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Grandmas Academy

Licensed child care center

140A Fm 2838
Mexia, TX 76667

Report Date
Nov 1, 2026
Data Through
Oct 31, 2026
Report ID
VR-TX-1806657-2611
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Provider Category
Childcare
Location
Mexia, TX
Record Period
2024–2026
Source Documents
14
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01

The Essentials

Summary

Across 13 licensing visits from November 2024 to October 2026, HHSC cited 28 deficiencies at Grandmas Academy; 28 have a recorded correction.

Visits
13
2024–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies
28
Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected
28
Of 28 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations
0
Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Deficiencies by Year

  • Deficiencies
  • Of which, high risk
2021: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020220 visits2023: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020230 visits2024: 2 deficiencies across 1 visit220241 visit2025: 10 deficiencies across 6 visits; of which, high risk: 31020256 visits2026: 16 deficiencies across 6 visits; of which, high risk: 5162026*6 visits2021: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020210 visits2022: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020220 visits2023: 0 deficiencies across 0 visits020230 visits2024: 2 deficiencies across 1 visit220241 visit2025: 10 deficiencies across 6 visits; of which, high risk: 31020256 visits2026: 16 deficiencies across 6 visits; of which, high risk: 5162026*6 visits

* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.

Deficiencies by year
YearVisitsDeficienciesOf which, high risk
2021000
2022000
2023000
2024120
20256103
20266165

What the Record Shows

  • 28 of 28 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.
  • No investigation appears in this window. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
  • The latest inspection, October 28, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.
02

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.

  1. 2026

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179711

  2. 2026

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179710

  3. 2026

    Inspection

    4 deficiencies

    • 746.201(11)AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacityHigh riskCorrected Jul 9, 2026
    • 746.603(a)(2)Children's Records - Admission InformationMedium riskCorrected Jul 9, 2026
    • 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Jul 9, 2026
    • 746.301(2)Notification of Change in SpaceMedium riskCorrected Jul 9, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179709

  4. 2026

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.2207(a)Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under TwoMedium riskCorrected Mar 26, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179708

  5. 2026

    Inspection

    3 deficiencies

    • 746.3407(12)Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Mar 23, 2026
    • 746.1205(a)(2)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible forHigh riskCorrected Mar 23, 2026
    • 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 23, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179707

  6. 2026

    Inspection

    8 deficiencies

    • 746.2419(7)Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or CupMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 18, 2026
    • 746.2421(b)Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 DaysMedium riskCorrected Mar 25, 2026
    • 746.1301(a)(5)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual trainingMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 1, 2026
    • 746.4135(b)Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium riskCorrected Mar 18, 2026
    • 746.1601Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More ChildrenMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 18, 2026
    • 746.1205(a)(4)Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activityHigh riskCorrected Mar 18, 2026
    • 746.603(a)Children's Records MaintainedMedium riskCorrected Apr 24, 2026
    • 746.2426(a)(2)Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possibleHigh riskCorrected Mar 18, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179706

  7. 2025

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.301(2)Notification of Change in SpaceMedium riskCorrected Oct 27, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179705

  8. 2025

    Inspection

    3 deficiencies

    • 746.1205(a)(4)Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activityHigh riskCorrected Oct 15, 2025
    • 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Nov 7, 2025
    • 746.2419(7)Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or CupMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 15, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179704

  9. 2025

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.301(2)Notification of Change in SpaceMedium riskCorrected Apr 11, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179703

  10. 2025

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.1205(a)(4)Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activityHigh riskCorrected Apr 2, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179702

  11. 2025

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.2421(a)Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care ProfessionalMedium riskCorrected Feb 26, 2025
    • 746.401(6)Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care centerMedium riskCorrected Feb 26, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179701

  12. 2025

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.401(2)Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or InvestigationMedium riskCorrected Jan 13, 2025
    • 746.5307(a)Inspect Fire Extinguishers MonthlyMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 13, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179700

  13. 2024

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.3701(1)Safety - Electrical Outlets CoveredMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 25, 2024
    • 746.4135(b)Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium riskCorrected Nov 25, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905179699

Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.

03

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

  1. 1

    Citation 746.1205(a)(4), Cited in Three Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.1205(a)(4) in April 2025, October 2025 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    24252525252525262626262626746.1205(a)(4) across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
  2. 2

    Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children, Cited in Three Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.1601 in March 2026, March 2026 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    24252525252525262626262626746.1601 across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
  3. 3

    Notification of Change in Space, Cited in Three Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.301(2) in April 2025, October 2025 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Notification of Change in Space. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    24252525252525262626262626746.301(2) across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
  4. 4

    Citation 746.2419(7), Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.2419(7) in October 2025 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    24252525252525262626262626746.2419(7) across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
  5. 5

    Children's Products- Annual Certification, Cited in Two Visits

    HHSC inspectors cited 746.4135(b) in November 2024 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Children's Products- Annual Certification. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

    24252525252525262626262626746.4135(b) across all 13 visits, oldest to newest
04

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.

  1. 01

    What changed after 746.1205(a)(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Citation 746.1205(a)(4): cited in three visits, including high-risk standards.

  2. 02

    What changed after 746.1601 was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  3. 03

    What changed after 746.301(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Notification of Change in Space: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium risk.

  4. 04

    What changed after 746.2419(7) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Citation 746.2419(7): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

  5. 05

    What changed after 746.4135(b) was cited, and how do you check it now?

    Children's Products- Annual Certification: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

  6. 06

    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.

  7. 07

    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.

05

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)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1806657

    Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179699

    Visit Nov 25, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179700

    Visit Jan 13, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179701

    Visit Feb 21, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179702

    Visit Apr 2, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179703

    Visit Apr 11, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179704

    Visit Oct 15, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179705

    Visit Oct 27, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179706

    Visit Mar 18, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179707

    Visit Mar 23, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179708

    Visit Mar 26, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179709

    Visit Jul 9, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179710

    Visit Jul 14, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗
  • Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905179711

    Visit Oct 28, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

    View Dataset ↗

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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