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Licensed child care center · public record

Building Blocks

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

3 state inspections, last 2 years
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
10 high or medium-high risk
April 6, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued March 8, 2012
Capacity
56 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
1359808

Where

111 N Main St
Highlands, TX 77562

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 2
  • Medium-high 8
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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
August 8, 2024Medium High746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
State’s note: “I observed electrically outlets uncovered through out the walk throught.THis was corrected when the director put outlet covers in the outlets.”
At the inspection
April 25, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Good judgement was not used when when mulitple caregivers failed to verify a visitor and a parent of a child in care.”
May 7, 2024
April 25, 2024Medium High746.4103(c) - Policies for Release of Children Instruct Employees of Verification Plan
State’s note: “Based on investigation findings, caregivers and employees know about the release of children policy, but do not have an understanding of a verification process when they allowed a child to leave with a parent who was not verified.”
June 20, 2024
April 25, 2024Medium High746.4103(b) - Policies for Release of Children - Record Identity of Person
State’s note: “Based on investigation findings and documents obtained, the policies for the release of children do not include means to record the identification of parents and unrecognized persons. A child was released to a parent who was not properly identified as being the child's parent. In the child's file, there were no record of identification for the parents.”
June 27, 2024
April 17, 2024Medium High746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
State’s note: “The operation has not completed the required monthly test for the carbon monoxide detection system.”
May 15, 2024
May 17, 2023Medium High746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
State’s note: “The emergency preparedness plan does not include how children under 24 months will be evacuated. This was updated and corrected at the inspection and parents were notified.”
At the inspection
May 17, 2023Medium High746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
State’s note: “The electrical outlets in the School age room were not covered. This was corrected at the inspection.”
At the inspection
May 17, 2023High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “The caregiver was not aware of the number of children in her care.”
May 18, 2023
May 18, 2022Medium High746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
State’s note: “1 caregiver had cpr/first aid completed through only online learning.”
June 10, 2022
May 18, 2022Medium High746.3701(3) - Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
State’s note: “In the preschool room a fan was sitting on a table in reach of children. Note: This was corrected when the director removed the fan from the table.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Building Blocks?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 6, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Building Blocks have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 2 high-risk, 8 medium-high-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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