The Growing Patch Early Learning Center
Inspection history
Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationRecords held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 5 | Agency record |
| May 17, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 11 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“For the year being reviewed, staff files reviewed were lacking the following training topics: preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction and handling, storing and disposing of hazardous material.”
“There is no current fire inspection. The last one was completed on 1/10/2025.”
“There was one caregiver with 7 infants. (NOTE: Corrected during inspection as the caregiver who was out to lunch returned to the classroom)”
“There is no current fire inspection. The last one completed is dated 12/1/2023.”
“The posted activity plan in the toddler room was not dated.”
“There were containers of LYSOL/Clorox wipes sitting on a shelf that were accessible to children.”
“The diaper changing mat in the infant room had a covering which made the mat absorbant and it could not be easily cleaned.”
“There was an infant asleep on a mat whose face was covered by a blanket. (NOTE: Corrected during inspection as the caregiver removed the blanket from infants face.)”
“There was no completed set of operational policies available for review.”
“Training hours were missing in two records reviewed.”
“Documentation of last Health Inspection was not available for review.”
“Children's information was missing on transportation vehicle.”
“A 3 years old child was observed sleeping in a playpen during naptime.”
“Child was observed sleeping in a torn nap mat. Note: This was corrected during inspection as nap mat was removed.”
“Trash cans in restrooms were observed without a lid leaving toilet paper accessible to children.”
“First aid kit was misisng on trasportation vehicle.”
“Documentation of last fire inspection was not available for review.”
“Two out of four records reviewed were missing the following information: -Affidavit -Training hours - Proof of qualifications”
“One out of seven records reviewed was missing immunization records.”
“Mos recent health inspection was not available for review.”
“Classroom was observed over ratio as one caregiver was supervising five infants 8 - 13 months and two toddlers 19months and 2 year old. Note: This was corrected during inspection as owner stepped into the classroom and a second caregiver came in to the classroom.”
“Fire extinguisher was missing on transportation vehicle. Note: This was corrected during inspection as a fire extinguisher was placed on the vehicle.”