Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.78
- Local median
- 0.66
A Special Place
9002 UNION ST, Needville, TX 77461-8366
- Operation number:
- 842116
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Fort Bend
- Capacity:
- 234
- License effective:
- January 28, 2005
- Hours:
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9797933030
- Email:
- aspecialplacetx@hotmail.com
- Website:
- www.aspecialplace.wixsite.com
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for A Special Place from June 16, 2022 through March 31, 2026.
Five inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on April 16, 2025 and involved recordkeeping.
Equipment or readiness was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 9
- Recorded violations
- 7
- Higher-concern violations
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 1
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 11 local median in Fort Bend County
Compared to 322 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 22%
- Local median
- 27%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 56%
- Local median
- 36%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 1.12
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
January 23, 2025April 16, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The children's products certification form was not observed up to date. It was corrected at the inspection time.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.801(18) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Product Certification
- Official code
- 746.801(18)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
- Correction deadline
- January 24, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 23, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
- Official code
- 746.303(b)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The pea gravel used as the loose fill on the front playground and afterschool playground is not 6 inches deep. The arch climber and playstructure on the afterschool playground both require the pea gravel.
- Correction deadline
- May 16, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 25, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
- Official code
- 746.4907(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Upon arrival there were 5 infants with 1 caregiver in the Infant 1 class. The infants were 9-11 months old. Note: A second caregiver stepped in.
- Correction deadline
- December 19, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 3, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
- Official code
- 746.1601
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- The schooler/prek class caregiver didn't knowthe correct # of children. There were 24 and I was told 23.
- Correction deadline
- December 19, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 3, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
- Official code
- 746.1205(a)(2)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 4 Caregivers in Toddler 1, Toddler 2, and Schooler classrooms did not know the age of the oldest child they were responsible for.
- Correction deadline
- December 19, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 3, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
- Official code
- 746.1205(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operation has not complete their children product certification since 01/03/2022.
- Correction deadline
- June 5, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 12, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
- Official code
- 746.4135(b)
No recorded violations in this report