Licensed child care center · public record
St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center
Bryan, 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 February 1, 2007
- Capacity
- 119 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- 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
- 856146
Where
109 N Preston Ave
Bryan, TX 77803
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2024 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Two children did not have an emergency contact address and one child did not have emergency contact information.” |
| August 21, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training State’s note: “One caregiver only obtained 8 hours of preservice, and did not obtain the remaining 16 hours before their 90 days of employment.” |
| September 7, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal State’s note: “The operation did not have a passed fire inspection from 2022.” |
| July 18, 2023 | Medium High | 746.201(4) - Designating Director State’s note: “A director has not been assigned to the operation since 6/9/2023.” |
| January 30, 2023 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2022 data from January 26, 2023, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022, as required.” |
| November 10, 2022 | Medium | 746.2505(3) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Items Accessible to Children State’s note: “Observed two toddler classrooms who did not have toys in the reach of children. One classroom had the shelf blocking the other shelf which had the toys on them. The other classroom had the shelf turned around and toys on top of the shelf. This was corrected when the toys were put in the reach of the children and Shelves were moved.” |
| October 28, 2022 | High | 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions State’s note: “It was found after interviewing multilple staff that a caregiver that has conditions on their background check is being left alone in a two year old classroom. The caregivers conditions state that they cannot be left alone with children. During the walkthrough it was seen that the caregiver was present in the room with other caregivers who have no conditions…” |
| October 26, 2022 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “After talking to four staff members it was found that fire drills are not physically being conducted. Staff members are not aware of when there is a drill happening and where they should recover to incase a fire occurs.” |
| October 26, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “After interviewing staff it was found that the operation was out of ratio on the date in question and is often out of ratio.” |
| October 26, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3415(13) - Employee Handwashing After Removing Gloves State’s note: “A caregiver at the operation stated that they do not wash their hands after removing gloves when changing diapers.” |
| October 26, 2022 | Medium | 746.2505(3) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Items Accessible to Children State’s note: “In two toddler classrooms the toy storage shelves were turned around and not accesible to children and toys were also up on a shelf.” |
| September 12, 2022 | Medium | 746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained State’s note: “Out of 10 children files, one child's file was missing a health statement and immunization record.” |
| September 12, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Observed overgrown grass on the playground. I spoke to the director about ensuring the grass stays cut .” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 22, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 21, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 27, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 7, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 18, 2023 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- May 8, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 27, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 30, 2023 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- November 10, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 28, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 26, 2022 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 12, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 2, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 1 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-risk, 1 medium-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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