Smart Zone Kids Academy
Licensed Center in Odessa, Texas. License #1813222, issued October 13, 2025.
- Address
- 4105 N Faudree Rd, Odessa, TX 79765
- Phone
- (432) 416-3408
- Licensed capacity
- 84 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- smartzonekids.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes, 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, entry level
In the program and not yet star-rated. This is a stage, not a low score.
In effect since May 1, 2025. From the state's provider report of May 19, 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 4,459 standards at Smart Zone Kids Academy between March 26, 2025 and October 15, 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 | 4 | 495 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 446 | 2 |
| Personnel | 4 | 636 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 1 |
| 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 | 4 | 452 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 312 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 90 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 201 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,453 of those standards. The remaining 6, 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 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 15, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 1High
- 2Medium High
- 5Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High March 4, 2026 Correction verified March 10, 2026
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Operation did not have a current Fire inspection for licensing to view.
- Medium July 24, 2025 Correction verified August 14, 2025
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Personnel records were not available at the operation for review.
- Medium July 24, 2025 Correction verified August 14, 2025
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
Although children's records were accessible, there was some required information that was not available such as: water/swim information, immunization exempt information such as an affidavit from the state, acknowledgment that parents received the parent handbook, physician and medical facility information.
- Medium July 24, 2025 Correction verified August 14, 2025
746.501(a)(30): Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
Information on inclusive care for children with disabilities was not included in the operaitonal policies.
- Medium July 24, 2025 Correction verified August 14, 2025
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
There was not drill documentation for review.
- Medium July 24, 2025 Correction verified August 14, 2025
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
Promotion of physical activity was not included in the operational policies.
- Medium High June 20, 2025 Correction verified July 2, 2025
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
I observed a cleaning product that was accessible to children. Cleaning product was in a cabiinet that was not locked. Cabinet doors are low to the ground.
- Medium High June 20, 2025 Correction verified July 2, 2025
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
I observed 1 caregiver with 5 infants. 3 infants are under 12 months of age, 2 infants are over 12 months of age.
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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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