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New Song Child Care

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

7 state inspections, last 2 years
20 deficiencies on the state’s summary
16 high or medium-high risk
April 15, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued April 30, 2013
Capacity
58 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
1502633

Where

3238 Holly
Corpus Christi, TX 78415

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 6
  • Medium-high 10
  • 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
March 17, 2026Medium High746.3417(1) - Children Handwashing Before Eating
State’s note: “Children in the prek classroom did not wash their hands prior to eating their snack/meal.”
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026Medium High746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
State’s note: “The emergency plan for the operation does not include how children under 24 months of age will be evacuated.”
March 27, 2026
March 7, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Poor judgement was demonstrated when food in the form of candy was being used as a reward.”
April 4, 2025
November 18, 2024High746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
State’s note: “In the absence of the director, there is not a qualified assistant director in place.”
December 2, 2024
November 18, 2024Medium High746.1011(a) - Director present-Minimum 75%
State’s note: “The operations director is not at the operation 75% of the operating hours.”
December 2, 2024
October 10, 2024Medium High746.4751(a) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily
State’s note: “The daily playground checklist inspections are not being documented. A large screw was found by a child on the playground. The large screw was given to the teacher, in front of the Licensing Inspector.”
October 11, 2024
September 26, 2024High746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
State’s note: “One of the caregivers was not aware of the number of children she was responsible for.”
September 26, 2024
September 24, 2024High746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
State’s note: “In the absence of the director, there is not a qualified assistant director in place.”
November 11, 2024
September 24, 2024Medium High746.1011(a) - Director present-Minimum 75%
State’s note: “The operations director is not at the operation 75% of the operating hours.”
November 11, 2024
April 17, 2024Medium High746.2419(5) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Fed in Safe Manner
State’s note: “Bottles were observed in the cribs of two Infants.”
April 18, 2024
April 17, 2024Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “Of the three children s files reviewed, one was missing the immunization.”
May 1, 2024
April 26, 2023Medium746.2206(3)(A) - Written Activity Plan - Child-Initiated - Equipment/Materials In Reach
State’s note: “In the toddler room, there was insufficient number of toys and equipment accessible to children. Toys, books, and puzzles are stored on high shelves out of reach of children.”
May 9, 2023
April 26, 2023Medium746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
State’s note: “Two out of eight children's records evaluated did not have the required health statement on file.”
May 3, 2023
May 31, 2022Medium High746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
State’s note: “Two out of the five cribs in the infant room did not have tight, snug fitting sheets.”
June 14, 2022
May 31, 2022Medium High746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
State’s note: “The outside play area had two pieces of stationary play equipment--one is an apparatus that has bicycle wheels and the other is a stationary bouncy on springs---both pieces of equipment have peeling paint and rust. Also observed overgrown grass underneath the play equipment and along the fence line of outside play area. There were several ant piles observed…”
June 14, 2022
May 31, 2022Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed changing two infant diapers and did not wash the children's hands after diaper change.”
June 14, 2022
May 31, 2022High746.2909(5) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment -All Children Supervised
State’s note: “A five year old child was sleeping in the hallway during naptime. The child was separated from the group and the caregiver.”
May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022Medium High746.3407(13) - Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials
State’s note: “One classroom had a pair of adult scissors, bug spray, tape dispenser, and a bottle of children's Ibuprofen stored in an unsecured cabinet accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection.”
At the inspection
May 17, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “A child's whereabouts were unknown for approximately two minutes when child was found unsupervised in the restroom.”
June 16, 2022
May 17, 2022Medium746.3901(1) - Animals - Notify Parents in Writing
State’s note: “Operation did not notify parents in writing that an animal was present during operating hours.”
June 16, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected New Song Child Care?

Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 15, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does New Song Child Care have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 20: 6 high-risk, 10 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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