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Molina Neighborhood Center

A licensed child care center in Corpus Christi, Texas 78416

614 Horne Rd, Corpus Christi, Texas 78416. (361) 853-8881.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 6 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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 160 child care providers in Nueces County had 2.

16 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 24, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling, at the report to the state on Aug 20, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Apr 26, 2024

Source:

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 Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

6 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 20, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

    “It was determined that the director and a caregiver were using prohibited punishments such as yelling at the children.”

    Rule 746.2805(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 24, 2026.

Mar 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
  • Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)

    “Two out of the six staff records evaluated did not have a completed 2985 form.”

    Rule 746.901(4). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 11, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2026.

Jul 3, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

    “The ceiling vents in the infant classroom were not maintained clean, there was dust arounds the vents.”

    Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 10, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 10, 2025.

Apr 26, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    “A caregiver did not use good judgment when she patted an infant on the bottom and made an inappropriate comment.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 15, 2024. Correction verified: May 30, 2024.

Jan 11, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “The annual sanitation inspection as expired upon inspection.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 8, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 25, 2024.

  • Written Activity Plans

    “A written activity plan was not being followed in one classroom. Classroom’s must have activities planned as followed weekly.”

    Rule 746.2203(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 25, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 25, 2024.

9 deficiencies older than three years
Nov 3, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
  • AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

    “During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support a child was physically abused.”

    Rule 746.1201(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 11, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 13, 2023.

  • Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

    “Based on the information provided, a child sustained a scratch on the face by a caregiver, when they grabbed the child by the arm and flipped them over onto their cot.”

    Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 11, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 13, 2023.

Jan 12, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
  • Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment

    “Changing table in the Toddler room was not clean. This was corrected when the director brought it to the attention of the caregiver and at that point the caregiver sanitized the changing table.”

    Rule 746.3407(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2023.

  • Posting Requirements - Child’s Food Allergy Plans

    “The allergy list was posted in two classes with out a cover. This was corrected when the director turned over the Allergy List to hide the names of the child(ren) names.”

    Rule 746.403(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2023.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “Of the two infants that are still on Formula one did not have current feeding instructions on file. This was corrected when the parent completed the Feeding Schedule.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2023.

  • Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center

    “An outdated Activity Plan was posted in the Infant room. This was corrected when it was brought to the caregivers attention. She replaced the outdated Activity Plan with the current Activity Plan.”

    Rule 746.401(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2023.

  • Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name

    “Napping cots in two of the three class rooms observed, were labeled with numbers; there was not a number/child assignment map available. This was corrected when the caregivers in both classes developed a map for their class.”

    Rule 746.4503(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2023.

Jan 12, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months

    “The director was missing the following annual training for 2020-2021: Child Maltreatment, Communicable Diseases including Immunizations, Food Allergies, Building and Premises Safety, and Hazardous Materials including Blood Borne Pathogens.”

    Rule 746.1311(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 26, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 19, 2022.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “Two infants did not have current infant feeding schedules on fie.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 19, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 19, 2022.

All 22 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 24, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Sep 8, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 21, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Aug 20, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jun 30, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jun 5, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 6, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 10, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jul 3, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Sep 30, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jul 15, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jul 12, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 12, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
May 30, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 29, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 26, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jan 11, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Dec 13, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Nov 3, 2023Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Aug 14, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jan 12, 2023Inspection5 deficiencies cited
Jan 12, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 21, 1985.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Source:

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.
  • 6 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 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 6.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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