Smart Start Center
Licensed Center in Terrell, Texas. License #842720, issued October 19, 2004.
- Address
- 100 F M 429 N, Terrell, TX 75160
- Phone
- (972) 524-0071
- Licensed capacity
- 113 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
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, 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 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since July 24, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 29, 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 3,141 standards at Smart Start Center between February 17, 2022 and September 28, 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 | 2 | 242 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 3 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 4 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 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 | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,118 of those standards. The remaining 23, including 8 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 16 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 28, 2026, and 15 citations.
2 of those visits began with Smart Start 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.
- 2High
- 3Medium High
- 9Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium March 27, 2026 Correction verified April 29, 2026
746.601(b): Provide Access to Children's Records - Parents
A parent was not allowed access to their child's application.
- Medium March 27, 2026 Correction verified April 30, 2026
746.503: Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
A parent was not provided with the operational policies.
- High March 19, 2026 Correction verified April 2, 2026
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Based on interviews and observations, it was determined that a caregiver threatened a child.
- Medium High March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 30, 2026
746.3701(1): Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
The operation did not ensure that the electric outlet was covered. One outlet did not have a cover.
- Medium April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 14, 2025
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
The center director not have all required training hours on file for the previous full year. Only 7 hours could be accounted for. One caregiver also did not have all the required training hours for the previous full year. 13 hours could be accounted for.
- Medium Low April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 2, 2025
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
Two caregivers employed at the operation did not have a signed and notarized affidavit on file for review.
- Medium April 16, 2025 Correction verified April 29, 2025
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
At the time of inspection one child did not have their most current immunization record on file for review, a doctor's note indicating a deviation in the vaccination schedules, or a signed/notarized immunizations exemption affidavit.
- Medium April 16, 2025 Correction verified April 29, 2025
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
At the time of inspection two children did not have the required health statements on file for review.
- Medium May 7, 2024 Correction verified May 28, 2024
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
Three children did not have their most current immunization records on file for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium May 7, 2024 Correction verified May 28, 2024
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
At the time of inspection the last documented fire drill was on 3/22/24. There was no documentation for a fire drill conducted in April.
- Medium High June 21, 2023 Correction verified July 12, 2023
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Three caregivers did not have current CPR/First Aid.
- Medium June 21, 2023 Correction verified September 13, 2023
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
8 caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
- Medium June 21, 2023 Correction verified September 13, 2023
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Director had 12 of the 30 required hours.
- High July 26, 2022 Corrected at inspection
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
One caregiver was providing care without an active background check. This was corrected at inspection when the teacher was removed from the operation.
- Medium High July 22, 2022 Correction verified August 22, 2022
746.305(a)(4): Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
The operation did not report a communicable disease within 48 hours of being notified.
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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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