Presbyterian Day School
A licensed child care center in Palacios, Texas 77465
501 3rd St, Palacios, Texas 77465. (361) 972-1534.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Matagorda County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 7 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 17 child care providers in Matagorda County had 2.
7 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 18, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jan 21, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Installation of Smoke Detectors, at the inspection on Feb 6, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the inspection on Feb 12, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“Follow up 2/18/26: The children’s files still do not have a health statement signed.”
Jan 21, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“A review of records showed that the annual fire inspection had not been completed within 12 months of the previous inspection conducted on October 16, 2024.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“There is no current sanitation inspection on file. Nor is there a documented statement that a sanitation inspection is not required.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“A review of records showed that required monthly fire drills have not been conducted since September 2025.”
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“An audit of children s records revealed that the date of admission was not documented in each individual child s file.”
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Immunizations-Documentation of immunizations may be official record or photocopy that includes - Child’s name and date of birth
“One child’s immunization record did not include the child’s date of birth.”
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“A review of children s records showed that the health statements for two children were missing the physician s signature.”
Feb 6, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Installation of Smoke Detectors
“The smoke detector in one of the rooms was beeping to signal a low battery.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The director does not have training in the topics listed under this standard.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Two children’s files did not have immunization records in their file.”
Feb 12, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“One child’s file out of five reviewed is missing the doctor or emergency room information.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two children files out of five reviewed do not have an alternate adult as a contact for their emergency contact.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“One child’s file out of five reviewed is missing their health statement.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One child’s file is missing their immunization files.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Feb 16, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“A picnic table was observed with a broken bench on the playground. Note: A picture was taken.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 27, 1986.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 51 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.
- 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 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 17 child care providers in Matagorda County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Palacios Isd - Early Learning Center | 0 |
| Presbyterian Day School This child care provider | 14 |
| Rainbow Land Daycare | 1 |
| Eva’s Licensed Childcare Home | 0 |
| Lutheran Social Services of the South,dba Upbring Head | 3 |
| Discovering Minds Child Development Center | 8 |
| Sandra Kay Neely | Not given |
| Icreate Child Development Center | 8 |
| Tender Years Enrichment Learning Center II | 0 |
| Jo Ann Burrell | 2 |
| Sunshine and Rainbows | 2 |
| YMCA at Linnie Roberts | 1 |
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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