Smart Start Child Care
Inspection history
Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationRecords held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Report | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Assessment | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| May 4, 2023 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 3 | Agency record |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 3 | Agency record |
| Oct 6, 2021 no longer in the state’s current file | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationNearly 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.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver mops the floor of the classroom while infants are in their highchairs.”
“Three out of four staff members did not have the required training topics in the following: Emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, understanding building and physical premises safety and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
“The fire extinguisher in the car was not secured in the passenger compartment. Note: This was corrected with the director secured the fire extinguisher with a plastic safety strap in the passenger compartment.”
“Updated director credentials were not provided timely.”
“One of the four children files didn't have an updated immunization record.”
“One of the four children files was missing food allergy information. One of the four children files was missing special care information. One of the four school age children were missing permission to ride. NOTE: Corrected at inspection”
“One of the four caregivers files evaluated did not have completed orientation training.”
“Two of the four files reviewed did not have the annual SIDS/Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma/Early Brain Development annual training completed.”
“Two of the four files reviewed did not have the administering medication annual training completed. Three of the four files reviewed did not have the food allergy traning completed. One of the four files reviewed did not have the hazardous materials training completed.”
“Three personnel folders were missing certificates of training for required annual training topics in Handling, Storing, and Disposing of Hazardous Materials.”
“One out of four children's records evaluated were missing the required address information for the child's emergency contact. This was corrected at inspection when the director contacted the parent and updated the emergency contact information in the child's file.”
“The director's First Aid card was not current and expired on 08/20/2022.”
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