Smart Start Daycare
Licensed Center in Miles, Texas. License #1747969, issued December 20, 2022.
- Address
- 905 College Dr, Miles, TX 76861
- Phone
- (325) 468-0223
- Licensed capacity
- 67 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
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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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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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 6,077 standards at Smart Start Daycare between July 8, 2022 and July 7, 2026 and recorded 6 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 | 4 | 474 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 5 | 546 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 570 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 172 | 0 |
| Infants | 6 | 531 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 110 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 91 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Naptime | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 5 | 222 | 0 |
| Health practices | 6 | 675 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 352 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 6 | 447 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 6 | 576 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 215 | 0 |
The table adds up to 6,057 of those standards. The remaining 20, including 5 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 13 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 7, 2026, and 6 citations.
- 1High
- 4Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 6. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium June 1, 2026 Correction verified July 7, 2026
746.2207(c)(4): Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
During the investigation interviews conducted with caregivers and children, there was enough evidence to determine that screen time is being used during prohibited times such as mealtimes and rest times.
- Medium High June 12, 2023 Correction verified June 27, 2023
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Cleaning supplies were stored under the sink in the kitchen where children could have accessed the area. Also a can of lysol was out in the toddler room in reach of children. This was corrected at inspection when the cleaning supplies were moved to a secure location and the lysol was moved out of reach of children.
- Medium High June 12, 2023 Correction verified June 26, 2023
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
A child in care with a diagnosed food allergy had a food allergy plan that was not signed by a health care professional.
- High December 14, 2022 Correction verified December 19, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A 3 year old child was observed in a high chair, unbuckled and who exceeded the weight limit according to manufactuer instructions. This was corrected at inspection when the child was removed from the highchair.
- Medium High December 14, 2022 Correction verified December 19, 2022
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
An opening in the bottom perimeter of the playground fence was observed to be an entanglement or strangulation hazard to children in care. Children's bedding was observed to be stored stacked on top of one another creating a cross contamination situation. This was corrected at inspection when all bedding was placed in sperate plastic bags preventing the spread of germs.
- Medium High September 20, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.2911: Adequate Lighting During Naptime
Upon arrival at naptime, I was unable to see the children napping in the main room because it was too dark. This was corrected when additional lighting was turned on during the 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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