Licensed child care center · public record
Smart Start Child Care
San Juan, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 27, 2019
- Capacity
- 88 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
- 1687547
Where
102 W Amy Dr Ste 2
San Juan, TX 78589
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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “Four employee records being reviewed were missing several of the following required trainings from their previous annual training year: hazardous materials, building safety, allergic reactions, emergency preparedness, medication administration, and communicable diseases.” |
| January 5, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5537(a)(1) - Electric or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Install new Battery in Each CO Detector Annually State’s note: “Carbon monoxide detector was tested during the inspection, the detector was out of batteries. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when the batteries were changed, carbon monoxide detector test worked after the change of batteries.” |
| January 23, 2023 | Low | 746.901(3) - Required Personnel Records - TB Test State’s note: “Out of the staff files reviewed, there was no verification of a TB test for any of the staff.” |
| March 15, 2022 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(1) - Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities State’s note: “Children were observed using cellphones and tablets while TV was playing a movie. Note: This was corrected during inspection as TV was turned off, screens were removed and an activity was given to all children.” |
| March 15, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “Caregiver was observed supervising 5 infants with a specified age group of 0-11months old. Note: This was corrected during inspection as a second caregiver came into the classroom.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- December 4, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 9, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 4, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 23, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 30, 2022 Report · deficiency found: No
- March 25, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 15, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 1, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Smart Start Child Care?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on December 4, 2025. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Smart Start Child Care have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 5: 2 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 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.
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