Step By Step Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Texas City, Texas 77590
714 14th St N, Texas City, Texas 77590. (409) 795-7704.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Galveston County: 5
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- 2-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 127 child care providers in Galveston County had 5.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 27, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle, at the inspection on Jan 31, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors, at the inspection on Jan 3, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jan 3, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 27, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“Sanitation inspection expired on 11-14-2024.”
Jan 31, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
“One vehicle used to transport children is not equipped with a safety alarm.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“The diaper changing mat in the Infant 1 classroom had a tear. Note: This was corrected when the diaper changing mat was switched to a new mat without tears.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment - No Overlap
“The use zone for an airplane teeter totter over laps with the playground plastic boarder.”
Jan 3, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
“Operational Policies did state if operation will administer unassigned epinephrine auto injectors.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation’s fire inspection is not current as it expired on 12/22/2022.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The annual sanitation inspection has not been completed. The last documented sanitation inspection was conducted on 12/13/2022.”
13 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 18, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“During follow up inspection, 2 out of the 3 children using high chairs were observed not fastned in high chairs. Straps were observed not in the high chairs. Noted: Pictures were taken.”
Jan 5, 2022: inspection12 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
“Parent Handbook did not discussed the administration of unassigned epinephrine pens.”
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Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
“Parent Handbook did not discuss the procedures for infants on how the operation will maintain compliance for safe sleep.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR
“Staff hired on 10/21/2021 did not complete Pediatric CPR training.”
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
“Staff hired on 10/12/2015 was missing 1 hour of annual training for year 2020-2021.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“During inspection, chipped paint was observed in 1 of the 2 classrooms and 1 out of the 3 toilets is not working.”
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Written Operational Policies - Suspension and Expulsion
“Parent Handbook did not discuss the procedures for suspension and expulsion of children.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“During inspection, fire inspection had not been conducted since 10/15/2020.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“During inspection, six children were missing emergency contact address and phone number.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“Operation had cots that were not assigned by number for two children.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“Parent Handbook did not discuss the requirements for promoting physical activity.”
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Written Operational Policies - Emergencies
“Parent Handbook did not discuss procedures for medical emergencies.”
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Written Operational Policies - Procedures for Parent Participation
“Parent Handbook did not provide parents with the procedures to participate at the operation.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Inspection | 12 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 24, 2016.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 124 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 127 child care providers in Galveston County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Calvary Childhood Education Ministry | 2 |
| Step By Step Learning Academy This child care provider | 7 |
| Wonderland Learning Center | 30 |
| Lacey’s Kids Learning Academy | 0 |
| Funtastic Friends Academy, LLC | 2 |
| St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Early Childhood Center | 5 |
| Yvonne Denice Thomas | 4 |
| Royalties Childcare | 25 |
| Zebrina Pickney | Not given |
| Childworks | 17 |
| Little Elites | 3 |
| Abc 123 Child Care Learning Ctr | 3 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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