Latchkey at Tm Clark
A licensed child care center in Portland, Texas 78374
2250 Memorial Pkwy, Portland, Texas 78374. (361) 777-4670.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in San Patricio County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 13 inspections on record
- 2-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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 29 child care providers in San Patricio County had 2.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on May 29, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 12, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information-Admission Date
“Of the 10 children’s files reviewed, three did not have the Date of Admission documented on the Admission Form. This was corrected during the inspection when the director documented the Date of Admission on the Admission Form.”
Feb 26, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The operation failed to obtain a signature from the parent once the incident report was completed.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
May 12, 2022: assessment1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“The operation allowed one person to be present and have unsupervised access to children without submitting or receiving the results of an initial background check and FBI fingerprint.”
May 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio
“Inspector observed one staff with more than 26 children while in the cafeteria. Inspector also observed one staff with approximately 36 children outdoors. A second staff had children outdoors in her area with a total of 41 children in care between the two staff. This is a re-cite.”
Apr 25, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio
“Inspector observed one staff with 46 children on two different occasions during the inspection. Inspector also observed another staff with over 35 children during the inspection.”
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Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
“Three children with food allergies did not have a food allergy plan on file.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 18, 2004.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: School.
- Capacity: 300 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 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 24, 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 29 child care providers in San Patricio County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| East Cliff Kidz Klub | 4 |
| Andrews Kidz Klub | 3 |
| Marilyn Ann Clark | Not given |
| Little Reign’s Preschool Academy LLC | 4 |
| Early Childhood Center Kidz Klub | 4 |
| Juanita Mendoza | 0 |
| Skyrise School of Portland | 4 |
| Busy Bees In-Home Learning Center | 0 |
| Maria L Martinez | Not given |
| Methodist Day School | 1 |
| Latchkey at Tm Clark This child care provider | 2 |
| Portland Headstart Center | 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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