Little Mermaid Day Care Center
Little Mermaid Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Brownsville, TX, licensed for up to 29 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1999. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 8 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 3 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #36 of 106 centers in Brownsville and better than 76% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Annual children's product certificate has not been updated. Last updated on 1/06/2023.
Annual health inspection has not been updated. Last inspected on 1/10/2023.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Little Mermaid Day Care Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little Mermaid Day Care Center’s hours?
8 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Little Mermaid Day Care Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Little Mermaid Day Care Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Mermaid Day Care Center 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 Little Mermaid Day Care Center had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 3 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Little Mermaid Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Brownsville?
It is tied for #36 of 106 centers in Brownsville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 76% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Mermaid Day Care Center last inspected?
Jun 3, 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 415686 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.