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St Thomas Aquinas Child Development Center

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

9 state inspections, last 2 years
21 deficiencies on the state’s summary
20 high or medium-high risk
August 20, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued March 4, 2003
Capacity
155 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
815528

Where

2541 Earl Rudder Fwy S
College Station, TX 77845

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 1
  • 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
June 17, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “During an investigation operation staff failed to demonstrate good judgment when a photograph was taken of a soiled diaper and the unclothed child was also captured in the photograph. The photograph was distributed to the parent in their communication app.”
June 30, 2026
March 3, 2026High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “The caregiver was not in the physical proximity of the child to intervene and prevent the child from running out of the classroom and down the hallway.”
March 4, 2026
October 30, 2024High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “A 2-year-old child was left unsupervised for 15 minutes in the fox classroom.”
October 31, 2024
July 15, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “It was found that a caregiver did not physically handle a child in care appropriately when they transitioned a child by one arm three separate times when they dropped their weight to the ground.”
August 20, 2024
May 31, 2024Medium High746.3421(b) - Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink
State’s note: “It was observed that one caregiver did not wash the hands of an infant after a diaper change.”
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “Four infants ages 13 - 17 months old were observed seated at feeding tables. The required safety straps were not fastened while in use. Caregivers were asked to fasten the straps during the inspection.”
May 31, 2024
May 28, 2024High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “It was found during the investigation that one child was left unsupervised in the hallway of the building for about 4 minutes.”
May 31, 2024
May 28, 2024High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operaiton did not report a situation placing a child at risk to licensing within the required time frame.”
May 31, 2024
May 28, 2024High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “A parent was not notified of a situation placing their child at risk in a timely manner.”
May 31, 2024
April 18, 2024High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “During the inspection it was found that there was a situation that involved a child being left in their classroom without supervision for approx 3 min. The caregiver involved in this situation is no longer working at the operation and supervision at the operation was observed to meet compliance during the investigation inspection.”
At the inspection
July 12, 2023Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed changing a child's diaper and failing to wash their hands as well as the child's. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed their hands and the child's hands.”
At the inspection
July 12, 2023Medium High746.2419(8) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
State’s note: “During the inspection it was found bibs, mats, and spoons used by infants in care during meal times were washed in the handwashing sink. This was corrected at inspection when management informed all operation staff of new system being implemented which is to place meal items in sanitation bins to be sanitized in workroom.”
At the inspection
May 23, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “It was found that a caregiver does not physically handle the children in care appropriately.”
June 21, 2023
April 21, 2023High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “It was found that a caregiver left a child on the playground alone.”
May 19, 2023
March 22, 2023Medium746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
State’s note: “A health statedment from a medical professional was missing from a child's file.”
March 29, 2023
March 22, 2023High746.501(a)(9) - Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
State’s note: “The operational policy was missing a section regarding infant safe sleep.”
March 29, 2023
March 22, 2023Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “The loose fill under a play structure did not meet the 6 inch requirement.”
March 29, 2023
May 6, 2022Medium High746.3803(a)(3) - Medication Authorization - By Telephone if for a Single Dose
State’s note: “The operation failed to obtain authorization from a parent prior to administering medication.”
At the inspection
May 6, 2022Medium High746.3805(c)(4) - Medication Records - Name of Employee Who Administered
State’s note: “The medication authorization form was not properly documented using the full name of the employee who administered the medication.”
At the inspection
May 6, 2022Medium High746.3803(a)(1) - Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated
State’s note: “The operation failed to update the medication authorization forms before administering medication to a child in care.”
At the inspection
January 7, 2022Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “The 2A classroom with a specified age of two-years had fifteen children and one caregiver. A second caregiver came into the room to meet ratio requirements.”
January 7, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected St Thomas Aquinas Child Development Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 20, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does St Thomas Aquinas Child Development Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 21: 11 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 1 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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