Licensed child care center · public record
Galveston's Brite Beginning, LLC
Galveston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued October 3, 2018
- Capacity
- 176 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 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
- 1681104
Where
1914 45th St
Galveston, TX 77550
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. Showing the newest 25 of 33.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report State’s note: “During the record check the operation appeard to not have a recent sanitation inspection report.” |
| June 18, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired State’s note: “During the walkthrough of the playground area a wooden log on the playground structure appeared to be deteriorating with wood peices exposed. It was requested to be replaced.” |
| June 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “In the toddler room a wooden closet used in the home center was broken exposing the wood and hardware pieces. Note: This was removed from the classroom. Outside: On the wooden play structure there was two boards that were starting to rot and break.” |
| June 19, 2025 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Feeding instructions have not been updated monthly for the infants who are not yet on table food.” |
| June 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “One child's file stated the child had a food allergy. This was corrected when the director called the parent and was able to get the parent to send in writing that the child does not have a food allergy. The director updated the form with the parents permission.” |
| June 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets State’s note: “The sheets in the cribs were too tight causing the matresses to fold upwards. Note: Infants were not asleep in the observed cribs where the sheets were too tight.” |
| June 19, 2025 | Medium | 746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant State’s note: “Cribs were not labeled with the infants names.” |
| June 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean State’s note: “Two outlets in the toddler room had the plates loose. Note: This was fixed when the director's husband put a new plate on the outlets and sealed the edges with caulk. In the three year old room: An outlet was loose and halfway broken away from the wall. This exposed a whole behind it. The door to the restroom in the back of the room was observed to have v…” |
| October 31, 2024 | Medium | 746.909 - Access to Personnel Records State’s note: “The personnal records were not available during inspection.” |
| October 31, 2024 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Six infant care sheets were not updated in the last 30 days.” |
| October 31, 2024 | Medium | 746.601(c) - Provide Access to Children's Records - Licensing State’s note: “The children's files were not available during this inspection.” |
| February 16, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3501(6) - Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child's Reach State’s note: “Both infant classrooms observed had diapers and pulls ups in reach of children. This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the items.” |
| February 16, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean State’s note: “Multiple walls in the toddler classroom have peeling and chipped paint.” |
| November 6, 2023 | Medium | 746.2205(a)(4) - Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods State’s note: “I observed 9 children sitting at three tables not doing any activities while the rest of the children were working on various table top activities.” |
| September 13, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface State’s note: “In several classrooms, the diaper changing mat was torn. Note: Corrected when the torn mat was replaced.” |
| September 13, 2023 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “In the restroom several bottles of cleaning supplies was observed under the cabinet in which children had access to. A photo was taken and the director removed the cleaning supplies.” |
| September 13, 2023 | Medium | 746.801(1) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records State’s note: “The paperwork was not available for review upon request.” |
| September 13, 2023 | Medium High | 746.4603(5) - Prohibited Equipment - Multiple Occupancy Swings State’s note: “On the school age playground an airplane that teeters was on the playground. This was corrected at inspection when the air plane was removed from the playground.” |
| August 10, 2023 | High | 746.1205(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: “Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, supervision was not maintained which resulted in child-on-child sexual misconduct. Although the caregiver was in the classroom, the caregiver was not able to intervene or have close enough proximity to a child to ensure their safety.” |
| August 10, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was on their cell phone while children were in care.” |
| August 10, 2023 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “A parent informed the operation of an incident that contained serious allegations concerns for children in care. The operation did not report the allegations to Child Care Regulation.” |
| February 16, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “One infant caregiver was caring for 8 infants ages 2 months, 7 months, 8 months, 8 months, 10 months, 12 months, 12 months, and 13 months. The specified age group is 0-11 months. The caregiver was over ratio for infants by caring for 4 more infants than allowed. This was corrected when another caregiver came into the classroom and stayed.” |
| February 16, 2023 | High | 746.2427 - AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant State’s note: “I observed a 3 month old infant sleeping in a gliding swing with a head positioned in the glider. The caregiver removed the child from the glider. Photos were taken.” |
| February 16, 2023 | High | 746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age State’s note: “I observed 6 infants sleeping in playyards with blankets. The caregiver removed the blankets from the infants. Photos were taken.” |
| February 16, 2023 | Medium | 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills State’s note: “There is no documentation that a drills were conducted in January 2023.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- June 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 26, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 21, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 31, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 23, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- February 16, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 8, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 6, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 13, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 31, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 10, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- March 3, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 16, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Galveston's Brite Beginning, LLC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 18, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Galveston's Brite Beginning, LLC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 33: 5 high-risk, 14 medium-high-risk, 14 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.
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