Licensed child care center · public record
Smart Start Child Care #2
Edinburg, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
4 state inspections, last 2 years
9 deficiencies on the state’s summary
5 high or medium-high risk
January 8, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued December 5, 2024
- Capacity
- 87 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
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1798271
Where
1506 S Sugar Rd
Edinburg, TX 78539
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 19, 2025 | Medium | 746.901(6) - Required Personnel Records -Training Hours State’s note: “Training records for two caregivers were not available for review.” |
| December 19, 2025 | High | 746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information State’s note: “The emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for eight children who are transported from school to the childcare center were not in the transportation vehicle. Corrected at Inspection: The information was placed in the transportation folder.” |
| December 19, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “Four caregivers completed Pediatric CPR training online without hands-on skill-based instruction, and practice.” |
| November 22, 2024 | Medium | 746.1111 - Education Outside of U.S. State’s note: “A staff member observed caring for a child is missing translation of education.” |
| November 22, 2024 | Low | 746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “1 out of 5 staff files reviewed is missing the following: Employment Affidavit Pre-Employment Affidavit” |
| September 17, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “A fire drill was not conducted for the month of August.” |
| July 11, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4419 - Toilets, Sinks and Fountains Used Safely and Independently State’s note: “Children's restrooms were not equipped with step stools to allow children to use the sinks and toilets safely and independently. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as step stools were provided in each restroom.” |
| July 11, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Black mold was observed on the ceiling of a storage room located in a pre-school room. A musty odor was present in the room and water was leaking from the ceiling in the storage room. In addition, drain pipes under a children's sink were not connected.” |
| July 11, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “The operational policies reviewed was missing information on the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Developmental Activities and Activity Plan); the policies must include: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play; (B) The duration of physical activity at your…” |
Recent inspections and visits
- January 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 23, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 22, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 9, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 17, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 11, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Smart Start Child Care #2?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 8, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Smart Start Child Care #2 have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 1 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 3 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.
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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