Smarty Pants Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Manvel, Texas 77578
22221 Highway 6, Manvel, Texas 77578. (281) 979-7375.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Brazoria County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 10 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.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 30, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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.
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.”
Sep 12, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer’s Instructions
“The composite structure on the playground is not being used per the manufacturer’s instructions. The safety label on the equipment states that it’s made for residential use only.”
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Prohibited Equipment - Multiple Occupancy Swings
“Operation had a teeter totter on the playground.”
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Requirements for Swings - Not Attached to a Composite Structure
“Operation had a swing connected to slide on the playground.”
Jul 16, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Equipment - Multiple Occupancy Swings
“Operation had a teeter totter on the playground.”
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Requirements for Swings - Not Attached to a Composite Structure
“Operation had a swing connected to slide on the playground.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 12, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“During inspection, 1 out of the 2 feeding instructions reviewed was not signed or dated by parent.”
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Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
“During inspection, operational policies did not document how child care center will support inclusive care.”
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Required Personnel Records
“During inspection, staff hired on 7/19/2023 did not have a personnel file.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“Staff hired on 7/19/2023 and 9/6/2023 did not have notarized affidavit on file.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 9, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 74 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.
- 1 report 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Phuong Nguyen | 3 |
| Linh Tran | 7 |
| Redeemer Early Childhood Center, Inc. | 3 |
| Ivy Kids Early Learning Center of Manvel | 9 |
| The Lux School | 3 |
| Avant Garde Montessori | 3 |
| Little Oaks Early Learning Academy | 1 |
| Smarty Pants Learning Academy This child care provider | 6 |
| Vielka Mccormick | Not given |
| The Learning Experience | 2 |
| Kiddie Academy of Meridiana | 5 |
| The Little Rascals Child Care | 8 |
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 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, 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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