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Discovering Minds Child Development Center

A licensed child care center in Bay City, Texas 77414

4311 Avenue F, Bay City, Texas 77414. (979) 476-3112.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

8 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 17 child care providers in Matagorda County had 2.

9 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 11, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Sep 2, 2026

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

8 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

Sep 2, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies

  • AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

    “A stuffed animal was observed in the crib with a sleeping 6 month old infant.”

    Rule 746.2415(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 2, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 11, 2026.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training

    “The director did not have a current transportation training on file.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(7)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 4, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 14, 2026.

  • Fenced Outdoor Activity Space

    “The privace fencce at the front of the playground is missing a board. Note: The fence board was replaced during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.4305. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 2, 2026.

  • Documented Annual Training- Required Content

    “The caregivers did not have training under this section of the required training topics.”

    Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 14, 2026.

  • Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

    “The ipad was on and showing cartoons in the infant room.”

    Rule 746.2207(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 2, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 11, 2026.

Sep 30, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “There is a little tykes climbing structure and a merry go round that is not on loose fill.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 10, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 30, 2025.

  • Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

    “The liability insurance has not been certified through the portal.”

    Rule 746.203(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 1, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 30, 2025.

Oct 2, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Handwashing Sink in Diaper-Changing Area

    “The toddler room does not have sink in the diaper changing area.”

    Rule 746.4403(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 7, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 17, 2024.

8 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 11, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement

    “Six childrens files out of six reviewed is missing the special needs documentation required by the new admission forms.”

    Rule 746.605(13). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 20, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 13, 2023.

  • Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission

    “Six children files out of six reviewed did not have information on whether or not the child can swim unassisted.”

    Rule 746.605(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 20, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 13, 2023.

Aug 11, 2023: assessment1 deficiency

  • Notification of Planned Closure

    “Based on information obtained during the DFPS investigation the operation was closed for one week and licensing was not notified of the closure.”

    Rule 746.301(8). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 18, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 14, 2023.

Oct 19, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

  • Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers

    “One infant was observed with a bracelet on. One toddler was observed with a necklace and a bracelet. Note: Caregivers were informed of the choking hazard presented by jewelry and the items were removed from the children.”

    Rule 746.2501(5). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 19, 2022.

Nov 30, 2021: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    “One child’s file out of four reviewed is missing their emergency contact information.”

    Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 3, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 10, 2021.

  • Documentation of Drills

    “There have been no documented fire drills since September 2021.”

    Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 3, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 10, 2021.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “One child’s file out of four reviewed does not have a current immunization record.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 10, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 8, 2021.

  • Required Personnel Records- Current Driver’s License

    “The caregiver who transports children has an expired copy of their driver’s license in their file. Note: A copy of a current driver’s license was obtained during the inspection and placed in the caregivers file.”

    Rule 746.901(9). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 30, 2021.

All 12 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 11, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Sep 2, 2026Inspection5 deficiencies cited
Mar 11, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 10, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 9, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 30, 2025Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Oct 2, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Oct 11, 2023Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Aug 11, 2023Assessment1 deficiency cited
Jul 29, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 19, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
Nov 30, 2021Inspection4 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 5, 2017.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 82 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 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 .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 17 child care providers in Matagorda County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 8.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 17 in Matagorda County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Eva’s Licensed Childcare Home0
Lutheran Social Services of the South,dba Upbring Head3
Discovering Minds Child Development Center This child care provider8
Icreate Child Development Center8
Tender Years Enrichment Learning Center II0
Jo Ann Burrell2
Sunshine and Rainbows2
YMCA at Linnie Roberts1
YMCA at Cherry Elementary1
YMCA at Tenie Holmes2
Baycity Kids Academy2
Creative Care - Bay City1

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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