South Texas Children's Home

9243 F M 2617, Pettus, TX 78146Open
F

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

41 inspections on record

Active providers

License status: Open

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

February 11, 2026

Provenance

Texas licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring

Quick Facts

These facts are normalized from the official record so they can be quoted directly.

Updated April 3, 2026

Provider
South Texas Children's Home
License number
Not listed
Location
9243 F M 2617, Pettus, TX 78146
Status
Open
Safety grade
F (Poor), score 54.0/100
Inspection record
41 inspections, last inspected February 11, 2026
Provenance
Official state licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring. Last refreshed April 3, 2026.

Safety Scorecard

F
Poor54.0 / 100
Health100/100
Safety18/100
Staffing75/100
Compliance0/100

18

Total Violations

Feb 11, 2026

Last Inspection

130

Capacity

Violation Timeline

Violations by month over the last 3 years, colored by severity.

All Violations (18)

SERIOUSSTAFFING748.2953(b)Feb 11, 2026

The operation did not submit 4th Quarter 2025, EBI report to licensing.

Resolution: Corrected: 2026-02-18

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE748.3273(7)Sep 10, 2025

Two first aid kits were inspected and found to be missing thermometers.

Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-17

SERIOUSSAFETY748.363(12)Sep 10, 2025

There were expired driver licenses in 4 or 6 employee files reviewed.

Resolution: Corrected at inspection

SERIOUSSAFETY748.3239(a)Jul 8, 2025

The operation was not able to provide records to show that a fire or emergency relocation drills have been conducted for calendar 2025 for two cottages.

Resolution: Corrected: 2025-07-18

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE748.1331(a)Jul 8, 2025

Five preliminary service plans have been reviewed. The plans do not address supervision.

Resolution: Corrected: 2025-07-18

CRITICALSAFETY748.3301(i)Oct 1, 2024

There was a hole on the side of the wall of Hoipe Cottage that required maintenance.

Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-04

CRITICALSAFETY748.3109(a)Oct 1, 2024

Two smoke alarms were not porperly maintained in 2 seperated cottages.

Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-04

CRITICALCOMPLIANCE748.2307(4)Sep 30, 2024

A staff member made a comment of hitting a child in care with a shoe.

Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-29

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE748.1331(a)Sep 27, 2024

Preliminary service plan did not address supervision needed for children in care.

Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-08

SERIOUSSTAFFING748.685(a)(1)Sep 27, 2024

Caregivers forgot a child in care at home during an outing.

Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-08

CRITICALCOMPLIANCE748.1101(b)(1)(C)Jun 21, 2024

A child was not moved cottages after disclosing she was being bullied by another child in care.

Resolution: Corrected: 2024-08-23

CRITICALSAFETY748.685(a)(4)Jun 21, 2024

Caregivers would not provide supervision checks as needed.

Resolution: Corrected: 2024-08-23

CRITICALCOMPLIANCE748.507(1)Jun 13, 2024

A staff member grabbed the arm of a child in care for redirection when the child threw the finger.

Resolution: Corrected: 2024-07-26

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE748.311(4)Jun 11, 2024

The serious incident report did not have any documentation of adults present during the incident.

Resolution: Corrected: 2024-08-09

CRITICALSAFETY748.685(a)(4)Jul 6, 2023

The Service Plan indicated a youth involved required constant supervision. In addition, change in psychotropic medication also indicated the youth required supervision as well for any health issues.

Resolution: Corrected: 2023-08-16

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE748.311(4)May 24, 2023

The serious incident report did not document the names of all adults involved and their role in the relation to the child.

Resolution: Corrected: 2023-06-23

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE748.311Jun 15, 2022

While reviewing the serious incident report there were two deficiencies that were noted, all names of the children involved and adults that were present were not included in the report as required.

Resolution: Corrected: 2022-08-19

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE748.1205(a)(1)Oct 5, 2021

Three charts evaluated did not contain the required information for religion.

Resolution: Corrected at inspection

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Childcare Costs in This Area

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$4,330/mo

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$4,330/mo

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$497.95/mo

PRESCHOOL (FAMILY HOME)

$403.56/mo

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is South Texas Children's Home's safety grade?

South Texas Children's Home has a safety grade of F (Poor) based on state inspection data. The composite score is 54.0 out of 100.

How many violations does South Texas Children's Home have?

South Texas Children's Home has 18 total violations on record, including 7 critical, 11 serious, and 0 minor.

When was South Texas Children's Home last inspected?

South Texas Children's Home was last inspected on February 11, 2026.

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