Childrens Lighthouse of Mag Creek
A licensed child care center in League City, Texas 77573
4496 League City Pkwy, League City, Texas 77573. (281) 557-7700.
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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 Galveston County: 5
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 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 127 child care providers in Galveston County had 5.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 28, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Oct 13, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jan 24, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Oct 30, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: 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.
Oct 13, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“While transitioning children from the “Sea Turtles” classroom to the playground on the morning of October 12, 2026, one child was left unsupervised in the classroom.”
Jan 24, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Staff did not use good judgement by not follow policies for release of children, when a child was released to go with person who was not listed on admission form. Staff did not confirm with parent who completed enrollment.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Official State incident report for incident that occurred on 1/24/2025 was not signed by parent.”
Oct 30, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the information obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to show that a caregiver grabbed a child in an attempt to stop the child from running away. This resulted in bruising to the child?s body.”
Aug 14, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
“Operational Policies was missing the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline number.”
May 8, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Based on documents received from operation showed that incident report was not shared with parent within the 48-hour time frame.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 18, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“Based on external documentation directors were not present to ensure operation’s staff were maintaining compliance.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Based on external documentation, caregivers were observed not supervising child that was bit.”
Mar 2, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Toys and Equipment to be Sanitized Set Aside
“Children in care have received medical attention for skin irritation, due to sanitation methods and long term use of potty seat.”
All 31 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 9, 2007.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 280 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.
- 12 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: 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 127 child care providers in Galveston County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Childrens Lighthouse of Mag Creek This child care provider | 6 |
| Laura Mallios | 2 |
| Primrose School of League City at Victory Lakes | 2 |
| Children’s Learning Adventure Child Care Center | 8 |
| Tiger’s Den Martial Arts & Fitness | 16 |
| Jubilee Kids Care LLC, the Goddard School | 6 |
| Ferguson Elementary YMCA | 1 |
| For Children Only Day School | 8 |
| South Shore Kindercare | 12 |
| Kids R Kids #22 | 5 |
| Kids R Kids #29 | 5 |
| Kids R Kids #60 | 36 |
| Early Learning Academy at Bay Area Christian School | 0 |
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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