ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Little Characters Daycare & Learning Center, LLC

3220 LIGARDE ST, LAREDO, TX 78043

License #1703276 | Expires: Jan 5, 2021

Day Care Center
Type
72
Capacity
13
Inspections
21
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
12
Serious
4
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Jul 11, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Jul 30, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 17, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jul 27, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 18, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Feb 27, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 9, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 1, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Nov 5, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 3, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Jul 28, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jul 7, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6
Jun 12, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

Diaper changing supplies, including gloves were within children's reach.

Corrected: Aug 11, 2025

Serious Corrected

Trash cans in two restrooms did not have lids. Garbage was within children's reach.

Corrected: Aug 11, 2025

Serious Corrected

Infant daily reports were missing the following information: time slept, times and amount of food, infant's mood, and summary of activities.

Corrected: Jul 14, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Activity plan was not posted in two out of three classrooms.

Corrected: Jul 14, 2025

Serious Corrected

Four children's files were reviewed. One file was pending an updated immunization record.

Corrected: Aug 1, 2025

Minor Corrected

Two out of six employee records evaluated did not have an affidavit.

Corrected: Jul 24, 2024

Critical Corrected

One caregiver was observed to be supervising children without an active, eligible background check.

Corrected: Jul 17, 2024

Serious Corrected

Infants were observed not to be strapped in the bucket seats.

Corrected: Jul 25, 2023

Serious Corrected

The fire extinguishers have not been inspected monthly.

Corrected: Jul 18, 2023

Moderate Corrected

The lesson plan for the toddler, pre-k, and after school room did not have specific activities outlined.

Corrected: Jul 24, 2023

Serious Corrected

The Annual Health Inspection was last conducted on August 19, 2021.

Serious Corrected

A 13 month old child was observed in the same class as a 36 month old child. NOTE: This was corrected. 13m old child was moved to another classroom.

Critical Corrected

Fire inspection was last conducted on August 20, 2021.

Serious Corrected

Electric Smoke Dectection system was last inspected on August 19, 2021.

Serious Corrected

Diaper changing supplies were within children's reach in the toddlers room.

Serious Corrected

There was a television on top of a shelf in the toddlers' room. The television was not anchored. There was an electric fan on top of a shelf in the school age classroom. The fan was not mounted. Note: television was removed during inspection.

Moderate Corrected

Feeding instructions for one infant were not available for review.

Moderate Corrected

Operation did not have an activity plan in the infants' room. Activity plans in the toddlers' room and in the school age classroom did not outline the specific daily activities.

Critical Corrected

Caregiver was observed stepping out of school age classroom, leaving school-age group unsupervised. Note: it was corrected during inspection.

Serious Corrected

Diaper changing supplies were within children's reach in the toddlers' room.

Critical Corrected

Infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer. Note: it was corrected during inspection.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.