# Smarty Pants Kids Academy

Smarty Pants Kids Academy is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Brownsville, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 90 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 5200 Centerline Dr, Brownsville, TX 78526

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 90
- License/permit: 1513965
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (956) 986-2600

- Hours: 07:00 AM-06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1110108

## Inspection record
6 findings across 10 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-06-27 to 2026-08-13); 4 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2023-11-14 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-01-11: Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement: The daycare does not have the required documentation for a child with a diagnosed special need. (§746.605(13); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-605-13))
- 2023-10-26 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-12-12: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: Based on the information gathered during the investigation, a latch on the gate broke when a three-year-old pushed the gate open. This allowed a child to run out of the playground and into the street. (§746.3407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407))
- 2023-05-03 — Fire safety & emergency drills, High risk, Correction verified 2023-06-06: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: Annual fire inspection was not current. Last conducted on 2/11/22. (§746.5101(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-a))
- 2022-06-27 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving: One staff no longer employed since 2020 has not been inactivated.    NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as employee was inactivated at the time of inspection. (§745.651(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-745-651-1))
- 2022-06-27 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Children's Products- Annual Certification: Annual children's product was not current. Last updated 8/1/2018.    NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION  Annual children's product was pated 6/27/2022 at the time of inspection. (§746.4135(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4135-b))
- 2022-06-27 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2022-07-13: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: Observed the little tykes play structure broken and accessible to the children at the time of inspection. (§746.3407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407))

## Nearby programs
- [Marylin E. Burns Head Start Child Development Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1119683) — 0.72 km, capacity 85
- [The Texas Christian Preschools](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-869929) — 0.8 km, capacity 71
- [America Kids Daycare](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1351834) — 0.88 km, capacity 49
- [Little Mermaid III Day Care Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-236083) — 1.07 km, capacity 75
- [K.i.d.'s College Day Care](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-245448) — 1.13 km, capacity 49
- [Kidbridge Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1172274) — 1.24 km, capacity 70

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1110108 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1110108
- us_census_geocoder record 5200 CENTERLINE DR|BROWNSVILLE|TX|78526 (corroborated, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1513965 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1513965
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-9v49~7h6q_2nu3 (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=1513965
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 04536-0001 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=04536-0001

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