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Gingerbread School and Daycare

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

7 state inspections, last 2 years
15 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
September 10, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 28, 2019
Capacity
150 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 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
1691538

Where

2202 Half League Rd
Port Lavaca, TX 77979

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 5
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 7
  • 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
September 10, 2026Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Two infant feeding instructions had not been updated in the past thirty days.”
September 14, 2026
February 27, 2026High746.1205(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 information gathered, supervision of children was not appropriate, which led to a child exiting the facility and was in the parking lot for approximately forty-five seconds. In addition, it was determined that children have been allowed to leave the cafeteria area and use the bathroom down the hall unsupervised.”
March 24, 2026
February 27, 2026High746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
State’s note: “Based on information gathered, caregivers were unsure of which children they are responsible for when mixed with other classes in the cafeteria area.”
March 24, 2026
November 20, 2025Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “The recall list was last certified on 2/8/24.”
November 21, 2025
May 12, 2025High746.1205(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 information gathered, supervision was not appropriate which resulted in children playing with a paper cutter.”
June 6, 2025
January 8, 2024High746.1205(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: “During the course of the DFPS investigation, it was determined that supervision was not appropriate. A child was spanked on the bare bottom by another child. The act was recorded by another child and a photo was taken by a different child on their personal devices.”
February 13, 2024
January 8, 2024Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on information gathered during a DFPS investigation, parents were notified of the incident however, an incident/illness report was not completed when a child was placed at risk when the child was spanked on the bare bottom by another child.”
February 13, 2024
December 21, 2023Medium746.501(a)(18)(F) - Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
State’s note: “The operational policies lacked information regarding the criteria that will be used to determine if the weather is appropriate for outdoor play”
January 4, 2024
October 7, 2022Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “Based on information gathered, the operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation that a child was injured and received medical attention.”
November 22, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium High746.1301(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training
State’s note: “The director's transportation training expired October 2021.”
February 9, 2022
February 7, 2022High746.605(7) - Required Admission Information - Release Information
State’s note: “One out of ten children's files evaluated lacked complete release information.”
February 8, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium High746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
State’s note: “Five out of ten personnel records evaluated lacked all the required 24 hours of annual training for the period evaluated.”
March 7, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
State’s note: “The operational policies lacked promotion of physical activity.”
February 9, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “The consumer product recall was last certified on 7/31/2020.”
February 8, 2022
February 7, 2022Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Three infant feeding instructions had not been updated in the past thirty days.”
February 8, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Gingerbread School and Daycare?

Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 10, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Gingerbread School and Daycare have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 15: 5 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 7 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.

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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