Mari's Learning Center
Mari's Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Elsa, TX, licensed for up to 70 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2016. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times. Inspectors recorded 5 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 9 centers in Elsa and better than 42% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Three out of six staff training records reviewed are missing trainings on the following topics: -Safe Sleep / SIDS / Early Brain Development -Food Allergies -Administering Medications -Emergency Preparedness -Building and Physical Premises Safety -Communicable Diseases
The school-age playground has a see-saw 3 ft away from a tea cup merry-go-round and 2ft away from a playground passenger bus. Younger playground has merry-go-cycle 2 ft from a play structure with a slide.
Twelve passenger transportation van does not have an electronic child safety alarm.
Napping mats are not labeled with the children's names nor assigned number.
One of the toilets in the school-age room is out of service. Changing mat in the toddle room was torn. Note: changing was replaced with a new during inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Mari's Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Mari's Learning Center’s hours?
7 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Mari's Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Mari's Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mari's Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley area, which includes Elsa, 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 Mari's Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 17, 2022: “Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Mari's Learning Center compare with other daycares in Elsa?
It is #4 of 9 centers in Elsa by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 42% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Mari's Learning Center last inspected?
May 14, 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 1626363 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.