South Texas Children's Home
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
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)
The operation did not submit 4th Quarter 2025, EBI report to licensing.
Resolution: Corrected: 2026-02-18
Two first aid kits were inspected and found to be missing thermometers.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-09-17
There were expired driver licenses in 4 or 6 employee files reviewed.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
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
Five preliminary service plans have been reviewed. The plans do not address supervision.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-07-18
There was a hole on the side of the wall of Hoipe Cottage that required maintenance.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-04
Two smoke alarms were not porperly maintained in 2 seperated cottages.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-10-04
A staff member made a comment of hitting a child in care with a shoe.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-29
Preliminary service plan did not address supervision needed for children in care.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-08
Caregivers forgot a child in care at home during an outing.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-08
A child was not moved cottages after disclosing she was being bullied by another child in care.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-08-23
Caregivers would not provide supervision checks as needed.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-08-23
A staff member grabbed the arm of a child in care for redirection when the child threw the finger.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-07-26
The serious incident report did not have any documentation of adults present during the incident.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-08-09
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
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
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
Three charts evaluated did not contain the required information for religion.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
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Childcare Costs in This Area
INFANT (CENTER)
$4,330/mo
INFANT (FAMILY HOME)
$4,330/mo
PRESCHOOL (CENTER)
$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.