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Checking a daycare in Mission, Texas

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.

Child care records in Mission ยท Search official HHSC records

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.

Providers by type

Provider typeProviders
Licensed Centers68
Licensed Child-Care Homes3
Registered Child-Care Homes3

Citations by HHSC risk level

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weightCitations
High98
Medium High306
Medium277
Medium Low8
Low10
Unknown0

Most cited standards in this city

StandardTitleCitationsProviders
746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment3223
746.1605Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age2220
746.603Children's Records - Immunizations2018
746.901Required Personnel Records1818
746.3701Safety - Areas Free From Hazards1411
746.603Children's Records Maintained149
746.3503Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface1310
746.4135Children's Products- Annual Certification1313
746.5101Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months1313
746.1205Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity129

ZIP codes by provider count

ZIPProviders
7857242
7857420
7857312

How to check the record

  1. Go to the Texas HHSC public child care search page (link below).
  2. Search for the daycare by name or location to find its listing.
  3. Open the operation details page and the inspection and compliance history page. DaycareList provider pages link to both pages.
  4. Read the citations listed for the operation, noting the risk weight assigned to each standard and whether the citation was corrected at the inspection.
  5. Read the narrative in each citation record to see what the inspector found.
  6. Compare the dates of inspections and citations over the years covered by the state records.
  7. Ask the provider questions about specific citations you read in the record.
  8. 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.

Cited standards

746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

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.

746.1605: Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

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.

746.603: Children's Records - Immunizations

This standard covers immunization records in children's files. Citations describe files that were missing those records.

746.901: Required Personnel Records

This standard covers required personnel records. Citations describe missing employment dates, education documentation, identification, affidavits and statements about policies or orientation.

746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

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.

746.603: Children's Records Maintained

This standard covers maintaining children's records. Citations describe unavailable files and missing enrollment pages, health statements, start dates or clarification about an allergy.

746.3503: Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

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.

746.4135: Children's Products- Annual Certification

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.

Data as of October 10, 2026. Corrections and removal requests