Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.6
- Local median
- 0.41
Smarty Pants Kids Academy
5200 CENTERLINE DR, Brownsville, TX 78526-8820
- Operation number:
- 1513965
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Cameron
- Capacity:
- 90
- License effective:
- November 8, 2013
- Hours:
- 07:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9569862600
- Email:
- Not listed
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for Smarty Pants Kids Academy from June 27, 2022 through August 13, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on November 14, 2023 and involved individual needs and accommodations.
Six later inspections, from December 12, 2023 through August 13, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 0
2 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 10 local median in 78526
Compared to 30 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 40%
- Local median
- 17%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 40%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.33
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for any one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
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Higher concern: Individual needs and accommodations
- Report finding
- The daycare does not have the required documentation for a child with a diagnosed special need.
- Correction deadline
- December 29, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 11, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.605(13) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
- Official code
- 746.605(13)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Based on the information gathered during the investigation, a latch on the gate broke when a three-year-old pushed the gate open. This allowed a child to run out of the playground and into the street.
- Correction deadline
- December 4, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 12, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
- Official code
- 746.3407
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Annual fire inspection was not current. Last conducted on 2/11/22.
- Correction deadline
- May 24, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 6, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
- Official code
- 746.5101(a)
Medium concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- One staff no longer employed since 2020 has not been inactivated. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as employee was inactivated at the time of inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
- Official code
- 745.651(1)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Observed the little tykes play structure broken and accessible to the children at the time of inspection.
- Correction deadline
- June 27, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 13, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
- Official code
- 746.3407
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Annual children's product was not current. Last updated 8/1/2018. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION Annual children's product was pated 6/27/2022 at the time of inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
- Official code
- 746.4135(b)