Odyssey Early Learning at Lipes
A licensed child care center in Corpus Christi, Texas 78413
7201 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, Texas 78413. (361) 334-1409.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 23 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Nueces County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 24 inspections on record
- 3-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?
23 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 160 child care providers in Nueces County had 2.
24 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 30, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Jul 8, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Jan 10, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
23 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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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| 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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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.
Jul 28, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“The wooden fence on the playground was not fixed and was still leaning with a gap big enough for a child to climb in.”
Jul 8, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver did not have the required background check and was in a classroom with children.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“4 out of the 10 staff folders I reviewed did not have current first aid and CPR trainings.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“The wooden fence on the playground was leaning in and was accessible to children.”
Mar 19, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“Operation has multiple active play structure (slide structure and spring rider )surrounded by 2-3 inches of tire mulch.”
Feb 19, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“Operation has multiple active play structure (slide structure and spring rider )sorrounded by 2-3 inches of tire mulch.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Two staff trainings records are missing training certificates for First Aid/CPR and health/safety annual trainings.”
Jan 29, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Four out of ten staff trainings records reviewed are missing training certificates for First Aid/CPR and health/safety annual trainings.”
Jan 7, 2026: inspection8 deficiencies
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“Two caregivers were providing care for 36 children ages 3-5yo, SAG 4yo.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“Four out of the six bucket seats in the infant kidney table are missing safety traps. One child was using a bucket without the safety trap and another child was unbuckled.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Rug in classroom 3 has multiple dirt stains and diaper changing mat is torn. Cleaning products in toddler - prek age classrooms are stored on top of the counter and accessible to children. There are three moisture absorbers by hall and accessible to children. There is a large stain on the wall in room 7, by the hand drier. Note: cleaning products and moisture absorbers were removed during inspection.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There is a floor fan accessible to children in room 3. Playground has multiple areas where the landscape fabric is protruding from the floor creating a tripping hazard. Note: floor fan was removed during inspection.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“Operation has multiple active play structure (slide structure,clilmbing structure and spring rider )sorrounded by 1-3 inches of tire mulch.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“Last fire drill, CO detector and fire extinguisher checks were conducted on 09/2025. Two Severe weather / Lock down drills were conducted during the year of 2025.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“There are two play structures (slide structure and climbing structurer) with a use zone of 4ft 6in.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Four out of ten staff trainings records reviewed are missing training certificates for First Aid/CPR and health/safety annual trainings.”
Jan 10, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“Two of the ten children files did not the Immunization record filed.”
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Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
“Two of the ten files reviewed, did not have the Special Needs section addressed.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“One of the ten childrees files reviewed, did not have the Address of the Emergecy Contact listed.-”
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Required Personnel Records
“Staff files were not made available for review.”
Jan 31, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The Annual Sanitation Inspection has not been conducted.”
Jan 12, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The Health Inspection has expired. Payment was made for the inspection however a date has not been set for the inspection.”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“The First Aid Kit was missing Gloves. When this deficiency was brought to the attention of the person in charge, she immediately placed a pair of gloves in the First Aid kit.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 25, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“In one of the classrooms, garbage was made accessible to the children by not having a lid on the Trash Can. This was corrected when the director placed a lid on the trash can.”
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Installation of Unitary Surfacing Materials - to Manufacturer’s Specifications
“There are two areas of the Unitary surfacing on the playground that need to be repaired. Photos were taking for documentation purposes.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Of the five childrens files reviewed, one did not have the Name, Address an Phone Number for the Emergency Contact. This was corrected when the Director looked up the child’s information on PRO CARE and add the infromation to the Enrollment Form.”
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Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
“Of the five children’s files reviewed, one did not have the Operational policies provided.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Four of the five children’s files reviewed did not have the Health Care Provider Statement.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One of the Five Children’s files reviewed did not have the Immunization Record.”
Jul 26, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Postings-Child’s Food Allergies
“In the toddler room there was a peanut allergy with no allergy list posted.”
Apr 23, 2022: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregiver
“Based on the information gathered, a caregiver did not share the child’s food allergy information with the new assigned caregiver.”
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Medication Authorization Expires on First Anniversary
“Based on the information gathered and preponderance of evidence, a child’s EpiPen was expired as of March 2021, and documented on the Medication Authorization Form dated 2/18/20 - 3/18/21.”
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Posting Requirements - Child’s Food Allergy Plans
“Based on the information gathered, the child’s food allergy was not posted in his newly assigned classroom.”
All 28 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2022 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 26, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 114 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.
- 3 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: 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 160 child care providers in Nueces County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 23.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Acushnet Kindercare | 10 |
| Second Baptist Child Development Center | 8 |
| After Hour Kid Power at Club Estates | 0 |
| After Hour Kid Power at Sanders | 0 |
| After Hour Kid Power at Schanen | 1 |
| After Hour Kid Power at Jones | 0 |
| Under the Son Home Day School | 1 |
| Dana Murphys Daycare | 1 |
| Maricela Lopez | 4 |
| Odyssey Early Learning at Lipes This child care provider | 23 |
| Brainstorm Childcare and Learning Center-Southside | 15 |
| Kirk Allen Wood | 7 |
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).
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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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