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Moody Early Childhood Center

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

23 state inspections, last 2 years
29 deficiencies on the state’s summary
19 high or medium-high risk
October 22, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 9, 2017
Capacity
500 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
1634871

Where

1110 Moody Ave
Galveston, TX 77550

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 14
  • Medium-high 5
  • Medium 8
  • Medium-low 2
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 29.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
June 29, 2026Medium Low746.1329(a) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
State’s note: “At time of inspection, one caregivers file was observed to have pre-service training. FIle was missing training certificates for annual training that could not be located during inspection.”
July 13, 2026
May 19, 2026High746.307(a) - Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
State’s note: “The operation was not able to inform me on how they will ensure that staff understand to notify the parents of a child immediately if there is an allegation that the child has been abused, neglected, or exploited, as defined in Texas Family Code ?261.001, while in care outside of firing its staff.”
May 22, 2026
May 19, 2026Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation was unable to tell me how they will make sure that staff create an incident/ illness report any other non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, a child at risk for injury or harm, such as forgetting a child in a center vehicle or not preventing a child from wandering away from the child-care center unsupervised outside of firing st…”
May 22, 2026
May 19, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “The operation was not able to inform me on how their staff will Demonstrate competency, good judgment, and self-control in the presence of children and when performing assigned responsibilities; outside of firing its staff.”
May 22, 2026
May 19, 2026High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “The operation was not able to inform me on how they will ensure that staff understand that there must be no harsh, cruel, or unusual treatment of any child. I was just informed that they will fire staff.”
May 22, 2026
May 19, 2026High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “The operation was not able to inform me on how they will ensure that no child is abused, neglected, or exploited while in the care of the center; and outside of firing its staff.”
May 22, 2026
September 3, 2025Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “Toddler rooms had a plastic sink in the kitchen area broken. (This was corrected when the caregiver threw the sink away). A mat in the library was ripped. (This was corrected when a caregiver threw the mat away). In a Pre-K room there were electrical cords hanging off of the counter. (This was corrected when a staff and a caregiver cleaned up the area and en…”
September 12, 2025
April 16, 2025High746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
State’s note: “During the walk through a two year old child who is medically diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy was strapped inside of a chair because the child was fighting with other children in the classroom.”
April 16, 2025
February 13, 2025Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Eight infants were missing an updated infant care sheet”
February 17, 2025
August 28, 2024High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, the caregiver used inappropriate discipline with a child in care. The caregiver actions were concerning when it appeared that they were targeting the child's every action.”
October 4, 2024
August 28, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was observed grabbing a child by the neck.”
October 4, 2024
August 28, 2024High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was observed yelling at a child via video.”
October 4, 2024
May 29, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on information obtained during the DFPS investigation, a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when the caregiver did not tell the truth about the incident which led to the caregiver pulling a child's arm, which resulted in the child needing medical attention.”
July 11, 2024
May 29, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was observed grabbing a child's right arm.”
July 11, 2024
March 7, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “Based on external documentation, an incident report was not completed by the operation within the required timeframe. The incident report was completed 9 days later.”
May 2, 2024
March 7, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation that prohibited punishment of grabbing a child was used.”
May 2, 2024
March 7, 2024Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on information obtained during the investigation, the licensing incident and illness report was not completed.”
May 2, 2024
February 22, 2024Medium High746.605(13) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
State’s note: “One file reviewed is missing the special needs documentation required by the new admission forms.”
February 29, 2024
February 22, 2024Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “There was no drills documentation since December 2023.”
February 26, 2024
February 22, 2024Medium High746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
State’s note: “There is no documentation that the monthly check were done for the month of January 2024.”
February 23, 2024
February 22, 2024Medium746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission
State’s note: “One file did was missing the child s ability to swim without assistance documentation required by the new admission forms.”
February 29, 2024
February 22, 2024HighHRC 42.0563 - Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor
State’s note: “The operation has failed to complete the Pre-Employment affidavit on caregivers with hire date 09/18/2023 and 10/04/2023.”
February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024Medium High746.5307(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
State’s note: “There is no documentation that the monthly check were done for the month of January 2024.”
February 23, 2024
February 22, 2024Medium Low746.605(3) - Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
State’s note: “Four out of 10 files reviewed did not have the admission date on the form. This was corrected at inspection when the dates were added to the admission form.”
At the inspection
February 22, 2024Medium746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
State’s note: “Three out of ten files did not have the complete admission form paperwork.”
February 22, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Moody Early Childhood Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 23 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 22, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Moody Early Childhood Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 29: 14 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 8 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.

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