Spirit of Joy Christian Childcare Center
Licensed Center in San Benito, Texas. License #825230, issued February 14, 2003.
- Address
- 1155 W Stenger St, San Benito, TX 78586
- Phone
- (956) 399-3563
- Licensed capacity
- 71 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:15 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since February 1, 2025. From the state's provider report of August 5, 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 3,881 standards at Spirit of Joy Christian Childcare Center between December 8, 2021 and April 15, 2026 and recorded 10 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 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 140 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 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 | 4 | 52 | 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 | 2 | 83 | 1 |
The table adds up to 3,855 of those standards. The remaining 26, including 6 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 20 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on April 15, 2026, and 10 citations.
2 of those visits began with Spirit of Joy Christian Childcare 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.
- 3High
- 5Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High April 15, 2026 Correction verified May 26, 2026
746.3805(b)(1): Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
Based on the information gathered, a staff member administered over the counter medication to a child. NOTE: Medication was not prescribed by a health care professional or intended for child and was not labeled with child's name, date, etc.
- High April 15, 2026 Correction verified May 26, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the information gathered, a child sustained a dislocated elbow when grabbed by a staff member.
- Medium High June 26, 2025 Correction verified July 15, 2025
746.3407(10): Center Heated, Lighted and Ventilated Properly
Based on the information obtained during investigation, classroom # 5 was not properly ventilated.
- High May 20, 2024 Correction verified June 3, 2024
746.5625(b): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
Electronic Child Safety Alarm system is not being maintained.
- Medium High October 27, 2023 Correction verified November 9, 2023
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Two caregivers counted in child/caregiver ratios did not have proof of First aid and CPR traning.
- Medium High October 27, 2023 Correction verified November 9, 2023
746.1301(a)(1)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
Two employees files lack information in regards to receiving Orientation.
- Medium October 27, 2023 Correction verified November 9, 2023
746.901: Required Personnel Records
A caregivers file who was counted in child/caregiver ratios lacks proof of education andr Employment Affidavit.
- Medium High October 27, 2023 Correction verified November 9, 2023
746.3301(f)(2): Nutrition and Food Service - Water served safe and sanitary
Observed that water was not served to children during breakfast.
- Medium September 8, 2023 Correction verified October 27, 2023
746.501(a)(4): Written Operational Policies - Medication
Based on the information gathered, facility needs to execute Written Operational Policies in regards to medication.
- High September 8, 2023 Correction verified October 27, 2023
746.3805(a)(1): Administering Medication - According to Label Directions
Based on the information gathered, a staff member did not administer the correct medication dosage to a child while in care.
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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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