Brainstorm Childcare and Learning Center-Southside
Licensed Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. License #1797834, issued December 27, 2024.
- Address
- 5245 Yorktown Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78413
- Phone
- (361) 452-2211
- Licensed capacity
- 100 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Snacks Provided.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since September 9, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 27, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 3,890 standards at Brainstorm Childcare and Learning Center-Southside between June 26, 2024 and August 25, 2026 and recorded 15 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 rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 366 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 337 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 467 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 232 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 300 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,864 of those standards. The remaining 26, including 8 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.
Changes we have recorded
Texas HHSC publishes the register as it stands today and overwrites it, so nothing in the state's own data shows that a figure used to be different. We compare the register against the previous day's copy and keep what moved. We have been doing that since October 24, 2026.
- November 4, 2026Administrator recorded as “Irene Valverde”
Each date is the day we first saw the new value, not the day the program changed anything or the day the state recorded it. A change made in February can appear in the register in May. We do not know which, so we do not say.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 18 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 1, 2026, and 15 citations.
One of those visits began with Brainstorm Childcare and Learning Center-Southside 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.
- 4High
- 8Medium High
- 2Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High June 16, 2026 Correction verified August 25, 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 activity
Caregiver was unable to provide proper supervision on playground due to being out of ratio.
- Medium High June 16, 2026 Correction verified August 25, 2026
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Caregiver was out of ratio during outdoor play.
- High May 1, 2026 Correction verified May 11, 2026
745.621(a)(2): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
One caregiver was observed to be in ratio in the infant classroom and was caring for children without a submitted background check.
- Medium High December 10, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2419(8): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
The hand washing sinks in the infant rooms were observed to be used to rinse bottles.
- Medium High June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 8, 2025
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
An updated sanitation inspection was not available for review.
- Medium High June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 15, 2025
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Outdoor slides observed to not have appropriate depth in surfacing, measuring under 6 inches of required depth.
- Medium High December 18, 2024 Correction verified December 20, 2024
746.3407(8): Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
The Trash Can in the Pre-K room did not have a lid mking the garbage accessible to the children.
- Medium December 18, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4503(a): Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
A nap mat that was being used was observed to be torn making it hard to wash and or sanitize. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed the mat and supplied the child with another,
- Medium High November 25, 2024 Correction verified December 12, 2024
746.5307(a): Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
The monthly Fire Extinguisher checks have not been conducted.
- High November 25, 2024 Correction verified December 12, 2024
746.5319: Smoke Detectors Testing
Monthly Smoke Detection checks are not being conducted.
- Medium August 20, 2024 Correction verified August 27, 2024
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
Of the 7 children files reviewed, four did not have the Health Statement completed.
- Medium High August 20, 2024 Correction verified August 27, 2024
746.605(13): Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
Of the 7 children files reviewed, five did not have the Special Needs section completed.
- Medium Low August 20, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.401(9): Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
The most current Employee List was not posted at the time of the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection.
- Medium High August 20, 2024 Correction verified September 20, 2024
746.4751(c): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
The fence on the playground was broken fence boards and portruding nails that pose a potental hazard to the children.
- High June 26, 2024 Correction verified June 27, 2024
HRC42.041(a): Illegal Operation - Not Licensed
During the Application inspection Child Care Regulation representative observed children in care. The operation was offering services without an initial permit.
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About this record
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