Licensed child care center · public record
Growing in Grace Academy LLC
Kingsville, 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
6 deficiencies on the state’s summary
5 high or medium-high risk
June 5, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued May 22, 2024
- Capacity
- 154 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
- 1788291
Where
144 N 4th St
Kingsville, TX 78363
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The large playground was observed to have animal feces, broken glass, exposed wires, broken toys, trash, and fire ants. A protruding barrier stake was also observed around the playground structure.” |
| April 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4907(e) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Must Not be Used Indoors State’s note: “The preschool and school age playground lacked the required 6inches of loose fill surfacing.” |
| January 9, 2026 | 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 investigation by DFPS, caregivers were observed on their phones while supervising children.” |
| May 20, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1311(d) - Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months State’s note: “The following trainnig is not current for an employee: Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS); Understanding early childhood brain develpment and Child Maltreatment.” |
| January 24, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 21, 2025, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.” |
| December 13, 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 information gathered, a child was not supervised by a caregiver in the playground due to caregiver completing other work duties. This allowed the child to squeeze through the bars of the gate causing her to wander outside the operation unsupervised for approximately 10 minutes. Child was unharmed.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- June 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 13, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 9, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 24, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- October 22, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 17, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 4, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- March 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 15, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 31, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Growing in Grace Academy LLC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 5, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Growing in Grace Academy LLC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 6: 1 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-low-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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