Jennifer Cartwright

Registered Child-Care Home in Port Arthur, Texas. License #1746733, issued January 25, 2023.

Address

1338 Dequeen Blvd, Port Arthur, TX 77640

Phone

(409) 332-2761

Licensed capacity

12 children

Licensed for

Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School

Hours

05:30 AM-07:00 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.

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Texas Rising Star

Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4

A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.

In effect since June 23, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 27, 2026.

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 4,108 standards at Jennifer Cartwright between June 14, 2022 and May 4, 2026 and recorded 5 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	4	382	0
Record keeping	4	370	3
Personnel	4	528	1
Ratios and group sizes	4	124	0
Activities	4	128	0
Infants	4	312	0
Toddlers	4	80	0
Pre-kindergarten	4	74	0
School-age	4	68	0
Discipline	4	76	0
Naptime	4	44	0
Field trips	4	48	0
Nighttime care	4	64	0
Nutrition	4	175	0
Health practices	4	439	0
Safety practices	4	302	0
Physical facilities	4	168	0
Outdoor safety and equipment	4	276	0
Swimming pools	4	104	0
Fire safety	4	208	0
Transportation	4	137	0

The table adds up to 4,107 of those standards. The remaining 1, including 1 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.

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State inspection record

HHSC records 6 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 4, 2026, and 5 citations.

Every citation below records a correction.

Citations

Showing all 5. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.

1. Medium High May 4, 2026 Correction verified September 21, 2026

   747.1007(5): Primary Caregiver in Registered Home Qualifications - pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR

   At time of inspection, Pediatric CPR and First Aid expired on 3/18/2024.

2. Medium High May 4, 2026 Correction verified June 18, 2026

   747.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

   At time of inpsection, two out of the four children files reviewed were missing emergency contacts address and had parent listed as emergency contact.

3. Medium May 4, 2026 Correction verified June 18, 2026

   747.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information

   At time of inspection, two out of the four children files reviewed did not have admission form.

4. Low January 4, 2023 Correction verified January 24, 2023

   747.611(a): Required Health Statement

   The four children enrolled do not have Health Statements from the physicians or parental signature stating the child has been examined by a physician within 12 months.

5. High June 14, 2022 Correction verified June 27, 2022

   HRC42.052(c): AP Illegal Operation - Not Listed

   Three unrelated children were in care when an unannounced investigation inspection was conducted.

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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 7, 2026. Full methodology.

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