J.D.'s Academy
Licensed Center in Del Rio, Texas. License #1659034, issued February 1, 2018.
- Address
- 401 W 1st St, Del Rio, TX 78840
- Phone
- (830) 768-3288
- Licensed capacity
- 101 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 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.
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 February 25, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 16, 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 3,554 standards at J.D.'s Academy between October 25, 2021 and February 10, 2026 and recorded 11 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 | 356 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 419 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 264 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 225 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 1 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 2 |
| Transportation | 4 | 166 | 2 |
The table adds up to 3,536 of those standards. The remaining 18, 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 20 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on February 10, 2026, and 11 citations.
2 of those visits began with J.D.'s Academy 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
- 4Medium High
- 1Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High February 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.5307(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
A fire extinguisher in a van was in the red and had 0 PSI. This was corrected at inspection when the center bought a new one from the store.
- Medium High February 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.5607(b): Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
A couple of booster seats were expired in all vans used to transport children. This was corrected at inspection when the center removed the expired ones.
- High February 13, 2024 Correction verified February 13, 2024
746.5319: Smoke Detectors Testing
Their was no documentation on smoke detectors tested at center.
- Medium High August 7, 2023 Correction verified September 11, 2023
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Based on interviews and sign in out sheets the operation had one classroom open at the time the incident occurred, a caregiver was out of ratio when she was left in charge of 32 children, as the two other morning shift caregivers did not come to work that day.
- High February 22, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3807(1): Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children
A medication was in a backpack in the hallway and anyone could have access to the medication. Corrected at inspection: The medication was immediately moved to a box that was out of reach of kids.
- High March 3, 2022 Correction verified March 7, 2022
746.4601(6): Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Anchoring devices Below Level of Playing Surface
The anchoring for the rocking equipment was visible in the playground.
- High January 4, 2022 Correction verified January 11, 2022
746.5625(b): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
The child safety alarm in one of the transportation vans was not working properly.
- High January 3, 2022 Correction verified January 11, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A staff member took an infant into the kitchen.
- Medium High January 3, 2022 Correction verified January 11, 2022
746.1203(6): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
A caregiver was on their phone while they were suppose to be supervising children.
- Medium November 17, 2021 Correction verified November 18, 2021
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies outdoor policy was lacking the benefits of playing outside. The policy does not address clothing or shoes the children should wear to safely play in the playground.
- Low November 17, 2021 Correction verified November 24, 2021
746.611(a)(1): Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Three out of ten children's records reviewed were lacking the doctor signed health statement.
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About this record
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