St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center
Licensed Center in Bryan, Texas. License #856146, issued February 1, 2007.
- Address
- 109 N Preston Ave, Bryan, TX 77803
- Phone
- (979) 779-0861
- Licensed capacity
- 119 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- stjosephbcs.org
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
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 August 28, 2025. From the state's provider report of September 30, 2025.
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 3,844 standards at St. Joseph Catholic Early Learning Center between September 12, 2022 and July 2, 2026 and recorded 13 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 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 438 | 2 |
| Personnel | 4 | 589 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 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 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,813 of those standards. The remaining 31, including 9 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 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 2, 2026, and 13 citations.
- 1High
- 8Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 13. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High August 21, 2024 Correction verified September 5, 2024
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Two children did not have an emergency contact address and one child did not have emergency contact information.
- Medium High August 21, 2024 Correction verified September 6, 2024
746.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
One caregiver only obtained 8 hours of preservice, and did not obtain the remaining 16 hours before their 90 days of employment.
- Medium High September 7, 2023 Correction verified September 11, 2023
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
The operation did not have a passed fire inspection from 2022.
- Medium High July 18, 2023 Correction verified August 21, 2023
746.201(4): Designating Director
A director has not been assigned to the operation since 6/9/2023.
- Medium Low January 30, 2023 Correction verified February 3, 2023
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2022 data from January 26, 2023, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022, as required.
- Medium November 10, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.2505(3): Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Items Accessible to Children
Observed two toddler classrooms who did not have toys in the reach of children. One classroom had the shelf blocking the other shelf which had the toys on them. The other classroom had the shelf turned around and toys on top of the shelf. This was corrected when the toys were put in the reach of the children and Shelves were moved.
- High October 28, 2022 Correction verified November 8, 2022
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
It was found after interviewing multilple staff that a caregiver that has conditions on their background check is being left alone in a two year old classroom. The caregivers conditions state that they cannot be left alone with children. During the walkthrough it was seen that the caregiver was present in the room with other caregivers who have no conditions. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.
- Medium October 26, 2022 Correction verified November 10, 2022
746.2505(3): Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Items Accessible to Children
In two toddler classrooms the toy storage shelves were turned around and not accesible to children and toys were also up on a shelf.
- Medium High October 26, 2022 Correction verified November 10, 2022
746.3415(13): Employee Handwashing After Removing Gloves
A caregiver at the operation stated that they do not wash their hands after removing gloves when changing diapers.
- Medium High October 26, 2022 Correction verified November 10, 2022
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
After talking to four staff members it was found that fire drills are not physically being conducted. Staff members are not aware of when there is a drill happening and where they should recover to incase a fire occurs.
- Medium High October 26, 2022 Correction verified November 10, 2022
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
After interviewing staff it was found that the operation was out of ratio on the date in question and is often out of ratio.
- Medium High September 12, 2022 Correction verified September 13, 2022
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Observed overgrown grass on the playground. I spoke to the director about ensuring the grass stays cut .
- Medium September 12, 2022 Correction verified September 13, 2022
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
Out of 10 children files, one child's file was missing a health statement and immunization record.
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