Licensed child care center · public record
Smart Kids Educational Day Care
Brownsville, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
8 state inspections, last 2 years
8 deficiencies on the state’s summary
5 high or medium-high risk
September 9, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 22, 2002
- Capacity
- 62 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-05:30 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
- 815138
Where
1703 Boca Chica Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78520
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4907(e) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Must Not be Used Indoors State’s note: “The loose fill around the ladder is less than the required depth. grass is visible in the use zone.” |
| October 22, 2025 | Medium | 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two State’s note: “Observed caregiver supervising 10 children between the ages of 10 months to 2 years old while they were watching television not associated with the lesson plan. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as the television was turned off and caregiver continued with the lesson plan at the time of inspection.” |
| October 20, 2025 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “A caregiver did not use good judgement by allowing children to watch television while strapping another child to a chair and face the wall.” |
| April 6, 2023 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “6 children's files were evaluated and 3 do not have an individual other than the parent in case of an emergency.” |
| April 6, 2023 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “6 children's files were evaluated and 1 did not have the immunizations on file at the time of inspection.” |
| April 6, 2023 | Medium | 746.501(a)(30) - Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services State’s note: “Written operational policy does not include supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs.” |
| May 3, 2022 | High | 746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions State’s note: “One transportation vehicle purchased in 2016 does not have the electronic child safety alarm installed at the time of inspection.” |
| May 3, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “Transportation training for employee has not been updated. Last completed 9/27/2019.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 17, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 4, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 22, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 20, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 7, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 2, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 6, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 17, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 3, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Smart Kids Educational Day Care?
Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 9, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Smart Kids Educational Day Care have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 8: 2 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 3 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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