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Childcare center · Dickinson, TX
Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Dickinson, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 3717 HIGHWAY 3 STE A-D, Dickinson, TX 77539
County: Galveston County
Phone: (281) 614-9187
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 96 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1685419
Permit: Full Permit, issued June 25, 2019
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 6 inspections
- 1 investigation
- 12 citations from these visits (risk level: High 3, Medium High 6, Medium 1, Medium Low 2)
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 August 16, 2022 to October 7, 2026, newest first: 15 visits and 16 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.
October 7, 2026 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 14, 2026 · Correction verified: November 6, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
At time of inspection, operation had not had a current fire inspection.
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 14, 2026 · Correction verified: November 6, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
At time of inspection, sanitation inspection had not been conducted.
October 15, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
July 10, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
June 2, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
May 31, 2025 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation
746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: July 3, 2025 · Correction verified: July 10, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Based on photos and documentation, caregiver hit another child in the face leaving a scratch.
October 16, 2024 · Inspection · 9 citations
746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 23, 2024 · Correction verified: November 4, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Two out of the three vans child safety alarms did not sound.
746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: October 18, 2024 · Correction verified: October 22, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Staff hired on 2/8/2024 did not have Pre-Employment affidavit form in file.
746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: October 18, 2024 · Correction verified: October 22, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Staff hired on 8/31/2021 did not have notarized affidavit in file.
746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 23, 2024 · Correction verified: November 1, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Two out of the three buses had fire extinguishers that had not been serviced and were observed empty.
745.651(2)(A) - Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: October 18, 2024 · Correction verified: October 16, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Operation last validated their employee list on 5/6/2024.
746.3805(b)(3) - Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 18, 2024 · Correction verified: October 23, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
During inspection, children with birth dates 6/30/2021, 3/19/2019, and 4/9/2012 had expired medications.
746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 23, 2024 · Correction verified: November 1, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Staff hired on 5/23/2022 had 11 hours of annual training for 2023-2024 training year. Staff hired on 9/1/2019 had 17 hours of annual training for 2023-2024 training year.
746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 23, 2024 · Correction verified: November 4, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
746.1301(a)(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 18, 2024 · Correction verified: October 22, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Transporters hired on 10/10/2017, 2/8/2024, and 2/20/2020 have not taken transportation training for 2023-2024 year.
May 30, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
November 2, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.1301(a)(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 30, 2023 · Correction verified: November 27, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The director doesn't have current transportation training.
September 8, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
September 5, 2023 · Investigation · No citations
August 7, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.2911 - Adequate Lighting During Naptime
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: August 7, 2023 · Correction verified: September 8, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
During nap time in the toddler 1 room the class was very dark children and cargiver could not be seen upon entering the classroom, there was not sufficent lighting.
July 26, 2023 · Investigation · No citations
November 2, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.1301(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 4, 2022 · Correction verified: November 4, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Staff hired on 2/20/2020 did not have current transportation training on file.
August 22, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
August 16, 2022 · Investigation · 1 citation
745.651(2)(A) - Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
Risk level: Medium · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Operation has not validated their people list since 1/11/2022. Noted: Director updated the people list during visit.
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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.