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Smart Start Center

100 F M 429 N, Terrell, TX 75160

Operation number:
842720
Type:
Licensed Center
Status:
Active (Y)
Records checked:
August 22, 2026
Additional info
Source:
Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
County:
Kaufman
Capacity:
113
License effective:
October 19, 2004
Hours:
06:00 AM-06:30 PM
Days:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Phone:
9725240071
Email:
Not listed
Website:
Not listed

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

The records include recorded violations parents may want to understand before enrolling. These are conversation starters, not a pass-or-fail judgment.

Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Summary

This summary covers 16 available inspections for Smart Start Center from September 30, 2021 through April 2, 2026.

Eight inspections recorded violations, with 15 recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on March 27, 2026 and involved parent rights.

Child guidance was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.

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
16

5 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
15

4 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
5

2 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
2

Last 36 months

Local comparison

16 total inspections vs 6.5 local median in 75160

Compared to 8 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.94
Local median
0.72

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
31%
Local median
30%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
50%
Local median
46%

Repeated topics

This provider
2
Local average
0.5

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

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Medium concern: Parent rights
Report finding
A parent was not provided with the operational policies.
Correction deadline
April 6, 2026
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 30, 2026
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.503 - Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
Official code
746.503
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
A parent was not allowed access to their child's application.
Correction deadline
April 6, 2026
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 29, 2026
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.601(b) - Provide Access to Children's Records - Parents
Official code
746.601(b)
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Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Based on interviews and observations, it was determined that a caregiver threatened a child.
Correction deadline
March 19, 2026
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 2, 2026
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Official code
746.2805(1)
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Higher concern: Hazardous access
Report finding
The operation did not ensure that the electric outlet was covered. One outlet did not have a cover.
Correction deadline
April 13, 2026
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 30, 2026
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Official code
746.3701(1)
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Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
At the time of inspection one child did not have their most current immunization record on file for review, a doctor's note indicating a deviation in the vaccination schedules, or a signed/notarized immunizations exemption affidavit.
Correction deadline
April 30, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 29, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Official code
746.603(a)(4)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
Two caregivers employed at the operation did not have a signed and notarized affidavit on file for review.
Correction deadline
April 30, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 2, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium Low
Report section
746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
Official code
746.901(4)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
At the time of inspection two children did not have the required health statements on file for review.
Correction deadline
April 30, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 29, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
Official code
746.603(a)(3)
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
The center director not have all required training hours on file for the previous full year. Only 7 hours could be accounted for. One caregiver also did not have all the required training hours for the previous full year. 13 hours could be accounted for.
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 14, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Official code
746.1311(a)
View official report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
At the time of inspection the last documented fire drill was on 3/22/24. There was no documentation for a fire drill conducted in April.
Correction deadline
May 21, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 28, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
Official code
746.5205(4)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
Three children did not have their most current immunization records on file for review at the time of inspection.
Correction deadline
May 21, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 28, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Official code
746.603(a)(4)
View official report
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
Director had 12 of the 30 required hours.
Correction deadline
August 21, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated September 13, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Official code
746.1311(a)
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
8 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
Correction deadline
August 21, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated September 13, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Official code
746.1309(a)
Higher concern: Staff training
Report finding
Three caregivers did not have current CPR/First Aid.
Correction status
Correction evaluated July 12, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Official code
746.1315(a)
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Higher concern: Background screening
Report finding
One caregiver was providing care without an active background check. This was corrected at inspection when the teacher was removed from the operation.
Correction status
Completed at time of inspection
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Official code
745.641
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Higher concern: Environmental health
Report finding
The operation did not report a communicable disease within 48 hours of being notified.
Correction deadline
July 25, 2022
Correction status
Correction evaluated August 22, 2022
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Official code
746.305(a)(4)