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Balcones KinderCare

College Station, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

5 state inspections, last 2 years
4 deficiencies on the state’s summary
1 high or medium-high risk
October 21, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 28, 1986
Capacity
109 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
189144

Where

937 Balcones Dr
College Station, TX 77845

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 0
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 1

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
July 23, 2026Low746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
State’s note: “One caregiver did not have a notarized affidavit.”
July 31, 2026
September 2, 2025Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “The operation had completed two fire drills but the fire drill was not reflected on the operation's form. This was corrected at inspection by having the operation complete the fire drill form to reflect the days they did a fire drill.”
At the inspection
October 31, 2024Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The parent of the child was never given an incident report.”
November 1, 2024
November 29, 2023Medium High746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
State’s note: “The loose-fill surfacing (wood chips/mulch) does not meet the proper height/depth requirement. There were trenches in the ground at the foot of the slides that could cause tripping hazards.”
December 20, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Balcones KinderCare?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 21, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Balcones KinderCare have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 4: 1 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 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.

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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