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Avance San Antonio CDC Frank Garrett

Licensed Center in San Antonio, Texas. License #540916- 5052, issued June 21, 1999.

Address
1226 Nw 18th St, San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone
(210) 734-7924
Licensed capacity
56 children
Licensed for
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours
08:00 AM-04:00 PM
Days
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Child care subsidies
Not accepted
Website
avancesa.org

Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided.

Openings

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What inspectors checked

Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 2,520 standards at Avance San Antonio CDC Frank Garrett between August 11, 2022 and August 27, 2026 and recorded 16 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.

The 22 areas, one by one
Area of the rulesVisitsStandards checkedViolated
Scope, administration, and communication22410
Record keeping22200
Personnel23062
Ratios and group sizes21081
Activities2720
Infants1900
Toddlers3660
Pre-kindergarten2360
School-age2400
Discipline3600
Naptime2240
Field trips2220
Get well care2540
Nighttime care2260
Nutrition and food care2900
Health practices22260
Safety practices21540
Physical facilities21500
Outdoor safety21920
Pools2540
Fire safety21360
Transportation2980

The table adds up to 2,465 of those standards. The remaining 55, including 13 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.

A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.

What Avance San Antonio CDC Frank Garrett says about itself

Give Make the difference Give Today! Explore Programs Join the AVANCE familia Explore Our Programs Careers Find your fit Explore Our Careers AVANCE – San Antonio Programs Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) Parents are the first teachers. Home is the first classroom. Our signature 9-month parenting course supports f…

Quoted from avancesa.org, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.

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Tell me about new inspections

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State inspection record

HHSC records 21 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 27, 2026, and 16 citations.

2 of those visits began with Avance San Antonio CDC Frank Garrett reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.

222526
visitsvisits where something was found21 recorded visits since October 2017. More visits does not mean a worse program: how often the state comes depends on the license type, the program's age and whether anyone complained.
  • 3High
  • 8Medium High
  • 5Medium

Every citation below records a correction.

Citations

Showing all 16. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.

  1. High August 27, 2026 Correction verified September 2, 2026

    745.621(a)(2): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone

    A staff member was present at the operation, and had access to children, without a background check.
  2. Medium High April 16, 2025 Correction verified April 22, 2025

    746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection

    The health inspection was last conducted on 3.25.24.
  3. High September 28, 2023 Correction verified November 13, 2023

    746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    Based on the four-minute video footage the caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment by placing a weighted blue Coco Melon backpack on the back of the child over the back of their chair preventing that child from standing up. In addition to placing this weighted blue Coco Melon backpack and strapping it around the child?s waist while in centers.
  4. Medium September 22, 2023 Correction verified October 4, 2023

    746.2803(4)(D): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation

    Based on the video footage on 9.19.23 a child was observed being placed in a chair for a long period of time not appropriate for the child's age.
  5. Medium High September 22, 2023 Correction verified October 4, 2023

    746.2501(4): Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting

    Based on the video footage on 9.19.23 the caregiver was not observed giving individual attention, holding and comforting a child that was crying after being pushed by another child.
  6. Medium High September 22, 2023 Correction verified October 4, 2023

    746.3317(6): Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders

    Based on the video footage on 9.19.23 a snack was being provided to the children on a bare table.
  7. Medium High September 22, 2023 Correction verified October 4, 2023

    746.3415(4): Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

    Based on the video footage on 9.19.23 the caregivers were not observed handwashing their hands or the children between diaper changing.
  8. Medium High September 22, 2023 Correction verified October 4, 2023

    746.3407(11): Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment

    Based on the video footage on 9.19.23 the caregivers were not observed sanitizing tables before providing the children a snack.
  9. Medium High September 22, 2023 Correction verified October 4, 2023

    746.1203(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children

    Based on the video footage on 9.19.23 the caregivers were observed not positively or actively interacting with the children as they we seen talking longer than an hour amongst themselves.
  10. Medium High September 21, 2023 Correction verified October 4, 2023

    746.2803(4)(C): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior

    Based on the video footage on 9.19.23 a caregiver was observed lifting a child by their forearm, pulling a child off the table by their leg when redirecting.
  11. Medium July 20, 2023 Correction verified July 25, 2023

    746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

    One of the six staff files were missing 24 hours of training from May 2022-2023.
  12. Medium July 20, 2023 Correction verified August 3, 2023

    746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required

    The director is missing the 30 hours of the annual training.
  13. Medium July 20, 2023 Corrected at inspection

    746.1613(a): Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met

    During naptime in Group 4 one caregiver was supervising nine children with the youngest being 13 months and the oldest being 21 months old. NOTE: This was corrected when another caregiver was called into the classroom.
  14. High January 20, 2023 Correction verified January 26, 2023

    746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

    Based upon information gathered and interviews conducted supervision was determined to have occurred after a 19-month-old child was found in the classroom unsupervised.
  15. Medium High August 11, 2022 Correction verified August 11, 2022

    746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

    One of the six children did not have a current immunization record on file.
  16. Medium August 11, 2022 Correction verified September 13, 2022

    746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content

    Director did not have required training on file for the following; SID, brain development, and head trauma Handling and storing and Building grounds and premises
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About this record

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