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Childcare center · Brownsville, TX
Smarty Pants Kids Academy
A licensed child care center in Brownsville, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 5200 CENTERLINE DR, Brownsville, TX 78526
County: Cameron County
Phone: (956) 986-2600
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 90 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1513965
Permit: Full Permit, issued November 8, 2013
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 5 inspections
- 2 investigations
- 1 citation from these visits (risk level: Medium High 1)
A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.
Below is every visit in the state's files from June 27, 2022 to August 13, 2026, newest first: 10 visits and 6 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.
August 13, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
September 11, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
September 16, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
January 11, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
December 18, 2023 · Investigation · No citations
December 12, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 14, 2023 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.605(13) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 29, 2023 · Correction verified: January 11, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The daycare does not have the required documentation for a child with a diagnosed special need.
October 26, 2023 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 4, 2023 · Correction verified: December 12, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
May 3, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 24, 2023 · Correction verified: June 6, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Annual fire inspection was not current. Last conducted on 2/11/22.
June 27, 2022 · Inspection · 3 citations
745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
Risk level: Medium · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
One staff no longer employed since 2020 has not been inactivated. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as employee was inactivated at the time of inspection.
746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
Risk level: Medium · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: June 27, 2022 · Correction verified: July 13, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Observed the little tykes play structure broken and accessible to the children at the time of inspection.
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.