Little Paradise Academy, LLC
Little Paradise Academy, LLC is a licensed child care center in McAllen, TX, licensed for up to 51 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2014. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 8 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 12 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (5 of 12). None of them came in the last 12 months. 33% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 55 centers in McAllen and better than 22% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Fire drill was not documented for the month of May 2025.
The sign in and out log was not maintained. Corrected at Inspection: The times and initials were placed for those who had not been sign in.
The fire safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors was not completed for the month of June 2024. Corrected at Inspection: The fire safety documentation was updated.
A caregiver's foreign education was not translated. A caregiver's translated education document did not indicate the equivalency of education in the USA.
Training certificate was not available for review for an employee's record.
The transportation vehicle was observed with trash (plastic wrappers, popcorn, and chips) on the floor. Corrected at Inspection: The transportation vehicle was cleaned during the inspection.
An infant was asleep in a play yard that did not have a sheet. Corrected at Inspection: The caregiver placed a sheet on the mattress of the play yard.
One cockroach was observed in the school age classroom. The outdoor play area was observed clean and free of any trash.
The school age children are not napping at the operation.
A school age child was playing and chatting on a game app, Roblox, on their IPAD which was not part of the activity plan.
The outdoor play area was observed with trash (used napkins, a Styrofoam cup, and an old empty cigarette box.
The toddler classroom was observed with dust and debris on two large vents.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Paradise Academy, LLC take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little Paradise Academy, LLC’s hours?
6:30 AM to 7:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Little Paradise Academy, LLC accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Little Paradise Academy, LLC cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Paradise Academy, LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley area, which includes McAllen, is $35.60 a day for infants, $34.40 a day for toddlers and $33.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Little Paradise Academy, LLC had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 12 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Little Paradise Academy, LLC compare with other daycares in McAllen?
It is tied for #33 of 55 centers in McAllen by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 22% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Paradise Academy, LLC last inspected?
May 5, 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 1504119 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.