17 were rated high or medium-high risk. All were marked corrected. Texas HHSC inspections since 2022.
Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional: Written feeding instructions were not available for review during inspection.
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: Observed the following during a follow up inspection: A caregiver was supervising 6 infants ages ranging from 5 months to 17 months. Child/caregiver ratios 4:1.
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| Date | Inspection | Result | Findings | Open | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Investigation of a report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
Designating Director: Permit holder has not designated a qualified director.
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Unlock in the report| Aug 4, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Assessment | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| May 12, 2025 | Assessment | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| May 1, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 6 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 11 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Investigation of a report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| May 21, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Investigation of a report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Investigation of a report (self-reported) | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Investigation of a report | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 3 | 0 | Verified |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Investigation of a report | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
Each finding links to its normalized violation type (all facilities with the same finding) and to the exact inspection.
| Date | Code | Severity | Status | Finding (source text) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | §746.2421(a) Food & nutrition | Medium risk | Corrected | Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional: Written feeding instructions were not available for review during inspection. |
| Feb 4, 2026 | §746.1601 Supervision & ratios | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: Observed the following during a follow up inspection: A caregiver was supervising 6 infants ages ranging from 5 months to 17 months. Child/caregiver ratios 4:1. |
| Jul 22, 2025 | §746.201(4) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Designating Director: Permit holder has not designated a qualified director. |
| May 12, 2025 | §746.603(a)(4) Supervision & ratios | Medium risk | Corrected | Children's Records - Immunizations: The operation failed to submit two corrections for two children's files within the required time frame. This is a third re-cite. |
| May 1, 2025 | §746.1309(a) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium risk | Corrected | Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required: One staff did not complete their 7 hours of required training. A second staff did not have their file available for review. That staff was missing 5 out of 30 annual hours. This is a re-cite. |
| May 1, 2025 | §746.603(a)(4) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium risk | Corrected | Children's Records - Immunizations: Two out of six children did not have immunizations on file. Three out of six children did not have a health statement on file. Two out of six children did not have documentation on whether or not they had food allergies. One child mentioned above had no paperwork on file for admission. This is a re-cite. |
| Apr 16, 2025 | §746.1201(1) Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Inspector observed one caregiver sharing her McDonald's lunch with infant children. One child was observed eating french fries, another child was observed eating tomato. |
| Apr 16, 2025 | §746.2427 Other | High risk | Corrected | AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant: Inspector observed one three month old asleep on their stomach. |
| Apr 16, 2025 | §746.2415(b) Facilities & equipment | High risk | Corrected | AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age: Inspector observed infants with blankets in cribs while infants were asleep. Two of the infants were 12 months and under. Many of the other cribs had blankets inside with no infants. |
| Apr 16, 2025 | §746.603(a)(4) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium risk | Corrected | Children's Records - Immunizations: Two out of six children did not have immunizations on file. Three out of six children did not have a health statement on file. Two out of six children did not have documentation on whether or not they had food allergies. One child mentioned above had no paperwork on file for admission. This is a re-cite. |
| Apr 16, 2025 | §746.1613(a)(2) Supervision & ratios | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Groups Not Combined Not Reduced: Inspector observed one staff with 7 infants between the ages of 3-17 months old. There was no extra staff observed at the facility during nap time when the inspector arrived. |
| Apr 16, 2025 | §746.1309(a) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium risk | Corrected | Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required: One staff did not complete their 7 hours of required training. A second staff did not have their file available for review. That staff was missing 5 out of 30 annual hours. This is a re-cite. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.5101(a) Supervision & ratios | High risk | Corrected | Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The operation's last fire inspection was dated 6/5/2023. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.2415(b) Facilities & equipment | High risk | Corrected | AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age: Inspector observed one-3 month old infant in a playpen lying on back with a mobile toy. The infant was placed under the toy so the infant could play with the objects above. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.5537(a)(1) Supervision & ratios | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Electric or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Install new Battery in Each CO Detector Annually: The operation had one carbon monoxide that was not working in the pre-k building. The operation also had no documentation of carbon monoxide, smoke detector, or fire extinguishers being checked monthly. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.1309(a) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium risk | Corrected | Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required: Two out of four staff were missing annual training hours. One staff was missing all trainings in section (e) of this standard as well as 7 out of 24 annual hours. The second staff was missing 5 out of 30 annual hours. The hours missing included hazardous materials and management training. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.603(a)(4) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium risk | Corrected | Children's Records - Immunizations: Five out of six children's records did not have immunizations on file. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.1613(a)(2) Supervision & ratios | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Groups Not Combined Not Reduced: Inspector observed one caregiver supervising two classrooms during nap time with no additional staff. Two children ages 3-4 yrs. old were in one classroom and the caregiver was in a secondary classroom with infants who were between the ages of 3-14 months old. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.5205(1) Supervision & ratios | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes: Staff in building #2 stated no fire drills had been conducted in at least a year. No documentation of fire drills was found for 2025. The operation also did not have documentation of severe weather and lock down drills in building #2. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.2417(1) Supervision & ratios | Medium risk | Corrected | Activities for Infants - Outdoor Play Daily: The infant's daily schedule does not indicate that infants go to play outside twice a day on a daily basis. Staff stated infants do not go outside to play. There is no infant playground located at the operation. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.601(a) Supervision & ratios | Medium risk | Corrected | Provide Access to Children's Records - During Hours of Operation: Two out of six children's records did not have the required documentation available for review. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.909 Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium risk | Corrected | Access to Personnel Records: Two out of four staff records were not available for review at the time of inspection. |
| Apr 7, 2025 | §746.2426(a)(2) Facilities & equipment | High risk | Corrected | Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible: Inspector observed two infants asleep in restrictive devices. One infant who was 8 months, was in a swing and the other infant who was 11 months was in a stationary walker. Inspector spoke to caregiver and infants were removed. At the end of inspection, inspector observed a 3 month old asleep in a swing. |
| Apr 14, 2023 | §746.2415(b) Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age: In the infant classroom an infant was in a play yard with a training cup toy and a blanket. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when caregiver removed the items from the play yard. |
| Apr 4, 2023 | §746.1201(1) Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: A caregiver did not show good judgment by taping a child's shoes, so the child would not remove the shoes. |
| Mar 21, 2023 | §746.301(2) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium risk | Corrected | Notification of Change in Space: The infants were in the room designated for the toddlers and the toddlers were in the room designated for the infants. Director had not notified licensing of the changes of the classrooms. |
| Mar 21, 2023 | §746.3317 Supervision & ratios | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary: There were 6 gallons of milk that were not stored properly in the refrigerator, the gallons of milk were room temperature. |
| Mar 21, 2023 | §746.2909(3) Facilities & equipment | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space: During nap time in the infant, toddler, and Pre k classroom the cots, and the play yards were not arranged with space between them to allow caregivers to walk between them. |
| Apr 1, 2022 | §746.1201(4) Supervision & ratios | High risk | Corrected | AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited: Base on the DFPS investigation; There was neglectful supervision at the operation, a child was left outside from 10 - 20 minutes with out supervision. |
| Jan 5, 2022 | §746.901(5) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium risk | Corrected | Required Personnel Records- Training Hours: One out of four records review was missing training hours. |
| Facility | Type | Operator | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. | Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Hands Learning Center Kingsville, 78363 | Child care center | — | 45 | No records | — | 0.7 km |
| Tiny Einstein Nursery Kingsville, 78363 | Child care center | — | 49 | No records | — | 0.7 km |
| The Tot Spot Learning Center Kingsville, 78363 | Child care center | — | 86 | No records | — | 1.2 km |
| The Children's Corner Kingsville, 78363 | Child care center | — | 34 | No records | — | 1.2 km |
| Growing in Grace Academy LLC Kingsville, 78363 | Child care center | — | 154 | No records | — | 1.4 km |
| Color My World Kidz Academy Kingsville, 78363 | Child care center | — | 55 | No records | — | 1.6 km |
| Source | Record | Facts | Evidence | Effective | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas HHSC Operations TX | 1356437 | name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies | Verified | — | Nov 5, 2026 |
| us_census_geocoder US | 612 S 13TH ST|KINGSVILLE|TX|… | location Census Geocoder Exact match: 612 S 13TH ST, KINGSVILLE, TX, 78363 | Verified | — | Nov 5, 2026 |
| tx_twc_subsidy_providers TX | 1708458 | tx_rising_star_rating, accepts_cc_subsidy | Verified | Aug 13, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| tx_twc_ccs_facilities TX | row-due7~e3en_wr8d | monthlyamtpaid, accrdstatus, prekstandard, headstart | Historical | Jun 1, 2024 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| tx_tda_cacfp_centers TX | 02935-1238 | mealpreparationmethod, foodservicevendorname, enrolled_by_eligibility | Verified | — | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905841669 | Verified | May 1, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905939047 | Verified | Apr 30, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905841668 | Verified | Feb 13, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905841667 | Verified | Feb 4, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905841666 | Verified | Aug 4, 2025 | Nov 5, 2026 |
Sources: Texas HHSC Operations, us_census_geocoder, tx_twc_subsidy_providers, tx_twc_ccs_facilities, tx_tda_cacfp_centers. Missing data never means no issue exists. Report a correction.