# St Thomas Aquinas Child Development Center

St Thomas Aquinas Child Development Center is a licensed child care program (child care center) in College Station, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, with 155 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 2541 Earl Rudder Fwy S, College Station, TX 77845

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Capacity: 155
- License/permit: 815528
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (979) 485-8130
- Website: stabcs.org
- Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=202733

## Inspection record
21 findings across 48 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-11-06 to 2026-08-20); 20 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-06-17 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-06-30: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: During an investigation operation staff failed to demonstrate good judgment when a photograph was taken of a soiled diaper and the unclothed child was also captured in the photograph. The photograph was distributed to the parent in their communication app. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2026-03-03 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-03-10: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: The caregiver was not in the physical proximity of the child to intervene and prevent the child from running out of the classroom and down the hallway. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4))
- 2024-10-30 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2024-11-14: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: A 2-year-old child was left unsupervised for 15 minutes in the fox classroom. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4))
- 2024-07-15 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2024-09-03: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: It was found that a caregiver did not physically handle a child in care appropriately when they transitioned a child by one arm three separate times when they dropped their weight to the ground. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2024-05-31 — Food & nutrition, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-06-13: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps: Four infants ages 13 - 17 months old were observed seated at feeding tables.  The required safety straps were not fastened while in use.  Caregivers were asked to fasten the straps during the inspection. (§746.2407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2407))
- 2024-05-31 — Sanitation & hygiene, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-06-13: Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink: It was observed that one caregiver did not wash the hands of an infant after a diaper change. (§746.3421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3421-b))
- 2024-05-28 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2024-06-13: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: It was found during the investigation that one child was left unsupervised in the hallway of the building for about 4 minutes. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4))
- 2024-05-28 — Records, permits & program, High risk, Correction verified 2024-06-13: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: A parent was not notified of a situation placing their child at risk in a timely manner. (§746.307(b)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-b-4))
- 2024-05-28 — Records, permits & program, High risk, Correction verified 2024-06-13: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: The operaiton did not report a situation placing a child at risk to licensing within the required time frame. (§746.305(a)(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-305-a-6))
- 2024-04-18 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Corrected at inspection: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: During the inspection it was found that there was a situation that involved a child being left in their classroom without supervision for approx 3 min. The caregiver involved in this situation is no longer working  at the operation and supervision at the operation was observed to meet compliance during the investigation inspection. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4))
- 2023-07-12 — Sanitation & hygiene, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering: A caregiver was observed changing a child's diaper and failing to wash their hands as well as the child's.     This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed their hands and the child's hands. (§746.3417(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3417-3))
- 2023-07-12 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink: During the inspection it was found bibs, mats, and spoons used by infants in care during meal times were washed in the handwashing sink.     This was corrected at inspection when management informed all operation staff of new system being implemented which is to place meal items in sanitation bins to be sanitized in workroom. (§746.2419(8); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2419-8))
- 2023-05-23 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2023-07-12: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: It was found that a caregiver does not physically handle the children in care appropriately. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2023-04-21 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-06-02: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: It was found that a caregiver left a child on the playground alone. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4))
- 2023-03-22 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-04-14: Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger: The operational policy was missing a section regarding infant safe sleep. (§746.501(a)(9); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-501-a-9))
- …and 6 more on the source page.

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 202733 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=202733
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 815528 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=815528
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-kb5w-yx8k~yd59 (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=815528
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 05001-0272 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=05001-0272

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-202733 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.
