DaycareList lists 74 child care operations in Mission, including 68 licensed centers and 6 home-based operations. State inspection records show 699 citations across all operation types from 2023-10-10 through 2026-10-10. During that period, 60 licensed centers had at least one citation, and 8 licensed centers had no citations recorded. The entries describe what inspectors observed or found in records, and some include notes about corrections made during the inspection.
Provider totals and citation counts include all providers, including providers omitted from listings for personal-name privacy or suppression requests.
Citations dated October 10, 2023 to October 10, 2026.
Go to the Texas HHSC public child care search page (link below).
Search for the daycare by name or location to find its listing.
Open the operation details page and the inspection and compliance history page. DaycareList provider pages link to both pages.
Read the citations listed for the operation, noting the risk weight assigned to each standard and whether the citation was corrected at the inspection.
Read the narrative in each citation record to see what the inspector found.
Compare the dates of inspections and citations over the years covered by the state records.
Ask the provider questions about specific citations you read in the record.
Report errors on a DaycareList page through the corrections page. DaycareList data is refreshed from the state through the Texas Open Data Portal; the state's own record is authoritative.
Reading records
deficiency (citation)
A finding that a minimum standard was not met during an inspection, investigation, or assessment.
risk levels
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight of High, Medium High, Medium, Medium Low, or Low.
corrected at inspection
A citation record may show whether the deficiency was fixed at the time of the inspection.
correction date
The date shown on a citation record for when the correction was made.
correction verified
A citation record may show a date the correction was verified.
technical assistance
A citation record may show whether technical assistance was given.
inspection vs investigation vs assessment
Records published by the state include inspections, investigations, and assessments, along with the deficiencies cited during them.
three-year window
The period DaycareList uses when counting citations in its provider summaries. The state online records cover about the last five years.
minimum standards
The rules operations must follow. For centers they are in Texas Administrative Code Title 26, Chapter 746; for licensed and registered homes, Chapter 747. The governing statute is Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 42.
This standard covers maintenance of buildings, grounds and equipment. Citations describe torn diaper changing mats, a broken cabinet, dead insects in a room and trash or animal droppings on playground grounds.
This standard covers child-to-caregiver ratios when children of different ages receive care together. Citations describe groups with age differences beyond the span named in the standard, including infants grouped with older children.
This standard covers required personnel records. Citations describe missing employment dates, education documentation, identification, affidavits and statements about policies or orientation.
This standard covers keeping areas free from hazards. Citations describe broken playground equipment, exposed metal, an air conditioning unit accessible to children, closely spaced play structures and a slide over flooring without playground surfacing.
This standard covers maintaining children's records. Citations describe unavailable files and missing enrollment pages, health statements, start dates or clarification about an allergy.
This standard covers diaper changing surfaces that are smooth, do not absorb liquids and are easy to clean. Citations describe torn mats or pads that had become absorbent and difficult to sanitize, with some entries noting replacement during inspection.
This standard covers annual certification of children's products. Citations describe certification forms that were not current, with an entry noting that the form was updated during inspection.
This guide's text was drafted automatically, checked against the state records by a second automated reviewer, and spot-checked by hand; all counts are computed directly from the state data. It may contain errors. The official state record is authoritative. Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers.