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Growing Smart Learning Center

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

13 state inspections, last 2 years
23 deficiencies on the state’s summary
19 high or medium-high risk
October 5, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued April 25, 2018
Capacity
87 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 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
1662001

Where

1110 S Austin St
Sherman, TX 75090

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 10
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 4
  • 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, 2026Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “The operation did not complete a fire drill in September 2026.”
October 5, 2026
November 8, 2025Medium746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not notify the parent of that the child was scratched and had a bruise.”
December 5, 2025
November 8, 2025Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “During the investigation, video footage was reviewed which showed that infants were placed with a group of children who included a six-year-old child.”
December 5, 2025
November 8, 2025High746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
State’s note: “During the investigation, video footage was reviewed which showed that two fourteen-month-old infants were placed in a restrictive device for approximately thirty minutes. The infants were not eating during this time.”
December 5, 2025
October 7, 2025Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “The records of two out of nine children were missing the following immunizations: Child 1- DTap(2), IPV-1, PCV(2), MMR-1, Varicella(1), HepA- 1; Child 2- DTap(2), Hib-1, PCV-2, MMR(1), HepA(1)”
December 17, 2025
March 17, 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: “This standard was evaluated and was found to be deficient. Caregivers did not properly supervise children who were roughhousing while in care.”
June 27, 2025
January 24, 2025High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation's management did not report an incident in which a child left the facility unsupervised.”
February 16, 2025
January 24, 2025Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be compliant. The operation did not provide an incident report to the parent regarding the situation in which a child left the facility unsupervised.”
February 16, 2025
January 24, 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: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A child left the facility unsupervised and ran down a nearby street to their parent who was driving away in a vehicle, while the childcare staff was unaware. Staff were made aware of this when the parent brought the child back into the building.”
February 16, 2025
October 14, 2024Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. An eight-month-old infant was in the classroom with multiple children who were more than 18 months older.”
November 11, 2024
October 14, 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 evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. Caregivers did not provide adequate supervision ensure an infant's safety when an school-aged child picked the infant up by the arms and accidently dropped the infant from the infant's standing position, causing the infant to hit their head on the ground.”
November 11, 2024
August 7, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver grabbed and lifted a child up by the arm and carried the child across the classroom by the arm.”
August 29, 2024
November 29, 2023Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “The operation has not conducted a fire drill since September 2023.”
December 1, 2023
March 3, 2023High746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
State’s note: “The fire extinguisher located in one of the operation's vehicles has not been approved by the local fire marshal and is empty.”
March 17, 2023
March 3, 2023High746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
State’s note: “Two of the operation's vehicles used to transport children have electronic safety alarm systems installed that are not functioning.”
March 20, 2023
March 3, 2023High746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “One of the operation's vehilces is not equipped with a first aid kit.”
March 17, 2023
October 22, 2022Medium High746.2803(4)(C) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
State’s note: “Based upon an investigation conducted by DFPS, a caregiver was observed physically redirecting children instead of using positive statements.”
January 27, 2023
July 7, 2022Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “The monthly fire drill was not conducted for the month of June 2022.”
July 29, 2022
July 6, 2022Medium High746.4103(b) - Policies for Release of Children - Record Identity of Person
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation released a child to a person other than the child's parent without checking for or recording a copy the person's ID.”
August 4, 2022
December 6, 2021Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “At the time of inspection one child did not have his most current immunization record on file for review.”
December 20, 2021
December 6, 2021Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “At the time of inspection 4 infants in care did not have a current infant feeding instruction form that had been completed by the parent. The latest instruction forms listed were for October.”
December 13, 2021
December 6, 2021Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “The last severe weather and lock down drills conducted at the center were in the months of July and April.”
December 20, 2021
October 29, 2021High746.3805(a)(1) - Administering Medication - According to Label Directions
State’s note: “This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that the center did not have copy of the child's medication prescription from a medical professional on file. Medication dosage was only administered by parent's instruction alone.”
November 29, 2021

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Growing Smart Learning Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 5, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Growing Smart Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 23: 10 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 4 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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