Licensed child care center · public record
A Special Place
Needville, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued January 28, 2005
- Capacity
- 234 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 842116
Where
9002 Union St
Needville, TX 77461
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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(18) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Product Certification State’s note: “The children's products certification form was not observed up to date. It was corrected at the inspection time.” |
| January 23, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.” |
| April 25, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “The pea gravel used as the loose fill on the front playground and afterschool playground is not 6 inches deep. The arch climber and playstructure on the afterschool playground both require the pea gravel.” |
| December 19, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “Upon arrival there were 5 infants with 1 caregiver in the Infant 1 class. The infants were 9-11 months old. Note: A second caregiver stepped in.” |
| December 19, 2023 | High | 746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for State’s note: “4 Caregivers in Toddler 1, Toddler 2, and Schooler classrooms did not know the age of the oldest child they were responsible for.” |
| December 19, 2023 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “The schooler/prek class caregiver didn't knowthe correct # of children. There were 24 and I was told 23.” |
| May 5, 2023 | Medium | 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification State’s note: “The operation has not complete their children product certification since 01/03/2022.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- March 31, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 23, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- April 25, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 19, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 6, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- May 5, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 16, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected A Special Place?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on March 31, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does A Special Place have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 7: 2 high-risk, 2 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-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.
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