Palestine YMCA Early Childhood Center Elkhart
Licensed Center in Elkhart, Texas. License #1748878, issued January 24, 2023.
- Address
- 557 N. State Hwy 19, Elkhart, TX 75839
- Phone
- (903) 729-3139
- Licensed capacity
- 176 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- palestineymca.org
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time 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 October 2, 2025. 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 5,934 standards at Palestine YMCA Early Childhood Center Elkhart between August 8, 2022 and September 16, 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 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 6 | 713 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 432 | 1 |
| Personnel | 4 | 570 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 6 | 324 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 168 | 0 |
| Infants | 6 | 531 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 110 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Field trips | 6 | 66 | 0 |
| Get well care | 6 | 162 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 6 | 267 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 450 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 364 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 373 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 5 | 126 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 339 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 166 | 0 |
The table adds up to 5,902 of those standards. The remaining 32, including 12 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.
Ask about an opening
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Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
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 21 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 16, 2026, and 15 citations.
2 of those visits began with Palestine YMCA Early Childhood Center Elkhart 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.
- 8High
- 5Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium October 28, 2024 Correction verified November 15, 2024
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
While revewing trainings, 2 staff members did not have training in the required topics.
- Medium High October 28, 2024 Correction verified November 15, 2024
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
While doing a walk through one classroom had a sink that was detaching from the wall and paint was peeling around it.
- High October 28, 2024 Correction verified November 15, 2024
746.5531: Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
The operation does not have a carbon monoxide detector.
- High October 28, 2024 Correction verified November 22, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
While doing an inspection, a caregiver that did not have an eligible background check was present at the operation.
- Medium High December 18, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
During a walk through of the building, it was observed by licensing a screw 1/2 an inch poking out of the wall.
- High July 12, 2023 Correction verified July 18, 2023
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
During a walk through of the operation, it was observed a caregiver was left supervising a group of children alone which is against their current background check conditions.
- Medium High July 12, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
During a walk through of the building, it was observed a hole going into the lunch room the size of an adult palm.
- High June 2, 2023 Correction verified July 12, 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 pushing a child when the child would not sit down. The caregiver is no longer employed at the operation.
- High June 2, 2023 Correction verified July 12, 2023
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver admitted to pulling children's ears as a form of discipline and was observed by other caregivers pulling children's ears. The caregiver is no longer employed at the operation.
- High January 6, 2023 Correction verified January 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 properly supervise the children she was responsible for when she left them alone unsupervised in a room.
- High January 6, 2023 Correction verified January 23, 2023
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify Licensing within the required time frame.
- Medium High January 6, 2023 Correction verified January 20, 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 notify parents within the required time frame.
- Medium High November 8, 2022 Correction verified November 18, 2022
746.1107(2): Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
Three staff did not have high school educational requirements for review.
- Medium November 8, 2022 Correction verified November 18, 2022
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
Four children did not have healthcare statements.
- High September 1, 2022 Correction verified September 7, 2022
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 good judgment when she was utilizing a personal digital device while children were in care.
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About this record
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