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Smarty Pants Academy

A licensed child care center in Port Arthur, Texas 77642

601 9th Ave, Port Arthur, Texas 77642. (409) 999-6226.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 7 deficiencies in 3 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?

7 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 95 child care providers in Jefferson County had 3.

13 inspections on record. The latest, on May 5, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device, at the inspection on Apr 29, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Apr 3, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Apr 3, 2026

1 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

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 Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

7 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 29, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

    “At time of inspection, a three month old was observed sleeping in stroller.”

    Rule 746.2426(a)(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 5, 2026. Correction verified: May 5, 2026.

  • Director present-Minimum 75%

    “At the time of inspection, Director’s timesheet for April only showed attendance for 4/7/2026.”

    Rule 746.1011(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 5, 2026. Correction verified: May 5, 2026.

Apr 3, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

    “Based on information provided, there is evidence to support that caregivers have used inappropriate discipline.”

    Rule 746.2805. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 5, 2026. Correction verified: May 5, 2026.

  • Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

    “Based on information provided, once made aware. The director did not notify licensing that a staff member may have hit a child while in care.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 5, 2026. Correction verified: May 5, 2026.

Jun 24, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

    “Five records were reviewed. One child is missing medical authorization information on the enrollment form.”

    Rule 746.605(11). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 24, 2025.

  • Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

    “Bottles were not labeled in the infant room yet placed with the child’s crib. Bottles need to be labeled or have an assigned chart. This was corrected at inspection; bottles were labeled.”

    Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 24, 2025.

Jan 22, 2025: assessment1 deficiency

  • Report Number of Employees

    “A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”

    Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 22, 2025.

8 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 24, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “Annual inspection has not been completed due to changes in staffing at Health Department (inspector called Health Department during inspection). Head of Health Department stated coming within the hour.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 27, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 24, 2023.

Jul 18, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

    “The infants hands are washed with wipes and not soap and water.”

    Rule 746.3417(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 20, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 19, 2022.

  • Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    “One child does not have the doctor signature for administering an Epi-Pen.”

    Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 22, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 20, 2022.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

    “The infants do not have infant feeding instructions. There is a chart of how many ounces each age group (infant) should have, but not individual signed by the parent.”

    Rule 746.2421(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 22, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 21, 2022.

Mar 1, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

    “Cleaning supplies were under the sink without a child safety lock on the cabinet door. The cleaning supplies was accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection when the cleaning supplies were stored in a place inaccessible to children. (no children in care).”

    Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 1, 2022.

  • Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

    “The changing mat had a cloth cover. This was corrected at application inspection when the cover was taken off. (no children in care)”

    Rule 746.3503(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 1, 2022.

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “A tree stump is in the outdoor play area. This is a tripping hazard for the children and caregivers which can cause injury. The stump needs to be removed. The hole where the stump was will need to be filled to prevent further injury. (no children in care).”

    Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 11, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 1, 2022.

  • Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Gates Locked

    “The gates to the outside play area need locks. This will prevent children from opening the gate during outdoor time and possibly running into the streets. Keys to the locks must be accessible to caregivers at all times during outdoor time. (no children in care)”

    Rule 746.4309. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 1, 2022.

All 15 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
May 5, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Apr 29, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Apr 6, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Apr 3, 2026Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Jun 24, 2025Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jan 22, 2025Assessment1 deficiency cited
Jul 3, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Oct 27, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 17, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jul 24, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 3, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Aug 22, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Jul 18, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited
May 17, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Mar 1, 2022Inspection4 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 30, 2022.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 76 children.
Source:

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.
  • 1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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).
Source:

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

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 95 child care providers in Jefferson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 7.
Source:

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

11 of the 95 in Jefferson County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Bridgette Bowden5
All of Gods Children0
Wee Care Day Care11
Sky Is the Limit Learning Center3
Smarty Pants Academy This child care provider7
Sunshine and Sonrisas Blc0
The Clubhouse0
Clean Caring Day Care LLC6
Port Arthur YMCA2
Temple Day School2
Agape Tender Care0
School of Montessori Inc.4

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 Nov 5, 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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