Licensed child care center · public record
Smile & Learn Klubhouse LLC
Galveston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
3 state inspections, last 2 years
19 deficiencies on the state’s summary
14 high or medium-high risk
August 5, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued September 19, 2017
- Capacity
- 53 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1647917
Where
6012 Avenue R
Galveston, TX 77551
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 | 746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR State’s note: “During the record keeping check the director appeared to no have an updated CPR/Fiirst aid card.” |
| July 30, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4805(b) - Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less State’s note: “During the walkthrough of the outside area the use zone for the slide is less than 6 feet.” |
| July 30, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “During the walk through of the operation the Annual Fire inspection appeared to be expired.” |
| January 17, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 Survey data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.” |
| August 7, 2024 | Low | 746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Child Care Center Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit State’s note: “The affidavit in one file has not been notarized.” |
| August 7, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “The director does not have current transportation training.” |
| August 7, 2024 | Low | 746.1057 - Director Certificate Not Renewed State’s note: “The director's credential expired on 7/26/2024.” |
| August 7, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “A fire drill has not been conducted since May of 2024.” |
| August 7, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “The ceiling tile above the sink in the pre-k room is missing. Paint is also peeling off of the wall. School age room has paint peeling.” |
| September 8, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “One caregiver was caring for 7 toddlers, 1 infant, and 4 three year, 1 four year old and 1 five year old, for a total of 13 children. The oldest child was more than 18 months older than the youngest infant.” |
| September 19, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Follow Up: In the indoor play area also had chipping paint along the wall.” |
| September 9, 2022 | Medium High | 746.5307(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly State’s note: “There is no documentation that the monthly check were done for the months. A photo was taken of the form.” |
| September 9, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The ceiling tiles were missing or stain in the following classroom indoor play, schoolers boy's restroom, infants and the kitchen. In the indoor play area also had chipping paint along the wall.” |
| September 9, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3427 - Pest Extermination State’s note: “In the kitchen I observed several rat traps on the floor. A photo was taken. The traps were removed from kitchen as the problem no longer.” |
| September 9, 2022 | High | 746.5319 - Smoke Detectors Testing State’s note: “There is no documentation that the monthly check were done for the months. A photo was taken of the form.” |
| September 9, 2022 | Medium | 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills State’s note: “None of the drills were properly documented on the Emergency Practice form. A photo was taken.” |
| September 9, 2022 | Medium High | 746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly State’s note: “There is no documentation that the monthly check were done for the months. A photo was taken of the form.” |
| September 9, 2022 | Medium | 746.901(6)(A) - Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies State’s note: “I reviewed three out of three files were reviewed did not have center policies available.” |
| September 9, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1301(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training State’s note: “The director and caregivers did not have the annual transportation training. The transportation training was last completed on 02/22/2021.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- August 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 22, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 31, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 17, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- August 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 27, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 8, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 29, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 19, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 9, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Smile & Learn Klubhouse LLC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 5, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Smile & Learn Klubhouse LLC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 19: 2 high-risk, 12 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk, 2 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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