Kids Academy

A licensed child care center in Yoakum, Texas 77995

5640 Us Highway 77a N, Yoakum, Texas 77995. (361) 772-6778.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

19 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Lavaca County: 9
4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
25 inspections on record
3-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 12 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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?

19 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 15 child care providers in Lavaca County had 9.

25 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 3, 2026: outcome pending.

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Apr 29, 2026

Rated High by Texas: No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File, at the inspection on Nov 9, 2023

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Nov 7, 2023

1 more rated High; all are listed below.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

12 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

12 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
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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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

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.

Apr 29, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver grabbed a child roughly by the arm to place them in time out.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 26, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2026.
AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization

“During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a child received an injury while in care that required medical treatment. The operation did not report the injury to CCR.”

Rule 746.305(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 26, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2026.

Nov 10, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child’s Reach

“In the two year old classroom diaper supplies were on the floor next to the toilet and accessible to the children. Note: this was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver moved the diaper changing supplies.”

Rule 746.3501(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 10, 2025.
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“Two out of ten staff training files lacked the required 24 hours of annual training.”

Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 28, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 17, 2025.
Documented Annual Training- Required Content

“Three out of ten staff files lacked the training in the required 6 topics.”

Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 28, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 17, 2025.

Jun 9, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“Four infant feeding instructions out of ten were not updated within 30 days.”

Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 11, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 10, 2025.

Jul 30, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“In the school age room there is a hole in the wall. In the school age room the baseboards are missing. In the school age room there was clorox spray on the back of the toilet accessible to children. Cleaning supplies were under the sink accessible to children in the school age room. In the two year old room an electrical outlet was broken.”

Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 30, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 13, 2024.

Apr 24, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity policy was lacking (A)(C)(D)(F)(G).”

Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 1, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 30, 2024.

Jan 31, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies

Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training

“Three out of ten staff files lacked the required 24 hours of training. One caregiver lacked 24 hours. The second caregiver lacked 11 hours. The third caregiver lacked 6 hours.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(5)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 21, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 1, 2024.
Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

“Three out of ten staff files lack training in (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome; (2) Preventing sudden infant death syndrome; and (3) Understanding early childhood brain development.”

Rule 746.1309(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 21, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 1, 2024.
Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

“Two infants were observed in a bucket seat eating their AM snack not buckled in.”

Rule 746.2407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 31, 2024. Correction verified: Feb 6, 2024.
Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment

“Three out of ten staff files lacked child maltreatment training.”

Rule 746.1309(c). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 21, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 1, 2024.

Nov 9, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File

“An infant was sleeping with a sleep slack that did not allow a child arms to move freely.”

Rule 746.2428. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 9, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 15, 2023.
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“A caregiver was over of ratio by one child. The specified age for the group was three years old. A caregiver can have 15 children with the specified age of three years old. The caregiver was supervising 16 children .”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 9, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 15, 2023.
Share Indoor Activity Space With Written Plan

“The operation allowed another business to use licensed childcare space.”

Rule 746.4215(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 15, 2023.
Notification of Change in Space

“The operation failed to report the change of licensed childcare space in the gym.”

Rule 746.301(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 9, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 15, 2023.

Nov 7, 2023: report to the state3 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when they released a child to someone they did not know and was not on the approved list to release.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 5, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 18, 2023.
Release of Children

“During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver released a child to someone who was not designated by the parents/guardians.”

Rule 746.4101. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 5, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 18, 2023.
Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

“During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a child was not signed out which resulted in the child being released to the wrong adult.”

Rule 746.631(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 5, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 18, 2023.

22 deficiencies older than three years

Aug 29, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

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

“An infant was sleeping in a pack n play with a pacifier clip attached.”

Rule 746.2401(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 6, 2023.
Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children

“A classroom was out of ratio when two caregivers were responsible for a group of 23 children with a specified age group of two years of age. The child to caregiver ratio for this age group is 22 children to two caregivers, therefore the caregivers were out of ratio by one child.”

Rule 746.1609. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 6, 2023.
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

“Three electrical outlets were not covered in the toddler room. NOTE: this was corrected at the time of inspection.”

Rule 746.3701(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023.
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

“The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”

Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 7, 2023.

May 31, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“Operation allowed one person to be present at the operation before receiving notice from the CBCU regarding the persons eligibility..”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 31, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2023.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR

“Four out of ten staff files lacked current CPR and First Aid.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(4)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 22, 2023.
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“Two out of ten children files lacked the address for the emergency contact.”

Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2023.
Posting of Activity Plan

“All classrooms observed did not have a posted activity plan.”

Rule 746.2209. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2023.
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“Seventeen infant feeding schedules were not updated for the month of May.”

Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 14, 2023.
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name

“Four rooms did not have the children mats labeled.”

Rule 746.4503(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 9, 2023.

Jan 26, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“The infant room had 7 infants to one caregiver which put this room out ratio by 3 children. The 2 year old room had 18 children with the specified age of 2, to one caregiver. Note: The operation did correct this at inspection.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 26, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 7, 2023.
Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib

“The infant pack n plays had an added soft mattress. The added mattress did not come with the pack n plays. Note: This was corrected at inspection.”

Rule 746.2409(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 26, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 7, 2023.

Jan 17, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“Operation allowed two people to be present at the operation before receiving notice from the CBCU regarding the persons eligibility.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 17, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 26, 2023.
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“The Pre-k room had 19 children in care with one caregiver. The specified age was 3 years old in the classroom. Due to this reason the classroom was out of ratio. Note: The operation did correct this at inspection.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 17, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 26, 2023.
Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib

“The infant pack n plays had an added soft mattress. The added mattress did not come with the pack n plays. Note: This was corrected at inspection.”

Rule 746.2409(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 17, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 26, 2023.
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

“The electrical outlets were not covered in the Pre-k room.”

Rule 746.3701(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 17, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 26, 2023.

Jan 13, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“The operation did not notify licensing when a firearm was found on the premises.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 3, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 7, 2023.
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

“Parents were not notified that their children were placed at risk when a firearm was left in a diaper bag of a child by the child’s parent.”

Rule 746.307(b)(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 3, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 7, 2023.

Jul 8, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training

“The director had only 2 of 30 required hours of annual training completed. 2 of 5 caregivers had only 14 of 24 required hours completed. 1 of 5 caregivers had 15 of 24 required hours completed. 1 of 5 caregiver had 3 of 24 required hours completed”

Rule 746.1301(6)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 5, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 8, 2022.
Children’s Records - Immunizations

“One of six child files did not have an immunization record in file.”

Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 22, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 21, 2022.

Feb 25, 2022: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 2, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 25, 2022.

Feb 1, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency

Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness

“Provider did not report the outbreak of a communicable illness to Child Care Licensing within the required time frame.”

Rule 746.305(a)(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 16, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 16, 2022.

All 32 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Nov 3, 2026	Inspection	Outcome pending
Jun 9, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 4, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Apr 29, 2026	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Nov 10, 2025	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Jun 9, 2025	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Dec 17, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 29, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 13, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 30, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Apr 24, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Feb 6, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 31, 2024	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Dec 18, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 16, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 9, 2023	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Nov 7, 2023	Report to the state	3 deficiencies cited
Sep 6, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 29, 2023	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Jun 22, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 19, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
May 31, 2023	Inspection	6 deficiencies cited
Apr 12, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Apr 5, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
Feb 7, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 26, 2023	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Jan 17, 2023	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Jan 13, 2023	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Aug 17, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 8, 2022	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Feb 25, 2022	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Feb 1, 2022	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 15, 2017.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 135 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.
6 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 15 child care providers in Lavaca County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 19.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 15 in Lavaca County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Kids Academy This child care provider	19
Maria Guadalupe Martinez	Not given
Meme’s and Meia’s Loves	55
Amanda Pakebusch	3
The Learning Tree	14
Little Sprouts Preschool	1
Ms. Roo’s Little Critters, LLC	26
Toddlin’ Time	9
Cindy’s Daycare	3
Happy Hearts Learning Center	24
Hallettsville Isd Child Care Center	3
Solid Rock Christian Center for Learning Inc.	15

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

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).
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).
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).
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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