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Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies
State records list 9 cited deficiencies dated May 30, 2024 to July 7, 2026 (6 High, 1 Medium High, 2 Medium risk). Correction status: 1 corrected at inspection, 8 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for (746.1205(a)(2)) Cited July 7, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 7, 2026; correction verified July 14, 2026; technical assistance given); June 6, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 9, 2025; correction verified June 23, 2025; technical assistance given); May 30, 2024 (correction date recorded: June 28, 2024; correction verified July 11, 2024; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Narratives describe a caregiver reporting 26 children when 27 were present, a child left unattended on the playground during a transition to the classroom, and a caregiver not correctly accounting for all children during a move between classrooms.
High risk · Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers (746.2501(5)) Cited December 31, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 4, 2026; correction verified February 10, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Crafting pom poms that posed a choking risk were used in a group activity.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment (746.2805(1)) Cited December 4, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 17, 2025; correction verified December 30, 2025; technical assistance given). What the record describes: A caregiver aggressively attempted to place a child in a chair, and the child was grabbed around the neck, resulting in scratches to the child's neck.
High risk · Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity (746.1205(a)(4)) Cited May 30, 2024 (correction date recorded: June 28, 2024; correction verified July 11, 2024; technical assistance given). What the record describes: A five-year-old child was left alone in a classroom for 30 minutes.
Medium High risk · Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room (746.5207(b)) Cited November 26, 2024 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given). What the record describes: An emergency evacuation diagram was not posted in 1 of 10 classrooms.
Medium risk · Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing (746.1615) Cited November 26, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 26, 2024; correction verified December 19, 2024; technical assistance given); November 21, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 21, 2024; correction verified November 26, 2024; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Narratives describe a 16-month-old being combined with older children during opening time for at least 10 minutes, and infants being mixed with older children during early morning drop-off for approximately 1–2 minutes.
Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.
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Texas Health and Human Services records list 9 cited deficiencies for Imagination Child Development Center 1 in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (6 High, 1 Medium High, 2 Medium).
Records list 20 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-16.
HHSC risk weights of citations
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Medium High
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Medium
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Medium Low
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HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
It was determined that prohibited punishment was used when a caregiver aggressively attempted to place a child in a chair and when the child was grabbed around their neck, resulting in scratches to the child's neck.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-17. Correction verified: 2025-12-30.
It was determined that prohibited punishment was used when a caregiver aggressively attempted to place a child in a chair and when the child was grabbed around their neck, resulting in scratches to the child's neck.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-06-28. Correction verified: 2024-07-11.
Based on the evidence gathered, a caregiver did not ensure appropriate supervision of a five-year-old child in their care, resulting in the child being left alone in a classroom for 30 minutes.
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-06-28. Correction verified: 2024-07-11.
Based on the evidence gathered, a caregiver did not account correctly for all of the children in their care when they transitioned a group of children from one classroom to another. This caregiver is no longer employed at the operation.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1238340
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