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Licensed daycares in 78521Brownsville, TX

There are 42 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 78521, with a combined licensed capacity of 2,693 children. Together they have been cited for 135 violations across 257 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.53 violations per inspection, which is below the Brownsville average of 0.84.

8 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (42 citations), followed by physical safety (37). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 42 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

8 providers.

Alphabet Playhouse Early Childhood Center, Llc

Center · Capacity 175 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 2349 E PRICE RD · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

0 violationsActive
Alphabet Playhouse Too Ecc Llc

Center · Capacity 29 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 5636 SOUTHMOST RD APT F · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

0 violationsActive
Busy Hands Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 56 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 3335 S DAKOTA AVE · Last inspected Jul 30, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

18 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Browne Road Head Start Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 48 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 9901 CALIFORNIA RD · Last inspected Sep 12, 2025

1 violationActive
Creative Minds Learning Center

Center · Capacity 83 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 296 KINGS HWY · Last inspected Mar 2, 2026

1 violationActive
Elite Learners Academy

Center · Capacity 50 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 515 ROBINDALE RD · Last inspected Jun 22, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

16 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Kid's Smile Day Care

Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 3154 LIMA ST · Last inspected Nov 14, 2025

15 violationsActive
El Jardin De Ninos

Center · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 3510 SOUTHMOST RD · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

9 violationsActive
Alice's Daycare

Center · Capacity 30 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 6334 MONTE BONITO · Last inspected Dec 30, 2025

9 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 78521

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

2

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

3

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

A note on Texas records

Texas does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation on Jul 10, 2026. Source records · Report an error