Smart Kids Educational Day Care
Licensed Center in Brownsville, Texas. License #815138, issued August 22, 2002.
- Address
- 1703 Boca Chica Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520
- Phone
- (956) 547-9300
- Licensed capacity
- 62 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- totscollege.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
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 June 10, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 25, 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 3,196 standards at Smart Kids Educational Day Care between May 3, 2022 and September 9, 2026 and recorded 8 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 | 2 | 242 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 2 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 1 |
The table adds up to 3,186 of those standards. The remaining 10, 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 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 9, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 2High
- 3Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High July 30, 2026 Correction verified September 9, 2026
746.4907(e): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Must Not be Used Indoors
The loose fill around the ladder is less than the required depth. grass is visible in the use zone.
- Medium October 22, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2207(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
Observed caregiver supervising 10 children between the ages of 10 months to 2 years old while they were watching television not associated with the lesson plan. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as the television was turned off and caregiver continued with the lesson plan at the time of inspection.
- High October 20, 2025 Correction verified December 4, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver did not use good judgement by allowing children to watch television while strapping another child to a chair and face the wall.
- Medium High April 6, 2023 Correction verified April 18, 2023
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
6 children's files were evaluated and 3 do not have an individual other than the parent in case of an emergency.
- Medium April 6, 2023 Correction verified April 18, 2023
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
6 children's files were evaluated and 1 did not have the immunizations on file at the time of inspection.
- Medium April 6, 2023 Correction verified April 18, 2023
746.501(a)(30): Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
Written operational policy does not include supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs.
- Medium High May 3, 2022 Correction verified May 17, 2022
746.1316(a): Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
Transportation training for employee has not been updated. Last completed 9/27/2019.
- High May 3, 2022 Correction verified May 17, 2022
746.5625(b): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
One transportation vehicle purchased in 2016 does not have the electronic child safety alarm installed at the time of inspection.
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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 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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