Valley Kidz Academy
Data Freshness & Provenance
Inspection coverage
19 inspections on record
Active providers
License status: Open
Last refreshed
April 3, 2026
Latest inspection
October 14, 2025
Provenance
Texas licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring
Quick Facts
These facts are normalized from the official record so they can be quoted directly.
Updated April 3, 2026
- Provider
- Valley Kidz Academy
- License number
- 1696747
- Location
- 2400 QUINCE AVE, McAllen, TX 78501
- Status
- Open
- Safety grade
- D (Below Average), score 61.8/100
- Inspection record
- 19 inspections, last inspected October 14, 2025
- Provenance
- Official state licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring. Last refreshed April 3, 2026.
Safety Scorecard
Quality Rating
Rated by Texas Rising Star, the state quality rating and improvement system.
24
Total Violations
Oct 14, 2025
Last Inspection
76
Capacity
Violation Timeline
Violations by month over the last 3 years, colored by severity.
All Violations (24)
Last fire drill and CO detector and Fire extinguisher checks were documented on 10/04/2023. Per provider fire drill and CO / Fire extinguisher checks were conducted 11/21/2023 but were not documented. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider documented the drill and checks under the emergency practices form.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
Last fire drill and CO detector and Fire extinguisher checks were documented on 10/04/2023. Per provider fire drill and CO / Fire extinguisher checks were conducted 11/21/2023 but were not documented. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider documented the drill and checks under the emergency practices form.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
Last fire drill and CO detector and Fire extinguisher checks were documented on 10/04/2023. Per provider fire drill and CO / Fire extinguisher checks were conducted 11/21/2023 but were not documented. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider documented the drill and checks under the emergency practices form.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
Last fire drill and CO detector and Fire extinguisher checks were documented on 10/04/2023. Per provider fire drill and CO / Fire extinguisher checks were conducted 11/21/2023 but were not documented. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider documented the drill and checks under the emergency practices form.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
One caregiver was supervising a group of five children ages 10mo, 10mo, 11mo, 13mo and 13mo. Classroom was over ratio by one child. Note: An additional caregiver was assigned to infant room during inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-05
One caregiver was supervising a group of five children ages 10mo, 10mo, 11mo, 13mo and 13mo. Classroom was over ratio by one child. Note: An additional caregiver was assigned to infant room during inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-05
One caregiver was supervising a group of five children ages 10mo, 10mo, 11mo, 13mo and 13mo. Classroom was over ratio by one child. Note: An additional caregiver was assigned to infant room during inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-05
One caregiver was supervising a group of five children ages 10mo, 10mo, 11mo, 13mo and 13mo. Classroom was over ratio by one child. Note: An additional caregiver was assigned to infant room during inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-05
One of the hinges of the door diving prek and school-age playground is out of place making door unstable and difficult to open.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-02-01
There is a play structure with a slide surrounded by 2-3 inches of pea gravel. Structure's side which holds the staircase is within 3ft from the fence. There is a spring bouncers structure surrounded of 4 inches of pea gravel. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider removed both structures form operation.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
Last Fire Inspection Report available for review was conducted on 11/2020. Per provider; a fire inspection was conducted on 12/2021 but report was not available for review at the time of inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-02-02
One of the hinges of the door diving prek and school-age playground is out of place making door unstable and difficult to open.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-02-01
One of the hinges of the door diving prek and school-age playground is out of place making door unstable and difficult to open.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-02-01
Last Fire Inspection Report available for review was conducted on 11/2020. Per provider; a fire inspection was conducted on 12/2021 but report was not available for review at the time of inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-02-02
There is a play structure with a slide surrounded by 2-3 inches of pea gravel. Structure's side which holds the staircase is within 3ft from the fence. There is a spring bouncers structure surrounded of 4 inches of pea gravel. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider removed both structures form operation.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
One of the hinges of the door diving prek and school-age playground is out of place making door unstable and difficult to open.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-02-01
There is a play structure with a slide surrounded by 2-3 inches of pea gravel. Structure's side which holds the staircase is within 3ft from the fence. There is a spring bouncers structure surrounded of 4 inches of pea gravel. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider removed both structures form operation.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
Last Fire Inspection Report available for review was conducted on 11/2020. Per provider; a fire inspection was conducted on 12/2021 but report was not available for review at the time of inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-02-02
Last Fire Inspection Report available for review was conducted on 11/2020. Per provider; a fire inspection was conducted on 12/2021 but report was not available for review at the time of inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-02-02
There is a play structure with a slide surrounded by 2-3 inches of pea gravel. Structure's side which holds the staircase is within 3ft from the fence. There is a spring bouncers structure surrounded of 4 inches of pea gravel. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider removed both structures form operation.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
Feeding instructions for an infant present during inspection were not available for review for the months of February and March 2021. NOTE: This was corrected during inspection. Parent provided signed and dated feeding instructions.
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-03-18
Garbage was accessible to children in a classroom with children ages 3-10 years old. A child was observed accessing food from the garbage can. NOTE: This was corrected as a lid was placed on garbage can making garbage inaccessible.
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-03-18
The following trainings were not available for review for director of operation for training year 08/2019-08/2020: SIDS SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ALL TRAININGS OUTLINED ON 746.1311 (e) and (c)
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-03-25
There were 8 children in the infant-toddler classroom. The youngest child was 8 months old and the oldest child was 3 years old. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection as infant was taken into another classroom by a caregiver.
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-03-18
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Valley Kidz Academy's safety grade?
Valley Kidz Academy has a safety grade of D (Below Average) based on state inspection data. The composite score is 61.8 out of 100.
How many violations does Valley Kidz Academy have?
Valley Kidz Academy has 24 total violations on record, including 19 critical, 5 serious, and 0 minor.
When was Valley Kidz Academy last inspected?
Valley Kidz Academy was last inspected on October 14, 2025.