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Childcare center · La Marque, TX
Start Smart Academy #1
A licensed child care center in La Marque, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 525 TEXAS AVE, La Marque, TX 77568
County: Galveston County
Phone: (409) 935-0406
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 180 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 870794
Permit: Full Permit, issued March 21, 2007
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
- 0 citations from these visits
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 February 14, 2022 to May 1, 2026, newest first: 9 visits and 1 citation 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.
May 1, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
April 29, 2026 · Investigation · No citations
January 21, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
May 21, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
May 14, 2025 · Investigation · No citations
February 6, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
February 8, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
February 9, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
February 14, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: February 21, 2022 · Correction verified: February 22, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
In the school age and toddler classroom the paint was chipping on several walls. A photo was taken in each classsroom.
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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.