Smart Start Child Care #2
Licensed Center in Edinburg, Texas. License #1798271, issued December 5, 2024.
- Address
- 1506 S Sugar Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 720-4199
- Licensed capacity
- 87 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
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 11, 2026. From the state's provider report of June 19, 2026.
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 3,789 standards at Smart Start Child Care #2 between July 11, 2024 and January 8, 2026 and recorded 9 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 | 366 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 334 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 465 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 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 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 232 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 1 |
The table adds up to 3,784 of those standards. The remaining 5, including 0 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 January 8, 2026, and 9 citations.
- 1High
- 4Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 9. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium December 19, 2025 Correction verified January 8, 2026
746.901(6): Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
Training records for two caregivers were not available for review.
- High December 19, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.5617(a)(2): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
The emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for eight children who are transported from school to the childcare center were not in the transportation vehicle. Corrected at Inspection: The information was placed in the transportation folder.
- Medium High December 19, 2025 Correction verified December 23, 2025
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Four caregivers completed Pediatric CPR training online without hands-on skill-based instruction, and practice.
- Medium November 22, 2024 Correction verified November 26, 2024
746.1111: Education Outside of U.S.
A staff member observed caring for a child is missing translation of education.
- Low November 22, 2024 Correction verified November 27, 2024
746.1105(3): Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
1 out of 5 staff files reviewed is missing the following: Employment Affidavit Pre-Employment Affidavit
- Medium High September 17, 2024 Correction verified October 9, 2024
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
A fire drill was not conducted for the month of August.
- Medium July 11, 2024 Correction verified July 12, 2024
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies reviewed was missing information on the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Developmental Activities and Activity Plan); the policies must include: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play; (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor; (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation; (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place; (E) The recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities; and (F) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
- Medium High July 11, 2024 Correction verified July 17, 2024
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Black mold was observed on the ceiling of a storage room located in a pre-school room. A musty odor was present in the room and water was leaking from the ceiling in the storage room. In addition, drain pipes under a children's sink were not connected.
- Medium High July 11, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4419: Toilets, Sinks and Fountains Used Safely and Independently
Children's restrooms were not equipped with step stools to allow children to use the sinks and toilets safely and independently. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as step stools were provided in each restroom.
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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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