Smart Center
A licensed child care center in Alvin, Texas 77511
4527 County Road 158, Alvin, Texas 77511. (281) 824-4224.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Brazoria County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- 4-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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 206 child care providers in Brazoria County had 4.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 14, 2025: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Jan 28, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the report to the state on Jan 28, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children, at the report to the state on Jan 28, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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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 |
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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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 28, 2025: report to the state4 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation. There is sufficient evidence to support the allegation of neglectful supervision. A caregiver did not check the van after transporting, which resulted in an eight-year-old child being left in a vehicle unattended for approximately 13 minutes.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“During the DFPS Investigation, it was found a child was left unsupervised on the van. The caregiver at the time did not do a face to name check when all the children left the bus.”
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Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children
“Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that the driver failed to account for all children before leaving the vehicle unattended.”
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AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that an eight-year-old child was left in a vehicle unattended.”
Jan 21, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 Survey data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Dec 11, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Medication No Longer Used
“A child medication expired November 2024.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 3, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“Based on interviews conducted during the investigation, the parent were not notified at the time of pick of the incident.”
Jan 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“I observed that several bottles of medication , albuterol(3), cream, motrin, and dexmethyphenidate, not labeled with the date it was brought into the operation. Photos were taken.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 28, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 114 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 206 child care providers in Brazoria County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Happy Start Inc. DBA Kid Connection Academy | 1 |
| Heritage Christian Dcc | 17 |
| Distinct Abilities Academic Program LLC | 9 |
| Smart Center This child care provider | 6 |
| Promiseland Preschool | 5 |
| Alvin Learning Tree Academy and Daycare | 17 |
| Upbring Head Start (Alvin) | 1 |
| Lone Star Learners Child Care Home | 0 |
| Building Blocks Academy Alvin | 20 |
| Clever Cubs Early Learning Center | 2 |
| Liberty Preschool Daycare | 0 |
| Precious Stones Preschool | 10 |
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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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