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Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center

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

19 state inspections, last 2 years
22 deficiencies on the state’s summary
20 high or medium-high risk
October 23, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 28, 1992
Capacity
431 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
248559

Where

3215 Old Jacksonville Rd
Tyler, TX 75701

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 10
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 2
  • 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
October 5, 2026High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed during an investigation and was found to be deficient. It was determined that a caregiver used an inappropriate discipline method by roughly pushing a child down onto a nap cot during naptime. The caregiver is no longer at the operation.”
October 12, 2026
July 8, 2026Medium High746.2101(a) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - Splashing/Wading Activities
State’s note: “During the inspection there was a total of 11 children with the youngest being two years old supervised by two caregivers utlizing a splash pad/ wading pool.”
July 8, 2026
May 26, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed during an investigation. There was sufficient evidence that supports that a caregiver used an inappropriate discipline method when a child was grabbed by the arm.”
June 10, 2026
October 7, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “A caregiver used inappropriately discipline by grabbing a child by their arm.”
October 21, 2025
November 22, 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: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child was left in the bathroom and was soon found by another caregiver in the hallway unsupervised.”
December 20, 2024
November 1, 2024High746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed during an investigation and found to be out of compliance. Infants in care were not supervised in an appropriate manner allowing the caregiver to intervene when they were able to put inappropriate items in their mouths posing a risk to their health, and when an infant was able to partially fall on a counter leading to an injury.”
November 27, 2024
January 9, 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: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child was left unsupervised in a classroom.”
February 6, 2024
January 3, 2024Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The workmen entered the room and left a tool bag within the reach of children during class.”
January 18, 2024
August 29, 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: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child opened a door and got out of the classroom and walked down the hallway unsupervised.”
September 26, 2023
April 13, 2023Medium High746.2803(4)(B) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Use Clear, Positive Statements
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not use positive statements with the child when the child was held in time out.”
May 2, 2023
February 10, 2023High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver was observed on camera pulling a child by the wrist.”
February 21, 2023
February 10, 2023Medium High746.2803(4)(C) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not redirect a child using positive statements as required and moved the child by picking up the child and placing them on the nap mat.”
February 13, 2023
November 3, 2022Medium746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
State’s note: “A child was observed in a high chair table to be in the seat and not buckled. This was corrected at inspection.”
At the inspection
November 1, 2022Medium High746.2803(4)(C) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver lifted a child by the wrist which resulted in a child receiving nursemaid's elbow.”
November 22, 2022
November 1, 2022Medium High746.307(b)(1) - AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify a parent timely when a child was injured and needed medical treatment.”
November 22, 2022
November 1, 2022Medium High746.1203(6) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. A caregiver was viewed on video to be on a personal phone when supervising children when an accident occurred.”
November 22, 2022
October 10, 2022Medium746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not notify the parent when a child was involved in a fall that could have resulted in a less serious injury.”
October 27, 2022
September 6, 2022Medium High746.2415(a)(1) - Prohibited Equipment for Infants - Baby Walkers
State’s note: “During inspection an infant was seen in baby walker. The infant was removed during inspection and the walker was removed from the room.”
At the inspection
August 17, 2022Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “The allergy alert plans were reviewed and two plans did not have the parents signature.”
August 24, 2022
August 17, 2022Medium High746.2911 - Adequate Lighting During Naptime
State’s note: “The lighting in one of the classrooms was not adequate lighting to see the children during nap. This was corrected at inspection.”
At the inspection
August 15, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not use good judgment when the bottle was failed to be verified by the name on the bottle and the name of the child, which resulted in a child being given the wrong bottle.”
September 2, 2022
March 16, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not use good judgment when the infant feeding verification procedures for the operation were not followed which resulted in an infant receiving the wrong breas tmilk bottle.”
April 21, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 19 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 23, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 22: 10 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 2 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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