Licensed center · Brownsville, TX
Smarty Pants Kids Academy
- Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
- Closed now · opens 7:00 AM today
- Capacity 90
- Accepts child care assistance
- School transportation
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- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM
- Days
- Mon to Fri
- Ages
- Infants to school age
- Capacity
- 90 children
- Meals
- Meals and snacks provided
- Nearby
- 7 other daycares within a mile
Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026
Hours
Closed now · opens 7:00 AM today
Hours on file with the state
| Sunday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Monday | 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM |
| ThursdayToday | 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM |
| Friday | 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
Ages, programs and features
Ages served
Infants
Toddlers
Preschool
School age
Programs and features on the state record
Licensed for 90 children
Accepts child care assistance- School-age care
Meals provided
After-school care
Snacks provided
Skill classes
Part-time care
Transportation to and from school
Field trips
Location and nearby daycares
5200 Centerline Dr, Brownsville, TX 78526 · Cameron County · 30 licensed daycares in 78526
Capacity rank 6 of 30 in this ZIP · Open past 6:30 PM, one of 14 in 78526
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- Little Mermaid III Day Care Center0.6 mi · Licensed center · Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School age
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Licensing and inspection record
Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.
- Permit
- On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026
- Operation number
- 1513965
- Permit type
- Licensed center
- Licensed since
- November 2013
- Adverse action on record
- No
- Conditions on permit
- No
- Corrective action
- No
Inspection history
8 inspections on record, most recent Aug 13, 2026. 4 of 11 visits and reports cited a standard. 3 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.
- Aug 13, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
- Sep 11, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
- Sep 16, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
- Jan 11, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
- Dec 18, 2023Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
- Dec 12, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
Nov 14, 2023Self-reported incident1 standard cited
- 746.605(13)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High
Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
The daycare does not have the required documentation for a child with a diagnosed special need.
Corrected Dec 29, 2023 · Technical assistance given
- 746.605(13)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High
Oct 26, 2023Self-reported incident1 standard cited
- 746.3407Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Based on the information gathered during the investigation, a latch on the gate broke when a three-year-old pushed the gate open. This allowed a child to run out of the playground and into the street.
Corrected Dec 4, 2023 · Technical assistance given
- 746.3407Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High
May 3, 2023Inspection1 standard cited
- 746.5101(a)Texas HHSC risk level: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Annual fire inspection was not current. Last conducted on 2/11/22.
Corrected May 24, 2023 · Technical assistance given
- 746.5101(a)Texas HHSC risk level: High
Jun 27, 2022Inspection3 standards cited
- 746.3407Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Observed the little tykes play structure broken and accessible to the children at the time of inspection.
Corrected Jun 27, 2022 · Technical assistance given
- 746.4135(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
Annual children's product was not current. Last updated 8/1/2018. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION Annual children's product was pated 6/27/2022 at the time of inspection.
Corrected Jun 27, 2022, at the inspection
- 745.651(1)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium
Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
One staff no longer employed since 2020 has not been inactivated. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as employee was inactivated at the time of inspection.
Corrected Jun 27, 2022, at the inspection
- 746.3407Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High
- Aug 19, 2021InspectionNo standards cited
Cited standards by risk level
6 standards cited across 8 inspections, most recently Aug 13, 2026. All 6 shown are recorded as corrected.
- High117%
- Medium High350%
- Medium233%
- Medium Low0
- Low0
- Visits with nothing cited
- 6 of 8 shown
- Corrected at the visit
- 2 of 6 findings, 4 more corrected later
- Most recent citation
- Nov 14, 2023, 5 clean visits since
Risk levels are Texas HHSC’s own classification of each standard, not a rating by Daycare Index. What the levels mean. Counts cover every inspection on the state record; the visits listed above are the most recent.
- Source: Texas HHSC, as of Aug 16, 2026
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