Smart Start Child Care

Inspection history

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 September 12, 2022 to March 18, 2026, newest first: 10 visits and 12 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.

1. March 18, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

2. March 11, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

3. February 17, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

4. February 3, 2026 · Investigation · 1 citation

   • 746.1203(3)(C) - Janitorial duties

     Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: March 2, 2026 · Correction verified: March 11, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver mops the floor of the classroom while infants are in their highchairs.

5. June 19, 2025 · Investigation · No citations

6. April 3, 2025 · Inspection · 2 citations

   • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

     Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: April 18, 2025 · Correction verified: April 17, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     Three out of four staff members did not have the required training topics in the following: Emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, understanding building and physical premises safety and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.

   • 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher

     Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     The fire extinguisher in the car was not secured in the passenger compartment. Note: This was corrected with the director secured the fire extinguisher with a plastic safety strap in the passenger compartment.

7. December 30, 2024 · Assessment · 1 citation

   • 746.1057 - Director Certificate Not Renewed

     Risk level: Low · Correct-by date in the state file: January 30, 2025 · Correction verified: January 24, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     Updated director credentials were not provided timely.

8. April 18, 2024 · Inspection · 2 citations

   • 746.605(16) - Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan

     Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     One of the four children files was missing food allergy information. One of the four children files was missing special care information. One of the four school age children were missing permission to ride. NOTE: Corrected at inspection

   • 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations

     Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: May 20, 2024 · Correction verified: May 9, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     One of the four children files didn't have an updated immunization record.

9. May 4, 2023 · Inspection · 3 citations

   • 746.1303(1) - Orientation-Minimum Standards

     Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 18, 2023 · Correction verified: May 17, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     One of the four caregivers files evaluated did not have completed orientation training.

   • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

     Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: May 18, 2023 · Correction verified: May 17, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

     Inspector's notes (as published)

     Two of the four files reviewed did not have the administering medication annual training completed. Three of the four files reviewed did not have the food allergy traning completed. One of the four files reviewed did not have the hazardous materials training completed.

   • 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

     Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 18, 2023 · Correction verified: May 17, 2023 · 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.

10. September 12, 2022 · Inspection · 3 citations

    • 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: September 19, 2022 · Correction verified: September 19, 2022 · 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(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: September 19, 2022 · Correction verified: September 19, 2022 · 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.

    • 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

      Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      One out of four children's records evaluated were missing the required address information for the child's emergency contact. This was corrected at inspection when the director contacted the parent and updated the emergency contact information in the child's file.

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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.