Smart Kids Educational Day Care Center II

914 W PRICE RD, Brownsville, TX 78520 · Cameron County

3cited violations

0serious

10inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 61
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Susana Recio
Phone: (956) 546-5900
Regulated since: Nov 1, 2011
HHSC IDs: Operation 860488 · number 1309486
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 1
Staff background & training 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2025	1	Staff background & training (1)
2024	1	Other (1)
2022	1	Safety & premises (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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May 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Apr 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 16, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 10, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  5 staffs files were reviewed and 4 obtained CPR on line and without the use of a CPR manikin for their certification at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.1315(b)(1) — CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-21. Correction verified 2025-03-18.
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Apr 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 15, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Based on the documents reviewed on 3/8/2024 a majority of the children signed in to care were never signed out.
  
  HHSC 746.631(a) — Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-04-12. Correction verified 2024-04-29.
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Apr 18, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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May 25, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Fire extinguisher in the vehicle used for transportation has not been serviced. Last serviced on 11/2020.
  
  HHSC 746.5307(b) — Fire Extinguishers Serviced
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-05-27. Correction verified 2022-05-26.
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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Smart Kids Educational Day Care Center II, 914 W PRICE RD, Brownsville, TX 78520-8704 (operation ID 860488, operation number 1309486), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.