Presbyterian Day School
Licensed Center in Palacios, Texas. License #53325, issued March 27, 1986.
- Address
- 501 3rd St, Palacios, TX 77465
- Phone
- (361) 972-1534
- Licensed capacity
- 51 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-12:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Field Trips.
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 22 areas it checked 3,360 standards at Presbyterian Day School between February 16, 2022 and February 18, 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 | 3 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 7 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 68 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 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 | 2 | 89 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 2 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 144 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,343 of those standards. The remaining 17, 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 7 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on February 18, 2026, and 15 citations.
- 3High
- 4Medium High
- 4Medium
- 2Medium Low
- 2Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Low February 18, 2026 Correction verified March 4, 2026
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
Follow up 2/18/26: The children's files still do not have a health statement signed.
- Low January 21, 2026 Correction verified February 18, 2026
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
A review of children s records showed that the health statements for two children were missing the physician s signature.
- High January 21, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
A review of records showed that the annual fire inspection had not been completed within 12 months of the previous inspection conducted on October 16, 2024.
- Medium Low January 21, 2026 Correction verified February 5, 2026
746.605(3): Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
An audit of children s records revealed that the date of admission was not documented in each individual child s file.
- Medium High January 21, 2026 Correction verified February 5, 2026
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
A review of records showed that required monthly fire drills have not been conducted since September 2025.
- Medium Low January 21, 2026 Correction verified February 5, 2026
746.623(2)(A): Immunizations-Documentation of immunizations may be official record or photocopy that includes - Child's name and date of birth
One child's immunization record did not include the child's date of birth.
- Medium High January 21, 2026 Correction verified February 4, 2026
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
There is no current sanitation inspection on file. Nor is there a documented statement that a sanitation inspection is not required.
- Medium February 6, 2025 Correction verified February 20, 2025
746.1311(e): Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The director does not have training in the topics listed under this standard.
- Medium February 6, 2025 Correction verified February 20, 2025
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Two children's files did not have immunization records in their file.
- High February 6, 2025 Correction verified February 20, 2025
746.5317: Installation of Smoke Detectors
The smoke detector in one of the rooms was beeping to signal a low battery.
- Medium High February 12, 2024 Correction verified February 27, 2024
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Two children files out of five reviewed do not have an alternate adult as a contact for their emergency contact.
- Medium February 12, 2024 Correction verified February 27, 2024
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child's file is missing their immunization files.
- Medium February 12, 2024 Correction verified February 27, 2024
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
One child's file out of five reviewed is missing their health statement.
- High February 12, 2024 Correction verified February 27, 2024
746.605(12): Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
One child's file out of five reviewed is missing the doctor or emergency room information.
- Medium High February 16, 2022 Correction verified March 21, 2022
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
A picnic table was observed with a broken bench on the playground. Note: A picture was taken.
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About this record
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