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Graceday Village School

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

5 state inspections, last 2 years
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
September 22, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued May 29, 2015
Capacity
72 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
1570381

Where

1040 Country Ln
Castroville, TX 78009

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 6
  • 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 24, 2025Medium High746.5607(b) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
State’s note: “Three out of five booster seats used in the operation's transportation van were expired.”
October 1, 2025
May 19, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “Re-cited: A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when there were 20 children left in the care of one caregiver. The specified age group was 4 years old.”
May 19, 2025
May 6, 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: “Two children were observed entering the building from the playground without supervision to use the restroom. One caregiver was on a restroom break and the other was outside on the playground.”
May 6, 2025
April 29, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when there were 21 children left in the care of one caregiver. The specified age group was 4 years old.”
May 6, 2025
October 21, 2024Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “1 out of 4 employee records reviewed were lacking part of the required annual training topics.”
November 4, 2024
November 8, 2023Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “1 caregivers file is missing part of the required training hours for the previous year.”
November 22, 2023
November 8, 2023Medium High746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
State’s note: “The 2's room had a trash can with no lid accessible to the children. This was corrected during the inspection when the trash was removed from the room.”
At the inspection
November 8, 2023Medium746.501(a)(18)(D) - Written Operational Policies - Setting
State’s note: “The operational policies are lacking required information regarding employee vaccination requirements, promotion of outdoor play, and criteria for determining extreme weather.”
November 22, 2023
March 6, 2023Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “The operation lacked a fire drill for the month of February. CI: This was corrected at inspection when fire drill was conducted.”
At the inspection
March 6, 2023Medium746.2209 - Posting of Activity Plan
State’s note: “A current activity plan was not posted. CI: This was corrected at inspection when the activity plans were updated and posted.”
At the inspection
March 6, 2023Medium High746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced
State’s note: “The fire extinguisher was last serviced in November 2021. CI: this was corrected at inspection when a serviced fire extinguisher was brought into the facility.”
At the inspection
March 3, 2023Medium746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
State’s note: “The written maintenance checklist was last completed on December 16, 2022.”
March 9, 2023
August 23, 2022Medium High746.1613(a)(4) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
State’s note: “There was no an additional caregiver available at nap time, therefore when the infant caregiver stepped out of the room to heat a bottle leaving the classroom out of ratio.”
August 24, 2022
August 19, 2022Medium746.201(7) - Operation Open to Parents At All Times
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegation and found to be deficient. The parents were unaware they were welcome to go into their Childs' classrooms.”
August 23, 2022
August 19, 2022Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegation and found to be deficient. Person in charge was notified by a parent; their child went to the doctor for heat exhaustion following pick up from the operation, however this was not reported to licensing.”
September 2, 2022
November 23, 2021High746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
State’s note: “A two month old infant was sleeping in a crib swaddled without a sleep exception form.”
November 23, 2021
November 23, 2021Medium High746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
State’s note: “The play structure lacked the required nine inches of loose fill”
December 7, 2021
November 16, 2021High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Supervision was observed to not be adequate in the preschool classroom.”
November 23, 2021

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Graceday Village School?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 22, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Graceday Village School have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 3 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 6 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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