo - 2yo9mo. Age difference is over 18 months.
Three out of five staff files reviewed are missing trainings on the following topics: -Hazardous Materials -Food Allergies -Administering Medications -Emergency Prepardness -Building and Physical Premises Safety -Communicable Diseases
Operational policies were reviewed are missing physical and outdoor activities policy.
Six children's records were reviewed. One file is missing immunization records, a second file is missing health statement and a third file is missing immunization exemption affidavit.
Four out four staff training records reviewed completed Pediatric CPR training online, which does not include hands-on skill-based instruction, practice, and testing.
Last sanitation/health inspection was conducted on 1/30/2020.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Loves Educare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little Loves Educare’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 Little Loves Educare accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Little Loves Educare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Loves Educare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley area, which includes McAllen, 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 Little Loves Educare had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 12 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Little Loves Educare compare with other daycares in McAllen?
It is tied for #31 of 55 centers in McAllen by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 23% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Loves Educare last inspected?
Jul 28, 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 1668913 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.