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St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Early Childhood Center
Licensed child care center
1604 9Th Ave N
Texas City, TX 77590
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Texas City, TX
- Record Period
- 2022–2026
- Source Documents
- 10
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 9 licensing visits from May 2022 to September 2026, HHSC cited 24 deficiencies at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Early Childhood Center; 24 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 9
- 2022–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
- Deficiencies
- 24
- Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
- Corrected
- 24
- Of 24 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 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 24 of 24 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, September 30, 2026, recorded 2 deficiencies (most serious: Medium risk).
What to Ask About
- Citation 745.651(2)(A), Cited in Two Visits
- Documented Annual Training- Required Content, Cited in Two Visits
- Citation 746.2421(b), Cited in Two Visits
- Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean, Cited in Two Visits
- Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services, Cited in Two Visits
- Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission, Cited in Two Visits
- Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Early Childhood Center
- Address
- 1604 9Th Ave N, Texas City, TX 77590
- Operation Number
- TX-1664675
- License Type
- Licensed child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 127 children
- Permit
- Full Permit
- Ages Served
- infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten, school age
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Conditions on Permit
- Yes
- 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
2 deficiencies
- 746.1311(e)Director Annual Training - Additional required topicsMedium riskCorrected Oct 12, 2026
- 746.1309(e)Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium riskCorrected Oct 12, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905115192
- 2025
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.201(1)Policies Comply with RulesHigh riskCorrected Oct 10, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905115191
- 2025
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 745.651(2)(A)Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current listMedium riskCorrected Apr 29, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905115190
- 2024
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.1309(e)Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium riskCorrected Oct 9, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905115189
- 2023
Inspection
5 deficiencies
- 746.2421(b)Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 DaysMedium riskCorrected Nov 3, 2023
- 746.501(a)(30)Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive servicesMedium riskCorrected Nov 7, 2023
- 746.3407(9)Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and CleanMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 7, 2023
- 746.605(10)Required Admission Information - Water Activity PermissionMedium riskCorrected Nov 7, 2023
- 746.605(13)Required Admission Information - Special Needs StatementMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 7, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905115188
- 2023
Inspection
7 deficiencies
- 746.3407(9)Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and CleanMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 17, 2023
- 746.605(13)Required Admission Information - Special Needs StatementMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 10, 2023
- 746.2421(b)Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 DaysMedium riskCorrected Oct 6, 2023
- 746.605(6)Required Admission Information - Emergency ContactMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 10, 2023
- 746.501(a)(29)Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-InjectorsHigh riskCorrected Oct 10, 2023
- 746.605(10)Required Admission Information - Water Activity PermissionMedium riskCorrected Oct 10, 2023
- 746.501(a)(30)Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive servicesMedium riskCorrected Oct 10, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905115187
- 2022
Inspection
5 deficiencies
- 745.651(2)(A)Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current listMedium riskCorrected Oct 4, 2022
- 746.3503(a)Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean SurfaceMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 7, 2022
- 746.603(a)(4)Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium riskCorrected Oct 7, 2022
- 746.501(a)(18)Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical ActivityMedium riskCorrected Oct 11, 2022
- 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Oct 6, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905115186
- 2022
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905115185
- 2022
Investigation
2 deficiencies
- 746.707Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with ParentMedium riskCorrected May 26, 2022
- 746.305(a)(2)AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or HospitalizationMedium-high riskCorrected May 26, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905224872
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
Citation 745.651(2)(A), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 745.651(2)(A) in October 2022 and April 2025. The agency describes it this way: Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222232324252526745.651(2)(A) across all 9 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Documented Annual Training- Required Content, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1309(e) in October 2024 and September 2026. The agency describes it this way: Documented Annual Training- Required Content. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222232324252526746.1309(e) across all 9 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Citation 746.2421(b), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.2421(b) in October 2023 and October 2023. The agency describes it this way: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222232324252526746.2421(b) across all 9 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.3407(9) in October 2023 and October 2023. The agency describes it this way: Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222232324252526746.3407(9) across all 9 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.501(a)(30) in October 2023 and October 2023. 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.
222222232324252526746.501(a)(30) across all 9 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.605(10) in October 2023 and October 2023. The agency describes it this way: Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222232324252526746.605(10) across all 9 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.605(13) in October 2023 and October 2023. The agency describes it this way: Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222232324252526746.605(13) across all 9 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 745.651(2)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 745.651(2)(A): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
- 02
What changed after 746.1309(e) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Documented Annual Training- Required Content: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
- 03
What changed after 746.2421(b) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.2421(b): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
- 04
What changed after 746.3407(9) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 05
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.
- 06
What changed after 746.605(10) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
- 07
What changed after 746.605(13) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 08
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.
- 09
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 · 1664675
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 · 905224872
Visit May 18, 2022 · 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 · 905115185
Visit May 20, 2022 · 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 · 905115186
Visit Oct 4, 2022 · 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 · 905115187
Visit Oct 3, 2023 · 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 · 905115188
Visit Oct 31, 2023 · 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 · 905115189
Visit Oct 2, 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 · 905115190
Visit Apr 29, 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 · 905115191
Visit Oct 2, 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 · 905115192
Visit Sep 30, 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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