St Thomas Aquinas Child Development Center
Licensed Center in College Station, Texas. License #815528, issued March 4, 2003.
- Address
- 2541 Earl Rudder Fwy S, College Station, TX 77845
- Phone
- (979) 485-8130
- Licensed capacity
- 155 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
- stabcs.org
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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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.
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 3,043 standards at St Thomas Aquinas Child Development Center between November 6, 2021 and August 20, 2026 and recorded 21 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 | 2 | 242 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 177 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 1 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 136 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 2,970 of those standards. The remaining 73, including 18 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 48 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 20, 2026, and 21 citations.
6 of those visits began with St Thomas Aquinas Child Development 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.
- 11High
- 9Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 21. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High June 17, 2026 Correction verified June 30, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
During an investigation operation staff failed to demonstrate good judgment when a photograph was taken of a soiled diaper and the unclothed child was also captured in the photograph. The photograph was distributed to the parent in their communication app.
- High March 3, 2026 Correction verified March 10, 2026
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
The caregiver was not in the physical proximity of the child to intervene and prevent the child from running out of the classroom and down the hallway.
- High October 30, 2024 Correction verified November 14, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A 2-year-old child was left unsupervised for 15 minutes in the fox classroom.
- High July 15, 2024 Correction verified September 3, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
It was found that a caregiver did not physically handle a child in care appropriately when they transitioned a child by one arm three separate times when they dropped their weight to the ground.
- Medium High May 31, 2024 Correction verified June 13, 2024
746.2407: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Four infants ages 13 - 17 months old were observed seated at feeding tables. The required safety straps were not fastened while in use. Caregivers were asked to fasten the straps during the inspection.
- Medium High May 31, 2024 Correction verified June 13, 2024
746.3421(b): Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink
It was observed that one caregiver did not wash the hands of an infant after a diaper change.
- High May 28, 2024 Correction verified June 13, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found during the investigation that one child was left unsupervised in the hallway of the building for about 4 minutes.
- High May 28, 2024 Correction verified June 13, 2024
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
A parent was not notified of a situation placing their child at risk in a timely manner.
- High May 28, 2024 Correction verified June 13, 2024
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operaiton did not report a situation placing a child at risk to licensing within the required time frame.
- High April 18, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
During the inspection it was found that there was a situation that involved a child being left in their classroom without supervision for approx 3 min. The caregiver involved in this situation is no longer working at the operation and supervision at the operation was observed to meet compliance during the investigation inspection.
- Medium High July 12, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
A caregiver was observed changing a child's diaper and failing to wash their hands as well as the child's. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver washed their hands and the child's hands.
- Medium High July 12, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.2419(8): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
During the inspection it was found bibs, mats, and spoons used by infants in care during meal times were washed in the handwashing sink. This was corrected at inspection when management informed all operation staff of new system being implemented which is to place meal items in sanitation bins to be sanitized in workroom.
- High May 23, 2023 Correction verified July 12, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
It was found that a caregiver does not physically handle the children in care appropriately.
- High April 21, 2023 Correction verified June 2, 2023
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was found that a caregiver left a child on the playground alone.
- Medium March 22, 2023 Correction verified April 14, 2023
746.611(b): Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
A health statedment from a medical professional was missing from a child's file.
- Medium High March 22, 2023 Correction verified April 14, 2023
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The loose fill under a play structure did not meet the 6 inch requirement.
- High March 22, 2023 Correction verified April 14, 2023
746.501(a)(9): Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
The operational policy was missing a section regarding infant safe sleep.
- Medium High May 6, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.3805(c)(4): Medication Records - Name of Employee Who Administered
The medication authorization form was not properly documented using the full name of the employee who administered the medication.
- Medium High May 6, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.3803(a)(1): Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated
The operation failed to update the medication authorization forms before administering medication to a child in care.
- Medium High May 6, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.3803(a)(3): Medication Authorization - By Telephone if for a Single Dose
The operation failed to obtain authorization from a parent prior to administering medication.
- Medium High January 7, 2022 Correction verified January 20, 2022
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The 2A classroom with a specified age of two-years had fifteen children and one caregiver. A second caregiver came into the room to meet ratio requirements.
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About this record
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