746.3401: Annual Sanitation Inspection
This standard covers annual sanitation inspections. Recent citations in Laredo describe dates of past health inspections and an expired health inspection.
Checking a daycare in Laredo, Texas
DaycareList lists 131 child care operations in Laredo, including 104 licensed centers and 27 home-based operations. From 2023-10-10 to 2026-10-10, state records show 698 citations across all operation types. Among licensed centers, 91 had at least one citation during that period, and 13 had no citations in that period.
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Provider totals and citation counts include all providers, including providers omitted from listings for personal-name privacy or suppression requests.
Citations dated October 10, 2023 to October 10, 2026.
Providers by type
| Provider type | Providers |
|---|---|
| Licensed Centers | 104 |
| Licensed Child-Care Homes | 19 |
| Listed Family Homes | 4 |
| Registered Child-Care Homes | 4 |
Citations by HHSC risk level
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 133 |
| Medium High | 310 |
| Medium | 220 |
| Medium Low | 13 |
| Low | 22 |
| Unknown | 0 |
Most cited standards in this city
| Standard | Title | Citations | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 746.3401 | Annual Sanitation Inspection | 33 | 30 |
| 746.1309 | Documented Annual Training- Required Content | 31 | 23 |
| 746.613 | Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current | 30 | 23 |
| 746.1601 | Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children | 21 | 16 |
| 746.1315 | Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR | 18 | 13 |
| 746.1605 | Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age | 18 | 15 |
| 746.5101 | Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months | 16 | 14 |
| 746.901 | Required Personnel Records | 13 | 10 |
| 745.641 | AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation | 11 | 11 |
| 746.4135 | Children's Products- Annual Certification | 11 | 11 |
ZIP codes by provider count
| ZIP | Providers |
|---|---|
| 78041 | 34 |
| 78045 | 31 |
| 78043 | 25 |
| 78046 | 23 |
| 78040 | 18 |
How to check the record
- Go to the Texas HHSC public child care search page (link below).
- Search for the daycare by name or location to find its listing.
- Open the operation details page and the inspection and compliance history page. DaycareList provider pages link to both pages.
- Read the citations listed for the operation, noting the risk weight assigned to each standard and whether the citation was corrected at the inspection.
- Read the narrative in each citation record to see what the inspector found.
- Compare the dates of inspections and citations over the years covered by the state records.
- Ask the provider questions about specific citations you read in the record.
- Report errors on a DaycareList page through the corrections page. DaycareList data is refreshed from the state through the Texas Open Data Portal; the state's own record is authoritative.
Reading records
- deficiency (citation)
- A finding that a minimum standard was not met during an inspection, investigation, or assessment.
- risk levels
- HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight of High, Medium High, Medium, Medium Low, or Low.
- corrected at inspection
- A citation record may show whether the deficiency was fixed at the time of the inspection.
- correction date
- The date shown on a citation record for when the correction was made.
- correction verified
- A citation record may show a date the correction was verified.
- technical assistance
- A citation record may show whether technical assistance was given.
- inspection vs investigation vs assessment
- Records published by the state include inspections, investigations, and assessments, along with the deficiencies cited during them.
- three-year window
- The period DaycareList uses when counting citations in its provider summaries. The state online records cover about the last five years.
- minimum standards
- The rules operations must follow. For centers they are in Texas Administrative Code Title 26, Chapter 746; for licensed and registered homes, Chapter 747. The governing statute is Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 42.
Cited standards
746.1309: Documented Annual Training- Required Content
This standard covers records showing that employees completed annual training on required topics. Recent citations in Laredo describe missing training on topics such as emergency preparedness, medication, allergic reactions, communicable diseases, and transportation.
746.613: Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
This standard covers keeping children's immunization records, exceptions, and exemptions current. Recent citations in Laredo describe children's files with missing or outdated immunization records.
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
This standard covers how many children a caregiver may supervise based on the children's ages. Recent citations in Laredo describe caregivers supervising more children than the permitted number for the age group.
746.1315: Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
This standard covers current pediatric CPR training for caregivers and the director. Recent citations in Laredo describe employee files without current CPR certificates and a caregiver supervising children with an expired CPR certificate.
746.1605: Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
This standard covers age differences between children cared for together. Recent citations in Laredo describe infants or younger children sharing a room with older children.
746.5101: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
This standard covers fire inspections before the initial permit is issued and annually afterward. Recent citations in Laredo give dates when the last fire inspections took place.
746.901: Required Personnel Records
This standard covers required employee records. Recent citations in Laredo describe incomplete employee files and missing affidavits.
This guide's text was drafted automatically, checked against the state records by a second automated reviewer, and spot-checked by hand; all counts are computed directly from the state data. It may contain errors. The official state record is authoritative. Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers.
Data as of October 10, 2026. Corrections and removal requests