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Growing Minds Early Educational Center LLC

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

9 state inspections, last 2 years
14 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
October 29, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued October 10, 2025
Capacity
44 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:15 AM-05:45 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
1812620

Where

2851 Us Highway 90 E
Castroville, TX 78009

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 2
  • Medium-high 5
  • Medium 6
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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
June 11, 2026Medium746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
State’s note: “Re-cite: The director's record was lacking certificates for 16.5 out of the 30 annual training hours required.”
June 19, 2026
April 28, 2026Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The operation has not had an annual sanitation inspection in over 12 months.”
May 12, 2026
April 28, 2026Medium746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
State’s note: “The director's record was lacking certificates for 16.5 out of the 30 annual training hours required.”
May 5, 2026
April 28, 2026Medium746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
State’s note: “One out of four employee records reviewed was lacking documentation on how the employee meets the educational requirements.”
April 29, 2026
December 3, 2025Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “The operation combined two classrooms in which the youngest child and oldest child were more than 18 months apart in age. The youngest child was 15 months old and the oldest child was 4 years old. This was corrected at inspection when the 15 month old was moved to the infant room.”
December 3, 2025
December 3, 2025Medium746.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space
State’s note: “The operation changed space by renovating and removing a wall between a classroom and office as well as adding a half wall between the entrance and pre-k room. The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation of these changes.”
December 3, 2025
September 12, 2025Medium High746.2411(2)(I) - Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Label for Each Infant
State’s note: “Three out of four play yards were not labeled for each infant. This was corrected at inspection when labels were made and added above each play yard.”
At the inspection
September 12, 2025Medium High746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
State’s note: “A caregiver did not know the ages of the children they were supervising and they did not have a list available with the information to reference. This was corrected at inspection when a list with the children's names and birth dates was provided to the caregiver.”
At the inspection
July 9, 2025Medium High746.3701(4) - Safety - Sliding Door Glass Marked
State’s note: “The sliding doors are not marked with a decal or other material at the children's eye level.”
July 11, 2025
June 12, 2025Medium746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
State’s note: “Two out four children's records evaluated were lacking a complete health statement.”
June 26, 2025
June 12, 2025High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “An employee with a pending background check was present and providing care to children at the operation. This was corrected at inspection when the employee left the operation.”
June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025Medium Low746.401(9) - Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
State’s note: “A list of current employees was not posted. This was corrected at inspection when an current list of employees was posted.”
At the inspection
June 12, 2025Medium746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information
State’s note: “One out of four children's records evaluated were lacking physician information and information for an emergency care facility.”
June 13, 2025
June 12, 2025High746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
State’s note: “One out of four children's records evaluated were lacking an emergency medical authorization.”
June 13, 2025

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Growing Minds Early Educational Center LLC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 29, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Growing Minds Early Educational Center LLC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 14: 2 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 6 medium-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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