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Estrellita Seton Child Care
Licensed child care center
706 N Los Ebanos Rd
Mission, TX 78572
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Mission, TX
- Record Period
- 2024–2026
- Source Documents
- 13
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 12 licensing visits from August 2024 to August 2026, HHSC cited 12 deficiencies at Estrellita Seton Child Care; 12 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 12
- 2024–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
- Deficiencies
- 12
- Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
- Corrected
- 12
- Of 12 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
- Investigations
- 1
- Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them
Deficiencies by Year
- Deficiencies
- Of which, high risk
* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Deficiencies | Of which, high risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 12 of 12 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
- HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- 1 visit in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- The latest inspection, August 3, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Estrellita Seton Child Care
- Address
- 706 N Los Ebanos Rd, Mission, TX 78572
- Operation Number
- TX-1797925
- License Type
- Licensed child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 85 children
- Permit
- Full Permit
- Ages Served
- pre-kindergarten
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 11 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- 2026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175347
- 2026
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.3401(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 19, 2026
- 746.5205(1)Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 19, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175346
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175345
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175344
- 2025
Investigation
No deficiencies
Opened on a report the operation made itself.
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905246113
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175343
- 2025
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Sep 3, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175342
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175341
- 2025
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 746.2209Posting of Activity PlanMedium riskCorrected Jan 14, 2025
- 746.5207(b)Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each RoomMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 14, 2025
- 746.501(a)(30)Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive servicesMedium riskCorrected Jan 21, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175340
- 2024
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 746.2209Posting of Activity PlanMedium riskCorrected Nov 15, 2024
- 746.901(2)Required Personnel Records- Meets RequirementsMedium riskCorrected Nov 18, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175339
- 2024
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 15, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175338
- 2024
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 746.501(a)(30)Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive servicesMedium riskCorrected Aug 9, 2024
- 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 9, 2024
- 746.201(2)Written Personnel PoliciesMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 9, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905175337
Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Posting of Activity Plan, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.2209 in November 2024 and January 2025. The agency describes it this way: Posting of Activity Plan. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242424252525252525252626746.2209 across all 12 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.3701 in August 2024 and October 2024. The agency describes it this way: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242424252525252525252626746.3701 across all 12 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.501(a)(30) in August 2024 and January 2025. The agency describes it this way: Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
242424252525252525252626746.501(a)(30) across all 12 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 746.2209 was cited, and how do you check it now?
Posting of Activity Plan: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
- 02
What changed after 746.3701 was cited, and how do you check it now?
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 03
What changed after 746.501(a)(30) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
- 04
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 05
Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.
- Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1797925
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175337
Visit Aug 5, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175338
Visit Oct 11, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175339
Visit Nov 15, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175340
Visit Jan 14, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175341
Visit Aug 13, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175342
Visit Aug 20, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175343
Visit Sep 17, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905246113
Visit Oct 7, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175344
Visit Oct 9, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175345
Visit Oct 15, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175346
Visit Feb 5, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905175347
Visit Aug 3, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026
- This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
- Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
- HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Inspector narratives
- Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
- Enforcement actions
- HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- Complaints not investigated
- Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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