Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center
Licensed Center in Tyler, Texas. License #248559, issued February 28, 1992.
- Address
- 3215 Old Jacksonville Rd, Tyler, TX 75701
- Phone
- (903) 593-3859
- Licensed capacity
- 431 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- graceeec.com
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 3,804 standards at Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center between March 16, 2022 and October 23, 2026 and recorded 22 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 | 365 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 1 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 3,731 of those standards. The remaining 73, including 19 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 Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center says about itself
Early Education - Block Patterns at grace community school A Christ-centered education. Grace Early Education offers Christ-centered education for children eight weeks to fou ...
Quoted from gracetyler.org/academics/early-education, 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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State inspection record
HHSC records 55 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 23, 2026, and 22 citations.
18 of those visits began with Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center 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.
- 10High
- 10Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 22. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High October 5, 2026 Correction verified October 23, 2026
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
This standard was reviewed during an investigation and was found to be deficient. It was determined that a caregiver used an inappropriate discipline method by roughly pushing a child down onto a nap cot during naptime. The caregiver is no longer at the operation.
- Medium High July 8, 2026 Correction verified July 14, 2026
746.2101(a): Child/Caregiver Ratio - Splashing/Wading Activities
During the inspection there was a total of 11 children with the youngest being two years old supervised by two caregivers utlizing a splash pad/ wading pool.
- High May 26, 2026 Correction verified June 17, 2026
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
This standard was reviewed during an investigation. There was sufficient evidence that supports that a caregiver used an inappropriate discipline method when a child was grabbed by the arm.
- High October 7, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
A caregiver used inappropriately discipline by grabbing a child by their arm.
- High November 22, 2024 Correction verified January 15, 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
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child was left in the bathroom and was soon found by another caregiver in the hallway unsupervised.
- High November 1, 2024 Correction verified December 11, 2024
746.1205(a)(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
This standard was reviewed during an investigation and found to be out of compliance. Infants in care were not supervised in an appropriate manner allowing the caregiver to intervene when they were able to put inappropriate items in their mouths posing a risk to their health, and when an infant was able to partially fall on a counter leading to an injury.
- High January 9, 2024 Correction verified February 12, 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
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child was left unsupervised in a classroom.
- Medium High January 3, 2024 Correction verified January 18, 2024
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The workmen entered the room and left a tool bag within the reach of children during class.
- High August 29, 2023 Correction verified October 26, 2023
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
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child opened a door and got out of the classroom and walked down the hallway unsupervised.
- Medium High April 13, 2023 Correction verified April 26, 2023
746.2803(4)(B): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Use Clear, Positive Statements
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not use positive statements with the child when the child was held in time out.
- Medium High February 10, 2023 Correction verified February 23, 2023
746.2803(4)(C): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not redirect a child using positive statements as required and moved the child by picking up the child and placing them on the nap mat.
- High February 10, 2023 Correction verified February 23, 2023
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver was observed on camera pulling a child by the wrist.
- Medium November 3, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.4501(b): Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
A child was observed in a high chair table to be in the seat and not buckled. This was corrected at inspection.
- Medium High November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 28, 2022
746.1203(6): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. A caregiver was viewed on video to be on a personal phone when supervising children when an accident occurred.
- Medium High November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 28, 2022
746.307(b)(1): AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify a parent timely when a child was injured and needed medical treatment.
- Medium High November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 28, 2022
746.2803(4)(C): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver lifted a child by the wrist which resulted in a child receiving nursemaid's elbow.
- Medium October 10, 2022 Correction verified October 28, 2022
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not notify the parent when a child was involved in a fall that could have resulted in a less serious injury.
- Medium High September 6, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.2415(a)(1): Prohibited Equipment for Infants - Baby Walkers
During inspection an infant was seen in baby walker. The infant was removed during inspection and the walker was removed from the room.
- Medium High August 17, 2022 Correction verified September 6, 2022
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
The allergy alert plans were reviewed and two plans did not have the parents signature.
- Medium High August 17, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.2911: Adequate Lighting During Naptime
The lighting in one of the classrooms was not adequate lighting to see the children during nap. This was corrected at inspection.
- High August 15, 2022 Correction verified September 6, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not use good judgment when the bottle was failed to be verified by the name on the bottle and the name of the child, which resulted in a child being given the wrong bottle.
- High March 16, 2022 Correction verified April 27, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not use good judgment when the infant feeding verification procedures for the operation were not followed which resulted in an infant receiving the wrong breas tmilk bottle.
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