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Smarty Pants Kids Academy

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

2 state inspections, last 2 years
6 deficiencies on the state’s summary
4 high or medium-high risk
August 13, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued November 8, 2013
Capacity
90 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:30 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
1513965

Where

5200 Centerline Dr
Brownsville, TX 78526

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 2
  • 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
November 14, 2023Medium High746.605(13) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
State’s note: “The daycare does not have the required documentation for a child with a diagnosed special need.”
December 29, 2023
October 26, 2023Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the investigation, a latch on the gate broke when a three-year-old pushed the gate open. This allowed a child to run out of the playground and into the street.”
December 4, 2023
May 3, 2023High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “Annual fire inspection was not current. Last conducted on 2/11/22.”
May 24, 2023
June 27, 2022Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “Annual children's product was not current. Last updated 8/1/2018. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION Annual children's product was pated 6/27/2022 at the time of inspection.”
At the inspection
June 27, 2022Medium745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
State’s note: “One staff no longer employed since 2020 has not been inactivated. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as employee was inactivated at the time of inspection.”
At the inspection
June 27, 2022Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “Observed the little tykes play structure broken and accessible to the children at the time of inspection.”
June 27, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Smarty Pants Kids Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 13, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Smarty Pants Kids Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 6: 1 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 2 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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