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Smart Start Child Care

San Antonio, 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
12 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
March 18, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 22, 2007
Capacity
35 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:15 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
861256

Where

1514 S Gevers St
San Antonio, TX 78210

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 6
  • Medium 4
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 1

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
February 3, 2026Medium High746.1203(3)(C) - Janitorial duties
State’s note: “During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver mops the floor of the classroom while infants are in their highchairs.”
March 2, 2026
April 3, 2025High746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
State’s note: “The fire extinguisher in the car was not secured in the passenger compartment. Note: This was corrected with the director secured the fire extinguisher with a plastic safety strap in the passenger compartment.”
At the inspection
April 3, 2025Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “Three out of four staff members did not have the required training topics in the following: Emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, understanding building and physical premises safety and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
April 18, 2025
December 30, 2024Low746.1057 - Director Certificate Not Renewed
State’s note: “Updated director credentials were not provided timely.”
January 30, 2025
April 18, 2024Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “One of the four children files didn't have an updated immunization record.”
May 20, 2024
April 18, 2024Medium High746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
State’s note: “One of the four children files was missing food allergy information. One of the four children files was missing special care information. One of the four school age children were missing permission to ride. NOTE: Corrected at inspection”
At the inspection
May 4, 2023Medium High746.1303(1) - Orientation-Minimum Standards
State’s note: “One of the four caregivers files evaluated did not have completed orientation training.”
May 18, 2023
May 4, 2023Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “Two of the four files reviewed did not have the administering medication annual training completed. Three of the four files reviewed did not have the food allergy traning completed. One of the four files reviewed did not have the hazardous materials training completed.”
May 18, 2023
May 4, 2023Medium High746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
State’s note: “Two of the four files reviewed did not have the annual SIDS/Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma/Early Brain Development annual training completed.”
May 18, 2023
September 12, 2022Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “Three personnel folders were missing certificates of training for required annual training topics in Handling, Storing, and Disposing of Hazardous Materials.”
September 19, 2022
September 12, 2022Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “One out of four children's records evaluated were missing the required address information for the child's emergency contact. This was corrected at inspection when the director contacted the parent and updated the emergency contact information in the child's file.”
At the inspection
September 12, 2022Medium High746.1301(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
State’s note: “The director's First Aid card was not current and expired on 08/20/2022.”
September 19, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Smart Start Child Care?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on March 18, 2026. 3 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 12: 1 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 4 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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