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Big Spring YMCA Kids Academy

Big Spring, 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
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
April 30, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued May 5, 2023
Capacity
61 children
Ages served
Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1756553

Where

409 Goliad St
Big Spring, TX 79720

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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
January 20, 2026Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 survey conducted January 20, 2026, revealed the operation failed to report the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by the January 15, 2026, deadline.”
January 20, 2026
May 1, 2025Low746.603(a)(6) - Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
State’s note: “Four children over the age of four years did not have a vision and Hearing screening completed. Two children turned 5 years this year, one child turned 5 years in 2024, and one child turned 4 years September 2024.”
May 9, 2025
May 1, 2025Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “Two children out of 10 children's files evaluated did not have current immunizations.”
May 9, 2025
May 15, 2024High745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
State’s note: “An employee without a background check was present at the operation with access to children.”
May 16, 2024
November 7, 2023High746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance when a caregiver placed a child in a restrictive device to discipline the child.”
December 1, 2023
April 11, 2023High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “A child was in the hallway bathroom alone. The caregiver was in the classroom with the rest of the children.”
April 11, 2023
January 5, 2023Medium High746.301(5) - Notification of Change in Age Range of Children In Care
State’s note: “The operation added school age care prior to notifying Child Care Regulation. This was corrected at inspection when the director informed Child Care Regulation of the added service.”
January 5, 2023
January 5, 2023Medium746.401(5) - Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center
State’s note: “Daily activity schedule is not posted in the classrooms for each age group.”
January 6, 2023
January 5, 2023Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “A child with a sever food allergy does not have an allergy emergency plan on file.”
January 6, 2023
January 5, 2023Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “One child does not have a record of immunizations in the file.”
January 13, 2023
January 5, 2023Medium High746.403(b) - Posting Requirements - Child's Food Allergy Plans
State’s note: “A child's severe food allergies was not posted in the kitchen where food is prepared.”
January 5, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Big Spring YMCA Kids Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 30, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Big Spring YMCA Kids Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 3 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-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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