Little Shining Stars Daycare I
Little Shining Stars Daycare I is a licensed child care center in McAllen, TX, licensed for up to 450 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1999. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 9 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 6 citations, 1 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. 50% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 55 centers in McAllen and better than 60% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The activity plan in a classroom was not dated and another classroom did not have the activity plan posted. Corrected at Inspection: The activity was dated, and the other activity plan was posted.
The employee list was not current. Corrected at Inspection: The employee list was updated during the inspection.
One of the children's records reviewed did not have the name, address, and phone number for the physician and emergency care facility.
Three infants were not securely strapped on their seat on the elevated Infant table. Note: The infants were strapped during the inspection.
An infant was asleep on a restrictive device, baby swing.
A Food Allergy Emergency Plan was not posted in the classroom for a child with a diagnosed food allergy. Corrected at Inspection: The Emergency Plan was posted in the classroom.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Shining Stars Daycare I take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little Shining Stars Daycare I’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Little Shining Stars Daycare I accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Little Shining Stars Daycare I cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Shining Stars Daycare I 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 Shining Stars Daycare I had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Mar 7, 2022: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Little Shining Stars Daycare I compare with other daycares in McAllen?
It is tied for #12 of 55 centers in McAllen by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 60% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Shining Stars Daycare I last inspected?
Aug 6, 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 543446 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.