Little Mermaid III Day Care Center
Little Mermaid III Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Brownsville, TX, licensed for up to 75 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2004. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 5 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. 80% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #79 of 106 centers in Brownsville and better than 36% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Children's Products annual certification was last completed on 02/1/2021. Completion of certification is overdue by 6 months.
Observed three infant ages 1 month, 2 month, and 3 months asleep in bouncer. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as infants were removed and placed on their back inside the crib.
Observed an electrical outlet uncovered in the pre-kinder classroom. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as outlet was covered at the time of inspection.
Observed a 42 inch television placed on the table in the afterschool classroom. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as television was removed from the classroom.
There was a fire inspection completed on 1/7/2022; however the operation did not pass inspection and will need to make the needed corrections.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Mermaid III Day Care Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little Mermaid III Day Care Center’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Little Mermaid III Day Care Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Little Mermaid III Day Care Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Mermaid III 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 III Day Care Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 30, 2022: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Little Mermaid III Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Brownsville?
It is tied for #79 of 106 centers in Brownsville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 36% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Mermaid III Day Care Center last inspected?
Jul 10, 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 832777 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.