Licensed child care center · public record
A+ Appletree Academy
Mission, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
6 state inspections, last 2 years
24 deficiencies on the state’s summary
13 high or medium-high risk
October 2, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued September 15, 2017
- Capacity
- 50 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1648965
Where
619 E 9th St
Mission, TX 78572
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 2, 2026 | Medium | 746.901(6) - Required Personnel Records -Training Hours State’s note: “Health / Safety related training certificates for four out of six staff files reviewed were not available at the time of inspection.” |
| September 17, 2026 | Medium | 746.901(6) - Required Personnel Records -Training Hours State’s note: “Health / Safety related training certificates for four out of six staff files reviewed were not available at the time of inspection.” |
| September 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(15) - Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan State’s note: “Emergency plan for a child with a food allergy was not available for review at the time of inspection.” |
| September 17, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors State’s note: “Emergency practices documentation for this year (2026) was not available for review at the time of inspection.” |
| September 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “One of the playground canopies is broken.” |
| September 17, 2026 | High | 745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone State’s note: “A caregiver was present at operation and providing care for children without prior background check eligibility notice. Note: This was corrected at inspection when caregiver left building.” |
| September 17, 2026 | High | 746.5531 - Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System State’s note: “The carbon monoxide detector installed at the operation is not working.” |
| September 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “One caregiver was providing care for 5 chilidren ges 3mo, 6mo, 10mo, 11mo and 14mo. Classroom was over ratio by one child.” |
| September 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5607(b) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident State’s note: “There are two expired car seats in the transportation vehicle; one expired 2024 and the second on 02/2026.” |
| October 2, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “Four out of six staff files reviewed are missing trainings on the following topics: -Hazardous Materials; -Administering Medications; -Emergency Preparedness; and -Building and Physical Premises Safety.” |
| September 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the DFPS investigation, it was determined that operation failed to timely report to CCR an incident that took place at operation which required a child to receive medical treatment.” |
| November 14, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “The operational policies reviewed were missing information on the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F of the minimum standards (relating to Developmental Activities and Activity Plan); the policies must include: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play; (B) The duration of physical acti…” |
| November 14, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2911 - Adequate Lighting During Naptime State’s note: “The lighting in the infant room during naptime was not adequate and did not allow visual supervision of all children in the room.” |
| November 14, 2024 | Medium | 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics State’s note: “The director was missing annual training for training year 3/22/2023-3/21/2024 on the following topics: 1. Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic; and 2.Handling, storing, and disposing of …” |
| November 14, 2024 | High | 746.2426(a)(2) - 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 State’s note: “Two infants in the infant room were observed asleep on swings for an undetermined amount of time.” |
| November 14, 2024 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “The personnel records for two caregivers were not available for review at the operation during the inspection.” |
| November 21, 2023 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “A caregiver's record was not available for review at the operation during the inspection. A second caregiver's training record was not available for review during the inspection.” |
| November 21, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “Child/caregiver ratios were not met in the infant room when a caregiver was caring for five infants. The ages of the children in the group were a 4 month old, 7 month old, 9 month old, 14 month old, and 19 month old. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children one caregiver may supervise is 4. The group was out of ratio by one child.” |
| November 21, 2023 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “The feeding instructions available for review were not current for three infants who are not yet ready for table food. Two of the feeding instruction forms had a date of 8/28/2023, and a third form had a date of 9/26/2023.” |
| November 21, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The grass in the outdoor playground was not maintained.” |
| December 15, 2022 | High | 746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions State’s note: “The electronic child safety alarm in the transportation vehicle was not maintained. When testing the electronic child safety alarm there was no sound indicating the alarm was working properly.” |
| December 15, 2022 | Medium | 746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance State’s note: “There were no time sheets available for one of the directors.” |
| December 17, 2021 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “1 of 4 children's immunization records reviewed was not current.” |
| December 17, 2021 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “One of two directors was not current on transportation safety training.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 4, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 19, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- November 26, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 14, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 7, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 21, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 15, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 7, 2022 Report · deficiency found: No
- December 17, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected A+ Appletree Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 2, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does A+ Appletree Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 24: 4 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 11 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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