Gingerbread School and Daycare
Licensed Center in Port Lavaca, Texas. License #1691538, issued June 28, 2019.
- Address
- 2202 Half League Rd, Port Lavaca, TX 77979
- Phone
- (361) 552-5757
- Licensed capacity
- 150 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
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 October 13, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 23, 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 4,432 standards at Gingerbread School and Daycare between September 18, 2021 and September 10, 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 | 4 | 481 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 440 | 1 |
| Personnel | 4 | 596 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 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 | 220 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,401 of those standards. The remaining 31, 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 24 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 10, 2026, and 15 citations.
4 of those visits began with Gingerbread School and Daycare 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.
- 5High
- 3Medium High
- 7Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium September 10, 2026 Correction verified September 11, 2026
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Two infant feeding instructions had not been updated in the past thirty days.
- High February 27, 2026 Correction verified March 31, 2026
746.1205(a)(1): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
Based on information gathered, caregivers were unsure of which children they are responsible for when mixed with other classes in the cafeteria area.
- High February 27, 2026 Correction verified March 31, 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
Based on information gathered, supervision of children was not appropriate, which led to a child exiting the facility and was in the parking lot for approximately forty-five seconds. In addition, it was determined that children have been allowed to leave the cafeteria area and use the bathroom down the hall unsupervised.
- Medium November 20, 2025 Correction verified November 20, 2025
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The recall list was last certified on 2/8/24.
- High May 12, 2025 Correction verified June 20, 2025
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
Based on information gathered, supervision was not appropriate which resulted in children playing with a paper cutter.
- Medium January 8, 2024 Correction verified February 23, 2024
746.701(5): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Based on information gathered during a DFPS investigation, parents were notified of the incident however, an incident/illness report was not completed when a child was placed at risk when the child was spanked on the bare bottom by another child.
- High January 8, 2024 Correction verified February 23, 2024
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
During the course of the DFPS investigation, it was determined that supervision was not appropriate. A child was spanked on the bare bottom by another child. The act was recorded by another child and a photo was taken by a different child on their personal devices.
- Medium December 21, 2023 Correction verified December 29, 2023
746.501(a)(18)(F): Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
The operational policies lacked information regarding the criteria that will be used to determine if the weather is appropriate for outdoor play
- Medium High October 7, 2022 Correction verified December 5, 2022
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
Based on information gathered, the operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation that a child was injured and received medical attention.
- Medium High February 7, 2022 Correction verified February 7, 2022
746.1301(7)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training
The director's transportation training expired October 2021.
- Medium February 7, 2022 Correction verified February 7, 2022
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The consumer product recall was last certified on 7/31/2020.
- Medium February 7, 2022 Correction verified February 9, 2022
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies lacked promotion of physical activity.
- High February 7, 2022 Correction verified February 8, 2022
746.605(7): Required Admission Information - Release Information
One out of ten children's files evaluated lacked complete release information.
- Medium High February 7, 2022 Correction verified March 3, 2022
746.1301(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
Five out of ten personnel records evaluated lacked all the required 24 hours of annual training for the period evaluated.
- Medium February 7, 2022 Correction verified February 7, 2022
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Three infant feeding instructions had not been updated in the past thirty days.
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About this record
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