Handprints Playschool
Licensed Child-Care Home in Mission, Texas. License #416056, issued January 8, 1993.
- Address
- 13434 N Conway Ave, Mission, TX 78573
- Phone
- (956) 240-5123
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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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 21 areas it checked 2,479 standards at Handprints Playschool between July 21, 2022 and May 7, 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 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 2 | 192 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 191 | 1 |
| Personnel | 2 | 277 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 62 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 66 | 1 |
| Infants | 2 | 158 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 3 | 131 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 329 | 2 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 156 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 125 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 3 | 207 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 3 | 75 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 156 | 3 |
| Transportation | 2 | 78 | 0 |
The table adds up to 2,459 of those standards. The remaining 20, including 4 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 6 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 7, 2026, and 15 citations.
- 2High
- 6Medium High
- 7Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium May 7, 2026 Correction verified May 8, 2026
747.801(7): Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
There was no safety documentation available for reivew for emergency drills, fire extinguishers checks, smoke detectors checks, and carbon monoxide checks. The emergency practices form avaiaoble for review was for emergency drills conducted in April 2025.
- Medium High May 7, 2026 Correction verified May 8, 2026
747.5107(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
The fire extinguisher in the home was not currently serviced. The last service date on the fir extinguisher tag is January 2018.
- Medium May 9, 2025 Corrected at inspection
747.501(9): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
The operational policies reviewed did not include information on Parent Rights. NOTE: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as a copy of Prent Rights Form 2987 was shared and added to the operational policies.
- Medium May 9, 2025 Correction verified June 5, 2025
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
1 of 4 children's records reviewed was missing the child's health statement.
- Medium High May 9, 2025 Correction verified June 4, 2025
747.1313(a): Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
The director and assistant caregiver had expired training in Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking; and Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The expiration date on the training certificates available for review was 4/18/2025.
- Medium High May 28, 2024 Corrected at inspection
747.3203: Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
During inspection, animal droppings were observed in the playground. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider removed the droppings.
- Medium May 28, 2024 Correction verified June 4, 2024
747.2102(a): Written Activity Plan - Develop and Follow
Written lesson plans for the week were not available for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium High June 1, 2023 Correction verified June 13, 2023
747.3619: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Four children's records reviewed, one file is missing food allergy plan.
- Medium June 1, 2023 Correction verified June 15, 2023
747.1309(d): Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Required Special Topics without specific hours
Two staff records were reviewed and are missing 7-8 hours of annual training, including the following topics: Hazardous Materials Food Allergies Emergency Preparedness Building and Physical Premises Safety Communicable Disease
- Medium June 1, 2023 Correction verified June 13, 2023
747.501(8): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
Operational policies were reviewed, the following information is missing: Physical and Outdoor Activity Policy
- Medium High July 21, 2022 Correction verified August 9, 2022
747.3501: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Out in the playground: grass is overgrown, animal feces were observed and there are household items and garbage accessible to children including exercise weight equipment, a shovel, empty boxes and buckets.
- High July 21, 2022 Corrected at inspection
747.5113: Installation of Smoke Detectors
Smoke Detector at the operation was not working. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider replaced the batteries and tested the smoke detector.
- Medium July 21, 2022 Correction verified August 9, 2022
747.3703(b): Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
Health statement for lamb at the operation is missing.
- Medium High July 21, 2022 Correction verified August 9, 2022
747.3203: Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Inside the operation: toys and children's items are disorganized, there is a fan and chipping paint in the infant area.
- High July 21, 2022 Correction verified July 25, 2022
747.5331: Registered or Licensed Child-Care Home Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System, unless located in a School Facility
Operation does not have a carbon monoxide detector.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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