Bright Kids Academy
Licensed Center in El Paso, Texas. License #1718541, issued September 9, 2021.
- Address
- 10710 Gateway Blvd N Ste B1, El Paso, TX 79924
- Phone
- (915) 313-5771
- Licensed capacity
- 81 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 05:30 AM-08:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes, Transportation to/from School, Weekend Care, Field Trips, Night Care.
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 4-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 1, 2024. From the state's provider report of August 10, 2026.
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 3,541 standards at Bright Kids Academy between October 29, 2021 and July 24, 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 | 2 | 240 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 220 | 2 |
| Personnel | 2 | 290 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 1 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 110 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 222 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 299 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 72 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 204 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 117 | 2 |
The table adds up to 3,504 of those standards. The remaining 37, including 7 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.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 32 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 24, 2026, and 15 citations.
- 3High
- 3Medium High
- 9Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium June 22, 2026 Correction verified July 24, 2026
746.2207(c)(3): Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily
- Medium March 13, 2026 Correction verified March 30, 2026
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
In review of employee records three employees do not have proof of training in hazardous materials available for review. Two staff do not have proof of training in emergency preparedness available for review.
- High April 22, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.5617(a)(5): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Operation had a fire extinguisher in a van used to transport children with a fire extinguisher with a service date of April 2023. This was corrected at inspection when the designee placed a different fire extinguisher in the van with a service date of April 2025.
- Medium High April 22, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.4135(a): Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
Opeation has a children product certification dated 01/03/24 posted. This was corrected at inspection when the designee cheked the CPSC website then completed and posted a new form 2885.
- Medium April 22, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.4003(a): First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
Operation has four first aid kits, in various areas of the operation. All four kits were missing band aids. This was corrected at inspection when person in charge added new band aids to the first aid kits.
- Medium High May 9, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.5207(b): Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
Operation did not have evacuation and relocation diagrams posted in each classroom. This was corrected at inspection when the designee printed and posted evacuation and relocation diagrams in each classroom during the inspection.
- Medium May 9, 2024 Correction verified May 17, 2024
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
In review of employee records for HASA, three employees were missing annual training in administration of medicataion, hazardous material and food allergy.
- Medium High July 12, 2023 Correction verified August 7, 2023
746.2403(4): Infant Care Area - Crib Placement
In the infant room, the cribs were positioned in a way that allowed for the children to reach into the crib of another.
- Medium July 12, 2023 Correction verified August 7, 2023
746.2209: Posting of Activity Plan
The operation does not have an activity plan posted in the toddler room.
- Medium August 17, 2022 Correction verified August 25, 2022
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Eight out of eight employee files were not available for review/ were incomplete.
- Medium August 17, 2022 Correction verified August 25, 2022
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Two out of eight children's records checked did not have an immunization record available for review in the file.
- Medium May 23, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.1401(b): Substitute Qualifications - Not Counted in Ratio
A substitute was observed caring for a group of childern. This was corrected when the primary group caregiver returned to the classroom.
- Medium April 21, 2022 Correction verified May 20, 2022
746.201(7): Operation Open to Parents At All Times
The operation is not allowing parents to enter the operation and observe their child(ren) in the care areas and/or have access to building/grounds.
- High March 1, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.5617(a)(4): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
The emergency contact information for two children being transported was not available for review. This was corrected at the inspection by printing out the information and placing it in the transportation vehicle's binder.
- High March 1, 2022 Correction verified March 18, 2022
746.5617(a)(5): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Three transportation vehicles will need to have the fire extinguisher serviced or replaced.
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About this record
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