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Palestine Ymca Early Childhood Center

5500 N Loop 256, Palestine, TX 75801 · Anderson County (903) 729-3139 License #542022 · first licensed May 14, 1999
45
inspections on file
22
recorded violations
14
health & safety class
Oct 8, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Inspection history for Palestine Ymca Early Childhood Center
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Oct 8, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 6, 2026ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 5, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 4, 2026ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Nov 10, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 2, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Sep 24, 2025ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
May 1, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 29, 2025ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 22, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 18, 2025ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Mar 12, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jun 20, 2024ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
May 22, 2024InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Apr 19, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 17, 2024ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Mar 7, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jan 26, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jan 24, 2024ReportDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Nov 16, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Sep 17, 2023ReportDeficiencies cited5Agency record
Sep 6, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 19, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Mar 13, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Mar 7, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 24, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 23, 2023ReportDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Feb 23, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 17, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 15, 2023ReportDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Feb 9, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 8, 2023ReportDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Sep 19, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 31, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 26, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 18, 2022AssessmentNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jul 14, 2022ReportDeficiencies cited2Agency record
May 19, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
May 11, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 8, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 7, 2022ReportDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Feb 10, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jan 25, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Dec 20, 2021InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Dec 8, 2021ReportDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Oct 18, 2021
no longer in the state’s current file
InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

May 22, 2024Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

“While reviewing immunization records for the Health and Safty Audit, there were 6 children files that did not have up to date immunization records.”

Corrected Jun 21, 2024
Jan 24, 2024Report · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegation and found to be deficient. A child was found in the hallway alone by a caregiver. This was reported.”

Corrected Feb 29, 2024
Sep 17, 2023Report · 5 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1203(5) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children

“Based on a DFPS investigation, caregivers were not interacting positively with children. as the caregiver was playing dodgeball with two-year-olds.”

Corrected Nov 30, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

“Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver was viewed kicking a ball which resulted in hitting 3 children causing them to fall and cry.”

Corrected Nov 9, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

“Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient.”

Corrected Nov 9, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.307(c) — Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries

“Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify the parents in the required timeframe of the less serious injuries their children received.”

Corrected Nov 9, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2803(4)(D) — Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation

“Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. A two-year-old was placed in time out for over 2 minutes.”

Corrected Nov 9, 2023
Feb 23, 2023Report · 3 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1003(1) — Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The child-care center?s daily operation is not administered in compliance with the minimum standards. The director is not maintaining compliance with minimum standards by adequately supervising staff and having staff maintain appropriate supervision of the children, which has resulted in 3 supervision citations within a month.”

Corrected Mar 1, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. Two caregivers did not show competency during the transition when they witnessed multiple children leave the transition line and did not complete a transition count or a sweep of the playground when entering the operation.”

Corrected Mar 1, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not adequately supervise the children she was responsible for resulting in a twenty-two month old child being left unattended and unsupervised alone on the exterior playground.”

Corrected Mar 1, 2023
Feb 15, 2023Report · 3 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. Supervision was not met when a child was able to wander out of the restroom without the caregiver's knowledge. The caregiver was unaware of the ongoing activity of the child she was responsible for and lacked visual and auditory awareness.”

Corrected Feb 27, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1003(1) — Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The child-care center?s daily operation is not administered in compliance with the minimum standards”

Corrected Feb 27, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The operation did not report to the parent within the required time frame.”

Corrected Feb 27, 2023
Feb 8, 2023Report · 2 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not show competency during the transition from the exterior playground to the classroom resulting in a three year old child being left unattended and unsupervised alone on the exterior playground. A secondary caregiver did not show competency during the transition when she witnessed the child hiding under the equipment and did not advise the primary caregiver.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not adequately supervise the children she was responsible for resulting in a three year old child being left unattended and unsupervised alone on the exterior playground.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023
Jul 14, 2022Report · 2 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment while allowing children to transition alone from the front desk to the backyard resulting in a child eloping from the operation and returning to the parent?s vehicle.”

Corrected Aug 22, 2022
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

“Supervision was not met when a child was able to exit the building without operation staff knowing. Operation staff did not have visual nor auditory awareness of the child?s whereabouts and was therefore unable to intervene.”

Corrected Aug 22, 2022
Apr 7, 2022Report · 2 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The afterschool program counselor was observed using cruel and unusual treatment of a child when they pulled a child?s hair out of anger.”

Corrected Apr 20, 2022
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The afterschool program counselor did not demonstrate competency, good judgment, and self-control in the presence of children when performing assigned responsibilities when they pulled a child?s hair out of anger.”

Corrected Apr 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2021Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1301(7)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training

“Transport driver did not have transportation training.”

Corrected Jan 14, 2022
Dec 8, 2021Report · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found not to be in compliance. The parents were not given an incident report as required.”

Corrected Jan 10, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1301(2)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training

“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found not to be in compliance. The driver did not have pre-service or transportation training.”

Corrected Jan 14, 2022
Oct 18, 2021Inspection · 1 deficiency cited · no longer in the state's current file
PaperworkState weight: Medium Low
746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

“At the inspection, three out of ten personnel files reviewed did not have a notarized affidavit in the file.”

Corrected Oct 22, 2021

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