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Innovative Child Development Center-E Griffin

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

3 state inspections, last 2 years
20 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
May 4, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued December 29, 2021
Capacity
49 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 06:30 AM-08:00 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
1723734

Where

1806 E Griffin Pkwy
Mission, TX 78572

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 8
  • 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
May 21, 2025Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “Two out of six children's files reviewed are missing up-to-date immunization records.”
May 30, 2025
May 21, 2025Medium High746.1013(a)(1) - Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Knows in Charge
State’s note: “A person in charge was not designed during director's absence.”
May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “Feeding instructions for a child not yet eating table food were not available for review at the time of inspection and instructions for another child were last reviewed on 04/04/2025.”
May 23, 2025
June 27, 2024Medium746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
State’s note: “The emergency practiices form was not maintained. Safety documentation for fire drills, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detector checks was not available for the months of January to May 2024.”
June 28, 2024
June 27, 2024Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “A caregiver was missing annual training on the following topics for training year 4/21/2023-4/20/2024: (1) Emergency preparedness; (3) Administering medication, if applicable, including compliance with 746.3803 of this chapter (relating to What authorization must I obtain before administering a medication to a child in my care?); (4) Preventing a…”
July 5, 2024
March 5, 2024Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “Two infants were not securely strapped on their chairs on elevated table. Note: The infant were strapped during the inspection.”
At the inspection
March 5, 2024High746.3701(9) - Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “There was a bucket of water in the hallway which was across two classrooms used by the children. Note: The bucket of water was removed.”
At the inspection
March 1, 2024Medium High746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
State’s note: “A caregiver failed to properly supervise the children during naptime preparations which resulted in a child sustaining a forehead injury on two consecutive occasions.”
April 5, 2024
December 30, 2022Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “The Children's products certification form used to indicate that the center has reviewed the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall list was not current. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the form was updated and posted.”
At the inspection
December 30, 2022Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “2 of 4 children's immunization records reviewed were not current.”
January 6, 2023
December 30, 2022Medium High746.4309 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Gates Locked
State’s note: “A caregiver caring for a group of children in the outdoor playground did not have the key to the locked exit gate. Note: This was addressed with the caregiver and person in charge. During the inspection a different group of children were observed in the outdoor playground and the caregiver had the key to the gate with her.”
At the inspection
December 30, 2022High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “There was no background check available for an employee present at the operation who had direct contact with children in care. Note: The employee left the operation during the inspection.”
December 30, 2022
May 20, 2022Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “Nails were exposed inside a children's play house in the outdoor playground. The sharp point of the nails were along the top area inside the playhouse and posed a safety hazard for children. Note: This was CORRECTED during the insepction as the exposed nails were hammered flat into the wall of the play house.”
At the inspection
May 6, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when the caregiver picked up a child by the wrists causing the child to sustain an injury.”
July 1, 2022
May 6, 2022Medium High746.1605 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that there was more than an 18 month difference when three infants were combined with older children. The oldest child in the group was 8 years old and the youngest infant was between 0-11 months of age.”
July 6, 2022
November 8, 2021Medium High746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
State’s note: “The diaper changing mat in the toddler room was torn.”
November 9, 2021
November 8, 2021Medium High746.2911 - Adequate Lighting During Naptime
State’s note: “The lighting in the infant room was not adequate to allow visual supervision of all children in the room. Note: The hallway light was turned on to allow more lighting in the room.”
November 8, 2021
November 8, 2021Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “Ratios were not met in the infant room when a caregiver was caring for 6 infants during naptime. The specified age of the children in the group was between 12-17 months. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children a caregiver may supervise when the specified age of the children in the group is 12-17 months is 5. The group was out of ratio by …”
November 8, 2021
November 8, 2021Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “There were no feeding instructions available for review for 2 infants in care.”
November 9, 2021
November 8, 2021Medium746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
State’s note: “1 of 4 children's records reviewed was missing the child's emergency contact's address, the child's immunization record, and a statement of the child s special care needs. NOTE: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the missing information was obtained and placed in the child's file.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Innovative Child Development Center-E Griffin?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on May 4, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Innovative Child Development Center-E Griffin have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 20: 3 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 8 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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