Carter Creek Kindercare
A licensed child care center in Bryan, Texas 77802
4351 Carter Creek Pkwy, Bryan, Texas 77802. (979) 846-1037.
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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 Brazos County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 105 child care providers in Brazos County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 14, 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 inspection on Jan 8, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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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 2, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
“At the time of the walk through there was a 12 month to 16 month class that had 8 children and 1 caregiver during naptime, leaving the classroom out of ratio. This was corrected at inspection by adding an additional caregiver into the classroom. This placed the classroom back into ratio, with 8 children and 2 caregivers.”
Dec 3, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Gates Locked
“The outside gate was open and the children had access to an apartment complex’s parking lot.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“There was not enough loose fill on the infant playground, there was concrete showing from the playground structure.”
Jan 8, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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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
“During the inspection a 3 year old child in care was observed running through the hallway and going into the office without the caregiver nearby. The caregiver was in the kitchen when the child in care ran down the hallway and into the office area. This was immediately corrected during the inspection when the child in care was taken back to the caregiver in charge.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“An attempt was made to survey 4 personnel records in regard to training. The 4 files were not available for review.”
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Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
“One of the transportation vehicles did not have a current inspection sticker. The vehicle inspection sticker had an expiration date of 11/2022. The vehicle inspection expired 14 months prior to the date of this inspection.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 11, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
“While reviewing staff records there were two caregivers without high school completion verification on file.”
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space
“While observing classrooms during naptime childrens nap mats were side by side with no adequate space to walk through.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 4, 1986.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 85 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.
- 3 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 105 child care providers in Brazos County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Carter Creek Kindercare This child care provider | 6 |
| Bethel Lutheran Preschool | 0 |
| Busy Bees Dayhome | 5 |
| Faith & Family Early Learning Center | 10 |
| Juanita Armstrong | 0 |
| Alphabest @ Rayburn-Bryan | 0 |
| Kara Cavaness | Not given |
| Kiddie Academy of Bryan | 3 |
| Perfect Care Learning Center | 8 |
| Dual After School Program | 1 |
| Rebecca Upshaw | 0 |
| Byrds Nest Childcare | 0 |
| Bvcaa Early Head Start Center | 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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