Maelee's Learning Academy 5
Maelee's Learning Academy 5 is a licensed child care center in La Feria, TX, licensed for up to 53 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2023. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 9 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (6 of 9). 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 tied for #133 of 183 centers in Cameron County and better than 42% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Observed a child arrive to facility and sat down to eat breakfast without washing hands.
A caregiver did not wash hands after diapering a child.
Observed infants hands were not washed after a diaper change.
A caregivers file does not have proof of pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Observed that a child had a diaper change and child's hands were not washed afterwards.
Changing table was not sanitized after a diaper change.
Observed a caregiver changing a diaper and did not wash hands afterwards.
Director is not maintaining a sign in and out log. Note: last available sign in was on 8/4/2023.
Observed a group of 14 children napping and the youngest child is 14 months old.
About this center
Common questions
Does Maelee's Learning Academy 5 take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Maelee's Learning Academy 5’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 Maelee's Learning Academy 5 accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Maelee's Learning Academy 5 cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maelee's Learning Academy 5 for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Cameron area, which includes La Feria, is $41.00 a day for infants, $39.80 a day for toddlers and $38.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Maelee's Learning Academy 5 had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 9 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Maelee's Learning Academy 5 compare with other daycares in Cameron County?
It is tied for #133 of 183 centers in Cameron County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 42% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Maelee's Learning Academy 5 last inspected?
Nov 4, 2025. 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 1777577 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.