Licensed child care center · public record
Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center
Dickinson, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
4 state inspections, last 2 years
17 deficiencies on the state’s summary
13 high or medium-high risk
October 7, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued June 25, 2019
- Capacity
- 96 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 05:30 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
- 1685419
Where
3717 Highway 3 Ste A-D
Dickinson, TX 77539
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “At time of inspection, operation had not had a current fire inspection.” |
| October 7, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “At time of inspection, sanitation inspection had not been conducted.” |
| May 31, 2025 | High | 746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment State’s note: “Based on photos and documentation, caregiver hit another child in the face leaving a scratch.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “Staff hired on 8/22/2022 and director hired on 12/3/2020 had expired Pediatric CPR and First Aid cards on file.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “Staff hired on 5/23/2022 had 11 hours of annual training for 2023-2024 training year. Staff hired on 9/1/2019 had 17 hours of annual training for 2023-2024 training year.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3805(b)(3) - Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date State’s note: “During inspection, children with birth dates 6/30/2021, 3/19/2019, and 4/9/2012 had expired medications.” |
| October 16, 2024 | High | 746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions State’s note: “Two out of the three vans child safety alarms did not sound.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) State’s note: “Staff hired on 2/8/2024 did not have Pre-Employment affidavit form in file.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training State’s note: “Transporters hired on 10/10/2017, 2/8/2024, and 2/20/2020 have not taken transportation training for 2023-2024 year.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced State’s note: “Two out of the three buses had fire extinguishers that had not been serviced and were observed empty.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “Staff hired on 8/31/2021 did not have notarized affidavit in file.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium | 745.651(2)(A) - Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list State’s note: “Operation last validated their employee list on 5/6/2024.” |
| November 2, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training State’s note: “The director doesn't have current transportation training.” |
| August 7, 2023 | Medium High | 746.2911 - Adequate Lighting During Naptime State’s note: “During nap time in the toddler 1 room the class was very dark children and cargiver could not be seen upon entering the classroom, there was not sufficent lighting.” |
| November 2, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1301(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training State’s note: “Staff hired on 2/20/2020 did not have current transportation training on file.” |
| August 16, 2022 | Medium | 745.651(2)(A) - Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list State’s note: “Operation has not validated their people list since 1/11/2022. Noted: Director updated the people list during visit.” |
| November 10, 2021 | Medium High | 746.2403(5) - Infant Care Area - Space to Walk Between Cribs, Cots or Mats State’s note: “Mats were not spaced in the toddler room, this was corrected at inspection when they were spaced out.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 15, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 31, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 16, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 30, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 2, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 8, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 5, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 7, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 26, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- November 2, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 22, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 16, 2022 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 7, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 17: 3 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 2 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.
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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