ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Instituto Lumen, LLC

4108 N 10TH ST SUITE 500, MCALLEN, TX 78504

License #1677561 | Expires: Jan 30, 2019

Day Care Center
Type
57
Capacity
9
Inspections
15
Violations

Compliance Summary

1
Critical
10
Serious
4
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Oct 3, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 25, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Nov 15, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 4, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Oct 23, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Dec 1, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 7, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Nov 16, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Dec 15, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

1 out of 6 staff files reviewed is not current with First Aid and CPR.

Corrected: Oct 1, 2025

Critical Corrected

A child was obserevd unattended in a dark classroom.

Corrected: Sep 25, 2025

Serious Corrected

The caregiver failed to wash the child's hands following a diaper change.

Corrected: Nov 4, 2024

Serious Corrected

A caregiver hired on 10/29/24 and counted in ratio did not have 8 hours of pre-service training.

Corrected: Nov 6, 2024

Serious Corrected

There was no documentation showing how a caregiver meets the education requirements.

Corrected: Nov 6, 2024

Serious Corrected

There was one caregiver caring for 15 children. The specified age for the group was 2 years which allows 11 children to 1 caregiver. Note The ratios were left in compliance.

Corrected: Oct 23, 2024

Serious Corrected

The operation does not have a current Sanitation Inspection. The last health inspection conducted was on 6/24/22.

Corrected: Nov 14, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Director did not have the required annual training topics for training period, 8/01/22-8/01/23.

Corrected: Nov 21, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Two personnel records did not have the following information: Affidavit, education translation, and statement of orientation.

Corrected: Nov 14, 2023

Serious Corrected

The outdoor play area was observed with wooden logs with sharp edges and rough surface areas prone for splinters. There was multiple small paper and plastic pieces scattered throughout the mulch in the outdoor area used by the children. There were overgrown weeds in the outdoor area along the wall.

Corrected: Nov 9, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Director did not have the following trainings for the training period, 8/2021-8/2022: (1)Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma (2)Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and (3)Understanding early childhood brain development. -- Transportation training

Serious Corrected

There was only three out of four lock down drills conducted for 2021.

Serious Corrected

A climbing play structure did not have the proper depth of surfacing/mulch.

Moderate Corrected

There was no documentation for an employee hired on August 2021 for an Orientation and Pre-Service Training.

Serious Corrected

A child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a Food Allergy Emergency Plan.

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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.