Giggles & Wiggles Daycare
Giggles & Wiggles Daycare is a licensed child care center in Brownsville, TX, licensed for up to 51 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 16 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 24 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (8 of 24). None of them came in the last 12 months. 8% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #91 of 106 centers in Brownsville and better than 18% of licensed centers statewide.
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One caregiver had the care of 17 children between the ages of 4 months and 10 years old. There were 5 infants in the group. Two more caregivers were present in the center and the groups were seperated during the inspection.
Observed diaper changing mat in the infant room torn at the time of inspection.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 22, 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2023, as required.
Staff files were evaluated and new staff member has not completed the last 16 hours of pre-service training. Staff was hired on 2/15/23.
Transportation training has not been updated. Last updated 2022.
Annual fire inspection was not current. Last conducted on 6/30/22.
Three out of Four files reviewed was missing: Name and address of emergency contact information, telephone number of the person to contact in case of emergency, and date of admission.
Reviewed staff records and director is missing 15 hours of the annual trainings for year 2022-2023
Observed a bottle of medication in the afterschool on the table accessible to the children at the time of inspection. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as medication was removed and inaccessible at the time of inspection.
Observed one staff present in the afterschool classroom supervising 13 children between the ages of 2 years old to 6 years old while they were eating their lunch while they were watching the television. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as the television was turned off at the time of inspection.
Observed one staff present in the afterschool classroom supervising 6 children between the ages of 12 months to 6 years old. The youngest to the older children was more than 18 months difference.
The child files were incomplete. Two files were missing phone numbers for the people who are authorized to pick the children up. These were added during the inspection. One file was missing a health statement. One file was missing an immunization record.
Staff files were incomplete. Three files were missing high school diplomas. One file was missing an identification. A copy of the ID was added during the inspection. Three affidavits of employment were not notarized. One file was missing the employment begin date, receipt of center and personnel policies and orientation.
One file is missing pending a health statement
The new cots have been ordered but have not yet arrived.
The center has two infants in care. The center is not licensed or equipped for infant care. Equipment has been ordered.
One affidavit of employment has not been notarized.
An infant's milk bottle was propped on a blanket as she fed from it while sitting in her car seat.
None of the children present were signed in to care.
The center has an infant in care. The center is not licensed or equipped for infant care.
The cots have noticeable wear. A cot in which a child was napping had only one side of the mesh attached to the frame. A second cot which was set up but not occupied had fraying on the mesh which attaches to the frame.
The employee list was not current. Employees present at the inspection were no included in the list.
Children's records were incomplete. One record was missing a health statement and immunization records, One record was missing telephone numbers for persons other than parent to whom the child can be released. The phone numbers were added during the inspection. Two records were missing school information. The school information was added during the inspection.
A background check has not been submitted for a person caring for children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Giggles & Wiggles Daycare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Giggles & Wiggles Daycare’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Saturday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Giggles & Wiggles Daycare accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Giggles & Wiggles Daycare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Giggles & Wiggles Daycare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Cameron area, which includes Brownsville, is $41.00 a day for infants, $39.80 a day for toddlers and $38.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Giggles & Wiggles Daycare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 23, 2023: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Giggles & Wiggles Daycare compare with other daycares in Brownsville?
It is tied for #91 of 106 centers in Brownsville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 18% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Giggles & Wiggles Daycare last inspected?
May 4, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1655135 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.