Licensed child care center · public record
Baby Caterpillars Childcare Center
Socorro, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
2 state inspections, last 2 years
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
May 20, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 5, 2019
- Capacity
- 117 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 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
- 1678014
Where
649 Horizon Blvd
Socorro, TX 79927
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2025 | Medium High | 746.801(11) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care State’s note: “The operation did not have proof of a current fire inspection.” |
| June 10, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “One child's file was missing a health statement.” |
| August 29, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “There was an opening in the corner of the playground area where a child could fit and be exposed to hazards.” |
| September 22, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training State’s note: “Director was missing 18 hours of annual training.” |
| September 22, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “Three staff were missing the required hours of annual training.” |
| November 8, 2022 | High | 746.4601(7) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points State’s note: “There was a broken children's plastic chair in the outdoor play area. This chair had missing plastic in the sitting as well as backrest area. The chair had sharp exposed edges. This was corrected at inspection when the broken chair was removed.” |
| November 8, 2022 | High | 746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit State’s note: “The transportation vehicle did not have a first aid kit.” |
| November 8, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2411(2)(I) - Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Label for Each Infant State’s note: “The play yards in the infant room did not have labels either with the infant's name or an alternative method of labeling that could be used as an infant assignment map.” |
| January 5, 2022 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation had an expired fire inspection.” |
| January 5, 2022 | Medium | 746.4405 - Location of Handwashing Sink State’s note: “There was no soap or paper towels in the boys bathroom. This was corrected at inspection when the director suppled paper towels and soap in the bathroom.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- May 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 29, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 17, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 3, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 22, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- December 6, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 27, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 14, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- November 6, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 3, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 26, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 22, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 21, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Baby Caterpillars Childcare Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on May 20, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Baby Caterpillars Childcare Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 3 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 2 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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