Shining Stars
A licensed child care center in Galveston, Texas 77551
5201 Broadway St Ste A, Galveston, Texas 77551. (409) 457-0831.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 34 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Galveston County: 5
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 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?
34 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 127 child care providers in Galveston County had 5.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 25, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device, at the inspection on Sep 11, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out, at the inspection on Sep 11, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Equipment for Infants - Bean Bags, Waterbeds, Foam Pads As Sleeping Equipment, at the inspection on Dec 11, 2024
2 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
28 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Sep 11, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“During the walkthrough of the operation an infant was observed to be sleeping in a bouncer (restrictive device) that was placed inside of a crib. During thw inspection child was removed from the restrictive device and placed in a crib to sleep.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
“During my walkthrough of the operation a child was observed to be placed in a high chair while other children were napping. I was informed by cargivers that the child is special needs and he was placed in the high chair becasue he will not lay down and he likes to walkaround during naptime. The child was removed from the restrictive device during the inspection.”
Oct 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
“At time of inpsection, one classroom television was not mounted or anchored. Noted: Television was removed from daycare by Director.”
Dec 11, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Prohibited Equipment for Infants - Bean Bags, Waterbeds, Foam Pads As Sleeping Equipment
“An 11 month old infant was asleep using a boppie pillow. A blanket was also hanging over the edge of the crib causing it to fall into the crib.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
“Follow up 12/11/24: The use zone for the little tykes climbing structure with slides still does not extend six feet from the exit of the slide or the other side of the structure where the child climbs up on the structure.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“Follow up 12/11/24: There still is not 6 inches of loose fill under or around the use zones of the climbing equipment on the playground. There is only a max of 3 inches during the follow up.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“Follow up 12/11/24: Three children’s admission forms still have not been seperated.”
Nov 22, 2024: inspection7 deficiencies
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Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
“Follow up 11/22/24: One of the tables is still broken. The rails on the little tyke structure have been bolted down and are no longer a hazards.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
“Follow up 11/22/24: The use zone for two little tykes climbing structures with slides still does not extend six feet from the exit of the slide or the other side of the structure where the child climbes up on the structure.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - No Overlap
“Follow up 11/22/24: During the follow up the two little tykes climbing structures with slides have their use zones over lapping each other and one of the slides is too close the the wall.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“Follow up 11/22/24: There still is not 6 inches of loose fill under or around the use zones of the climbing equipment on the playground.”
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“Follow up 11/22/25: There is still no documentation stating that an inspection was completed.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“Follow up 11/22/24: The children’s admission forms have been been seperated. One child’s file is missing a health statement and the shot recrods.”
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Update Admission Information - Procedure
“Follow up 11/22/24: The children’s files received is still not current.”
Oct 25, 2024: inspection13 deficiencies
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“Based on staff sign in logs the director is not present the required amount of 75% or 30 hours a week.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“The two caregiver files do not have the 24 hours of annual training for the training year 2023 to 2024.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
“The director’s file does not have the 30 hours of annual training for the training year 2023 to 2024.”
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
“The milk in the fridge expired on 10/15/24.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Trash, beer can, scrap metal, and an old rusted grill were observed on the playground where children have access to them.”
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Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
“Two broken tables and a broken car were observed on the playground. The little tykes play structure is missing bolts on the side rails.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“The fence for the playground has a gap in the exit gates that is approxamately 5 to 6 inches and a small child can fit through it. The fence does not block off the stairs that go to the next door neighbor’s appartment.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
“The use zone for two little tykes climbing structures with slides does not extend six feet from the exit of the slide or the other side of the structure where the child climbes up on the structure.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - No Overlap
“Two little tykes climbing structures with slides have their use zones over lapping”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“There is not 6 inches of loose fill under or around the use zones of the climbing equipment on the playground.”
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“There is no documentation stating that an inspection was completed.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“Several children files have multiple names in the name section. These are all siblings.”
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Update Admission Information - Procedure
“The admission information is not current. The admission record is an old form from 2017.”
Dec 8, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“Director did not verify that all minimum standard requirements are being met. This includes having all annual inspections completed.”
Nov 29, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The annual sanitation inspection has not been completed. The last documented sanitation inspection was conducted on 08/25/2022.”
Nov 8, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Smoke Detectors Testing
“There is no documentation that the monthly check were done. A photo was taken of the form.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The annual sanitation inspection has not been completed. The last documented sanitation inspection was conducted on 08/25/2022.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“There is no documentation that the monthly check were done. A photo was taken of the form.”
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Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
“There is no documentation that the monthly check were done. A photo was taken of the form.”
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Parent’s Rights
“The operation has not inform the parents of their right.”
15 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 27, 2023: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left in 2022 data reveal that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022 by January 15,2023, as required.”
Nov 29, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“While 10 children were in care the only caregiver was in the kitchen area while the children were in the classroom unattended. The caregiver left the children unattended multiple times.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“The playground is still cluttered with toys and items making it a tripping hazard. More photos were taken.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“There was one infant in care from ages 7 months and the television was on playing Cocomelon videos. The caregiver corrected this at inspection when she turned the television off.”
Nov 8, 2022: inspection7 deficiencies
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Smoke Detectors Testing
“There is no documentation that the monthly check was completed. This was corrected at inspection when the director completed the monthly test and documented.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“The playground was cluttered with toys and items making it a tripping hazard.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“There is no documentation that the monthly check was completed. This was corrected at inspection when the director completed the monthly test and documented.”
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Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
“There is no documentation that the monthly check was completed. This was corrected at inspection when the director completed the monthly test and documented.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
The inspectors’ words, 95 words
“Caregivers with hire dates 09/14/2011 and 09/11/2017 do not have the required annual training: -topics for the last annual training year. The -caregivers need training in the following topics: - Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations; - Administering medication, if applicable, - Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction; - Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic; and - Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The director does not have the required annual training topics for this last annual training year. Emergency preparedness; Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations; Administering medication Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction; Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“There were 3 children in care from ages 14 months to 23 months old. The television was on and playing sing-along cartoon videos. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned the television off.”
Nov 10, 2021: inspection4 deficiencies
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“The playground was cluttered with toys and items making it a tripping hazard.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
“Two cribs were not labeled with the child’s name. This was corrected at inspection when they were labeled.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“One infant was missing the infant feeding sheet.”
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Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
“The menu was not posted. This was corrected at inspection when it was posted.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Inspection | 13 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 15, 2011.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 35 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.
- 0 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: 2-Star (the first 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 34.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| New Life Fellowship of Galveston Day School | 1 |
| Kids Palace Learning Center | 11 |
| Kribs 2 Krayons Academy | 9 |
| Smile & Learn Klubhouse LLC | 9 |
| Rebekah Ann Martinez | 1 |
| Island Explorers Childcare | 1 |
| Childrens Coalition | 10 |
| Shining Stars This child care provider | 34 |
| Moody Methodist Day School | 3 |
| For Children Only Day School | 4 |
| Laura Mallios | 2 |
| Trinity Episcopal School | 2 |
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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