Palestine YMCA Early Childhood Center
Licensed Center in Palestine, Texas. License #542022, issued May 14, 1999.
- Address
- 5500 N Loop 256, Palestine, TX 75801
- Phone
- (903) 729-3139
- Licensed capacity
- 220 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- palestineymca.org
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
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 December 1, 2024. From the state's provider report of August 3, 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 22 areas it checked 3,727 standards at Palestine YMCA Early Childhood Center between December 8, 2021 and October 8, 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 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 334 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 619 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,659 of those standards. The remaining 68, including 22 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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Tell me about new inspections
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We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 45 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 8, 2026, and 22 citations.
4 of those visits began with Palestine YMCA Early Childhood 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.
- 14High
- 5Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 22. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 22, 2024 Correction verified June 14, 2024
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
While reviewing immunization records for the Health and Safty Audit, there were 6 children files that did not have up to date immunization records.
- High January 24, 2024 Correction verified March 7, 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 allegation and found to be deficient. A child was found in the hallway alone by a caregiver. This was reported.
- Medium High September 17, 2023 Correction verified November 16, 2023
746.1203(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
Based on a DFPS investigation, caregivers were not interacting positively with children. as the caregiver was playing dodgeball with two-year-olds.
- High September 17, 2023 Correction verified November 16, 2023
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver was viewed kicking a ball which resulted in hitting 3 children causing them to fall and cry.
- Medium September 17, 2023 Correction verified November 16, 2023
746.2803(4)(D): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. A two-year-old was placed in time out for over 2 minutes.
- Medium September 17, 2023 Correction verified November 16, 2023
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify the parents in the required timeframe of the less serious injuries their children received.
- High September 17, 2023 Correction verified November 16, 2023
746.1201(4): AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Based on a DFPS investigation this standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient.
- High February 23, 2023 Correction verified March 13, 2023
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not adequately supervise the children she was responsible for resulting in a twenty-two month old child being left unattended and unsupervised alone on the exterior playground.
- High February 23, 2023 Correction verified March 13, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. Two caregivers did not show competency during the transition when they witnessed multiple children leave the transition line and did not complete a transition count or a sweep of the playground when entering the operation.
- High February 23, 2023 Correction verified March 13, 2023
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The child-care center?s daily operation is not administered in compliance with the minimum standards. The director is not maintaining compliance with minimum standards by adequately supervising staff and having staff maintain appropriate supervision of the children, which has resulted in 3 supervision citations within a month.
- High February 15, 2023 Correction verified March 7, 2023
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. Supervision was not met when a child was able to wander out of the restroom without the caregiver's knowledge. The caregiver was unaware of the ongoing activity of the child she was responsible for and lacked visual and auditory awareness.
- Medium High February 15, 2023 Correction verified March 7, 2023
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The operation did not report to the parent within the required time frame.
- High February 15, 2023 Correction verified March 7, 2023
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The child-care center?s daily operation is not administered in compliance with the minimum standards
- High February 8, 2023 Correction verified February 23, 2023
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not adequately supervise the children she was responsible for resulting in a three year old child being left unattended and unsupervised alone on the exterior playground.
- High February 8, 2023 Correction verified February 23, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not show competency during the transition from the exterior playground to the classroom resulting in a three year old child being left unattended and unsupervised alone on the exterior playground. A secondary caregiver did not show competency during the transition when she witnessed the child hiding under the equipment and did not advise the primary caregiver.
- High July 14, 2022 Correction verified August 31, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegations and found to be deficient. The caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment while allowing children to transition alone from the front desk to the backyard resulting in a child eloping from the operation and returning to the parent?s vehicle.
- High July 14, 2022 Correction verified August 31, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
Supervision was not met when a child was able to exit the building without operation staff knowing. Operation staff did not have visual nor auditory awareness of the child?s whereabouts and was therefore unable to intervene.
- High April 7, 2022 Correction verified April 18, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The afterschool program counselor did not demonstrate competency, good judgment, and self-control in the presence of children when performing assigned responsibilities when they pulled a child?s hair out of anger.
- High April 7, 2022 Correction verified April 18, 2022
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 afterschool program counselor was observed using cruel and unusual treatment of a child when they pulled a child?s hair out of anger.
- Medium High December 20, 2021 Correction verified January 12, 2022
746.1301(7)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training
Transport driver did not have transportation training.
- Medium High December 8, 2021 Correction verified January 13, 2022
746.1301(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found not to be in compliance. The driver did not have pre-service or transportation training.
- Medium December 8, 2021 Correction verified January 10, 2022
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found not to be in compliance. The parents were not given an incident report as required.
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About this record
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