Licensed child care center · public record
Grace Discovery Center
Temple, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
15 state inspections, last 2 years
26 deficiencies on the state’s summary
23 high or medium-high risk
October 23, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued December 17, 2015
- Capacity
- 115 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
- 1568363
Where
2009 S 57th St
Temple, TX 76504
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 26.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2025 | High | 746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device State’s note: “During an investigation it was found that an infant is placed in a car seat and sometimes sleeps in the car seat.” |
| November 13, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “During an investigation it was found that infants were in the same room with children who are 4 years old. There was more than an 18 month difference between the youngest and oldest child in the room. The operation had enough staff at the operation to split the classrooms but did not.” |
| June 11, 2025 | Medium High | 746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps State’s note: “Observed one toddler sitting in a high chair eatting, but was sitting on top of the safety straps instead of being strapped into the highchair. This was corrected when the child was strapped into the seat.” |
| June 11, 2025 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “Observed a cabinets in a classroom with children unlocked. The cabinet had chemicals such as lysol wipes. This was corrected when the cabinet was locked.” |
| March 7, 2025 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “The operation sent an email regarding the incident on 2/28/25 the day the incident occurred but the email was not received by licensing until 3/7/2025. The operation was told that they could not leave emails or voicemails regarding injuries as the email could be missed or the inspector could be out of the office. An administrative penalty will be recommend…” |
| February 27, 2025 | High | 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle State’s note: “Observed one transportation vehicle without a Child safety alarm. I spoke with the director about getting one installed. The director stated that they will not use the vehicle until it is installed.” |
| February 27, 2025 | Medium | 746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights State’s note: “The operational policies were missing the parents rights section.” |
| February 27, 2025 | High | 746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization State’s note: “Observed 2 children files out of 8 files without the Emergency Authorization information being completed.” |
| February 27, 2025 | High | 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher State’s note: “Observed a fire extinguisher in one of the vans that was not serviced. A new serviced fire extinguisher was added to the van.” |
| February 27, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4805(d) - Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - No Overlap State’s note: “Observed two slides that did not have the 6 foot use zone from the slide to other equipment on the playground. Both slides were removed from the playground.” |
| February 27, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “Observed 1 childs file without the child allegy FARE form completed by a health care professional.” |
| February 27, 2025 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “Observed a cabinet in a classroom that was unlocked and had Lysol and bleach water in the reacch of children. This was corrected when the chemicals were removed and locked.” |
| February 27, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Observed nails and staples sticking out of wood and planter boxed on the playground. There was a broken outlet cover in one of the classrooms. There were broken plastic planter boxes. There was also warped wood on a play structure. In two classrooms there were chairs stacked high which could fall on children. There was also one room that is being used for st…” |
| February 27, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered State’s note: “Observed 2 outlets that were uncovered. This was corrected at inspection when covers were added.” |
| September 6, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt State’s note: “It was found that a child had an accident on themself and they were not changed out of the soiled clothes. This was corrected when the operation staff was spoken to about changing soiled clothes.” |
| September 6, 2023 | Medium | 746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance State’s note: “The operation could not provide sign in or out forms for certain employees.” |
| September 6, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “It was found that there was feces found on the handle of the toilet, and toilet paper on the walls in the bathroom. This was corrected when the bathroom was cleaned. There was no feces or toilet paper on the bathroom walls or toilet during my inspection.” |
| September 6, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1011(a) - Director present-Minimum 75% State’s note: “It was found that one out of two directors has not been present at least 75% or 30 hours a week at the operation. This was corrected when an email was received from the operation stating to remove the director as a director.” |
| September 6, 2023 | Medium High | 746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan State’s note: “Observed children with food allergies without a food allergy plan on file from the health care professional.” |
| August 25, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs State’s note: “A child had a medical condition occur while in care and caregivers were unaware of the child's special care needs that were listed on their admission forms.” |
| July 11, 2023 | Medium High | 746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing State’s note: “Observed a rocking airplain on the playground that did not have loose fill around the equipment.” |
| July 11, 2023 | High | 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle State’s note: “I did not observe a child safety alarm on any of the vans for transportation.” |
| April 19, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered State’s note: “An electrical outlet was exposed in a pre-k classroom. A safety cover was immediately placed over the electrical outlet when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.” |
| April 19, 2022 | Medium | 746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer State’s note: “An infant was observed sitting in an infant chair. The chair was equipped with safety straps and the safety straps were not fastened. The safety straps were immediately fastened when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.” |
| January 12, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered State’s note: “During a walk-through of the facility, an electrical outlet in the pre-k classroom was exposed. A safety cover was immediately placed over the electrical outlet when addressed. This deficiency was corrected at inspection.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- July 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 2, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- February 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 19, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 10, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- February 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 4, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- February 4, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 14, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 13, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Grace Discovery Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 15 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 23, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Grace Discovery Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 26: 7 high-risk, 16 medium-high-risk, 3 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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