# Growing in Grace Academy LLC

Growing in Grace Academy LLC is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Kingsville, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 154 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 144 N 4th St, Kingsville, TX 78363

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 154
- License/permit: 1788291
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (361) 522-7800

- Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1464549

## Inspection record
6 findings across 18 Texas HHSC inspections (2023-11-16 to 2026-06-05); 5 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-04-14 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-04-27: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: The large playground was observed to have animal feces, broken glass, exposed wires, broken toys, trash, and fire ants. A protruding barrier stake was also observed around the playground structure. (§746.3407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407))
- 2026-04-14 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-04-27: Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Must Not be Used Indoors: The preschool and school age  playground lacked the required 6inches of loose fill surfacing. (§746.4907(e); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4907-e))
- 2026-01-09 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-02-04: Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games: Based on investigation by DFPS, caregivers were observed on their phones while supervising children. (§746.1203(3)(D); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1203-3-d))
- 2025-05-20 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-05-22: Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months: The following trainnig is not current for an employee: Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS); Understanding early childhood brain develpment and Child Maltreatment. (§746.1311(d); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1311-d))
- 2025-01-24 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2025-01-27: Report Number of Employees: A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 21, 2025, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required. (§746.303(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-303-b))
- 2023-12-13 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2024-01-31: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: Based on the information gathered, a child was not supervised by a caregiver in the playground due to caregiver completing other work duties. This allowed the child to squeeze through the bars of the gate causing her to wander outside the operation unsupervised for approximately 10 minutes. Child was unharmed. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4))

## Nearby programs
- [Color My World Kidz Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1418149) — 0.69 km, capacity 55
- [Tiny Einstein Nursery](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1468179) — 0.76 km, capacity 49
- [Harrel Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1171945) — 1.15 km, capacity 142
- [Marc Cisneros Center for Young Children](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-107481) — 1.33 km, capacity 70
- [Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1356437) — 1.43 km, capacity 22
- [Tiny Einstein's Learning Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1354495) — 1.58 km, capacity 62

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1464549 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1464549
- us_census_geocoder record 144 N 4TH ST|KINGSVILLE|TX|78363 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1788291 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1788291
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-sgg9-jt56_jkbs (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=1788291
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 02401-1349 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=02401-1349

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