Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC
Licensed Center in Kingsville, Texas. License #1708458, issued January 25, 2021.
- Address
- 612 S 13th St, Kingsville, TX 78363
- Phone
- (361) 595-3003
- Licensed capacity
- 22 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:45 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Weekend Care.
Openings
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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 August 12, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 13, 2026.
Where this is
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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 4,166 standards at Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC between January 5, 2022 and May 1, 2026 and recorded 30 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 | 4 | 474 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 437 | 4 |
| Personnel | 4 | 571 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 1 |
| Activities | 4 | 136 | 0 |
| Infants | 5 | 444 | 4 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 152 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 3 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,109 of those standards. The remaining 57, including 16 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 May 1, 2026, and 30 citations.
One of those visits began with Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC 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.
- 9High
- 8Medium High
- 13Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 30. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium February 13, 2026 Correction verified February 17, 2026
746.2421(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Written feeding instructions were not available for review during inspection.
- Medium High February 4, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Observed the following during a follow up inspection: A caregiver was supervising 6 infants ages ranging from 5 months to 17 months. Child/caregiver ratios 4:1.
- Medium High July 22, 2025 Correction verified July 31, 2025
746.201(4): Designating Director
Permit holder has not designated a qualified director.
- Medium May 12, 2025 Correction verified May 14, 2025
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
The operation failed to submit two corrections for two children's files within the required time frame. This is a third re-cite.
- Medium May 1, 2025 Correction verified May 14, 2025
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Two out of six children did not have immunizations on file. Three out of six children did not have a health statement on file. Two out of six children did not have documentation on whether or not they had food allergies. One child mentioned above had no paperwork on file for admission. This is a re-cite.
- Medium May 1, 2025 Correction verified May 8, 2025
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
One staff did not complete their 7 hours of required training. A second staff did not have their file available for review. That staff was missing 5 out of 30 annual hours. This is a re-cite.
- High April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Inspector observed one caregiver sharing her McDonald's lunch with infant children. One child was observed eating french fries, another child was observed eating tomato.
- Medium April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Two out of six children did not have immunizations on file. Three out of six children did not have a health statement on file. Two out of six children did not have documentation on whether or not they had food allergies. One child mentioned above had no paperwork on file for admission. This is a re-cite.
- Medium High April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.1613(a)(2): Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Groups Not Combined Not Reduced
Inspector observed one staff with 7 infants between the ages of 3-17 months old. There was no extra staff observed at the facility during nap time when the inspector arrived.
- Medium April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
One staff did not complete their 7 hours of required training. A second staff did not have their file available for review. That staff was missing 5 out of 30 annual hours. This is a re-cite.
- High April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
Inspector observed infants with blankets in cribs while infants were asleep. Two of the infants were 12 months and under. Many of the other cribs had blankets inside with no infants.
- High April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.2427: AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
Inspector observed one three month old asleep on their stomach.
- Medium High April 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Staff in building #2 stated no fire drills had been conducted in at least a year. No documentation of fire drills was found for 2025. The operation also did not have documentation of severe weather and lock down drills in building #2.
- Medium April 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
746.2417(1): Activities for Infants - Outdoor Play Daily
The infant's daily schedule does not indicate that infants go to play outside twice a day on a daily basis. Staff stated infants do not go outside to play. There is no infant playground located at the operation.
- Medium High April 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
746.1613(a)(2): Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Groups Not Combined Not Reduced
Inspector observed one caregiver supervising two classrooms during nap time with no additional staff. Two children ages 3-4 yrs. old were in one classroom and the caregiver was in a secondary classroom with infants who were between the ages of 3-14 months old.
- Medium April 7, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Five out of six children's records did not have immunizations on file.
- High April 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation's last fire inspection was dated 6/5/2023.
- High April 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
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 possible
Inspector observed two infants asleep in restrictive devices. One infant who was 8 months, was in a swing and the other infant who was 11 months was in a stationary walker. Inspector spoke to caregiver and infants were removed. At the end of inspection, inspector observed a 3 month old asleep in a swing.
- High April 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
Inspector observed one-3 month old infant in a playpen lying on back with a mobile toy. The infant was placed under the toy so the infant could play with the objects above.
- Medium April 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
746.601(a): Provide Access to Children's Records - During Hours of Operation
Two out of six children's records did not have the required documentation available for review.
- Medium April 7, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Two out of four staff were missing annual training hours. One staff was missing all trainings in section (e) of this standard as well as 7 out of 24 annual hours. The second staff was missing 5 out of 30 annual hours. The hours missing included hazardous materials and management training.
- Medium High April 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
746.5537(a)(1): Electric or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Install new Battery in Each CO Detector Annually
The operation had one carbon monoxide that was not working in the pre-k building. The operation also had no documentation of carbon monoxide, smoke detector, or fire extinguishers being checked monthly.
- Medium April 7, 2025 Correction verified April 16, 2025
746.909: Access to Personnel Records
Two out of four staff records were not available for review at the time of inspection.
- High April 14, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
In the infant classroom an infant was in a play yard with a training cup toy and a blanket. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when caregiver removed the items from the play yard.
- High April 4, 2023 Correction verified June 14, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver did not show good judgment by taping a child's shoes, so the child would not remove the shoes.
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