Licensed child care center · public record
Kids @ First Nursery and Preschool
Dickinson, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
2 state inspections, last 2 years
24 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
October 1, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued November 20, 2018
- Capacity
- 113 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1674923
Where
200 Fm 517 Rd W
Dickinson, TX 77539
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “At time of inspection, one caregiver did not have notarized affidavit form 2985 completed in file.” |
| October 1, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “At time of inspection, Sanitation Inspection was past due. The last Sanitation Inspection was conducted on 2/24/2025.” |
| October 1, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “At time of inspection, the fire inspection was past due. The last Fire Inspection was conducted on 8/26/2025.” |
| October 1, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing State’s note: “At time of inspection, one caregiver did not have Pediatric First Aid card on file.” |
| October 1, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR State’s note: “At time of inspection, one caregiver did not have Pediatric CPR card on file.” |
| October 1, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “At time of inspection, one child was missing emergency contact information.” |
| October 2, 2025 | Medium | 746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights State’s note: “At time of inspection, Parent Rights was not documented in Operational Policies.” |
| October 2, 2025 | Medium High | 746.605(15) - Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan State’s note: “At time of inspection, one child's admission form stated a food allergy. Food Allergy Plan was not observed in child's file or classroom.” |
| October 2, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “At time of inspection, five out of the ten children files reviewed did not have health statement.” |
| October 2, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) State’s note: “At time of inspection, three out of ten staff files reviewed did not have Affidavit form 2912.” |
| October 2, 2025 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “At time of inspection, four out of the six infants did not have feeding instruction sheets.” |
| October 2, 2025 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “At time of inspection, one child had seven medication that expired.” |
| October 2, 2025 | Medium | 746.2505(4)(A) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler State’s note: “At time of inpsection, one out of the seven classrooms observed did not have children's name labeled on training cups.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “Staff hired on 1/5/2023 was missing 2 clock hours for their annual training 2023-2024 year.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements State’s note: “Staff hired on 1/5/2023 was missing documentation showing how they meet education requirements.” |
| October 10, 2023 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “During inspection, a fire inspection was last conducted on 5/3/2022.” |
| October 10, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “Staff hired on 6/7/2021 did not have 24 hours of annual training for 2022-2023.” |
| October 17, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training State’s note: “Staff hired on 8/9/2019 had 17 hours, Staff hired on 1/3/2022 had 14 hours, Staff hired on 7/18/2018 had 16 hours, and Staff hired on 8/9/2019 had 16 hours of annual training for 2021-2022 year.” |
| October 17, 2022 | Medium | 746.203(1) - Liability Insurance Requirements - Have Coverage of at Least $300,000 For Each Occurrence of Negligence State’s note: “During inspection, liabilty insurance expired 9/20/2022.” |
| November 22, 2021 | High | 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children State’s note: “A child was left unattended on the playground.” |
| November 22, 2021 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “An incident report was not shared with the parent after a child was left unsupervised.” |
| November 22, 2021 | Medium | 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “An incident report was not filled out after a child was left unsupervised.” |
| November 22, 2021 | Medium | 746.1003(2) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards State’s note: “The person in charge did not ensure that minimum standards was followed.” |
| November 22, 2021 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “Operation did not notify licensing after a child was left on the playground.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 1, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 10, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 17, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 3, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 23, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 22, 2021 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Kids @ First Nursery and Preschool?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 1, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Kids @ First Nursery and Preschool have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 24: 4 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 10 medium-risk, 2 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.
Other day cares in Dickinson
- A LifeTime of Learning Child Care CenterLicensed child care center
- S&A's Fun Time Learn Time AcademyLicensed child care center
- Kid City League CityLicensed child care center
- Highland Forest Daycare and Early Learning CenterLicensed child care center
- Learners Land Child Care CenterLicensed child care center
- YMCA After School @ Lobit ElementaryLicensed child care center
- Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning CenterLicensed child care center
- Dickinson ISD Gator AcademyLicensed child care center
Get Texas's new day cares every Monday
Free. The week’s new names for one region, in one short email. No account.
We only email you about Texas Daycare Report. Unsubscribe any time.