Bay Area Child Development Ctr
A licensed child care center in Corpus Christi, Texas 78411
5215 Embassy Dr, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411. (361) 857-6543.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Nueces County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 160 child care providers in Nueces County had 2.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 20, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the inspection on Jun 25, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat, at the inspection on Jun 17, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device, at the inspection on Jun 17, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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.
Dec 15, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“8 out of the 8 staff records monitored, did not have the required annual training for hazardous materials and emergencies due to foods or allergic reactions.”
Jan 24, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 21, 2025, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Jun 25, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“An infant child was observed asleep in their crib with a fabric bow around their neck.”
Jun 17, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat
“In the infant 1 classroom, one infant child was observed to be asleep on the floor mat.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“In the infant 1 classroom, one infant was observed asleep in a restrictive device.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Jan 19, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
“One out of the eight employee files evaluated, lacked 24 hours of annual training.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 9, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 25, 1998.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 84 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.
- 7 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 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 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Melba Sanchez | 9 |
| After Hour Kid Power at Calk-Wilson | 0 |
| My Preschool & Child Development Center - South | 5 |
| The Rise School of Corpus Christi | 2 |
| Kathryn Jean Jimenez | Not given |
| De Colores Child Development Center, LLC | 16 |
| Pep Ray High School Ccisd | 1 |
| Wild Child Cc | 4 |
| Aspire Early Childhood Development Center | 9 |
| Skyrise School on Burney Drive | 11 |
| Bay Area Child Development Ctr This child care provider | 5 |
| De Colores Child Development Center Weber, LLC. | 3 |
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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