Galatas Elementary/ymca

1080 COCHRANS XING, The Woodlands, TX 77381 · Montgomery County

21cited violations

2serious

12inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 40
Ages: School
Hours: 03:30 PM-06:30 PM
Phone: (281) 367-9622
Regulated since: Apr 13, 1993
HHSC IDs: Operation 126095 · number 415406- 2729
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Supervision & ratios 7
Safety & premises 4
Food & allergies 3
Staff background & training 1
Records & paperwork 2
Other 3

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Records & paperwork (1)
2025	6	1	Supervision & ratios (3), Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (1), Records & paperwork (1)
2024	2	0	Supervision & ratios (2)
2023	3	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (1)
2022	3	0	Illness & medication (1), Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (1)
2021	5	1	Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (3)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Feb 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 29, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation does not have a designated site director.
  
  HHSC 744.201(4) — Designating Director
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-02-12. Correction verified 2026-02-19.
- Records & paperwork
  Staff's files were not available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.901 — Required Personnel Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-02-12. Correction verified 2026-02-09.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 11, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation does not have a designated site director. The operation did not submit the paperwork by the compliance date.
  
  HHSC 744.201(4) — Designating Director
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-30. Correction verified 2025-06-16.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 24, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  One child was in the storage closet unsupervised while staff and children were outside.
  
  HHSC 744.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-24. Correction verified 2025-03-06.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation does not have a designated director
  
  HHSC 744.201(4) — Designating Director
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-24. Correction verified 2025-04-11.
- Safety & premises
  There was no documentation of fire drills since December 2024.
  
  HHSC 744.3559(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-03-03. Correction verified 2025-03-04.
- Food & allergies
  The daily menu was not posted for parents to review.
  
  HHSC 744.401(6) — Posting Requirements - Daily Menu, Including All Snacks and Meals Prepared or Served
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-03-03. Correction verified 2025-03-04.
- Records & paperwork
  The playground/building checklist was not current.
  
  HHSC 744.801(7) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-03-03. Correction verified 2025-03-04.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 11, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation does not have a designated site director. The operation did not submit the paperwork by the compliance date.
  
  HHSC 744.201(4) — Designating Director
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-05-03. Correction verified 2024-05-28.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 28, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation does not have a designated site director.
  
  HHSC 744.201(4) — Designating Director
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-11. Correction verified 2024-04-11.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 18, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation does not have a designated site director.
  
  HHSC 744.201(4) — Designating Director
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-31. Correction verified 2023-05-31.
- Safety & premises
  One child's file was missing the food allergy emergency plan.
  
  HHSC 744.2669 — Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-02. Correction verified 2023-05-02.
- Food & allergies
  The menu for the month of April was not completed or posted.
  
  HHSC 744.401(6) — Posting Requirements - Daily Menu, Including All Snacks and Meals Prepared or Served
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-05-02. Correction verified 2023-05-02.
HHSC inspection history
May 9, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  One child had expired Benadryl.
  
  HHSC 744.2659 — Medication No Longer Used
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-05-16. Correction verified 2022-05-16.
- Safety & premises
  The emergency drill form was missing documentation for the month of April 2022.
  
  HHSC 744.3559(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-05-16. Correction verified 2022-05-16.
- Food & allergies
  The daily menu has not been completed this month.
  
  HHSC 744.401(6) — Posting Requirements - Daily Menu, Including All Snacks and Meals Prepared or Served
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-05-16. Correction verified 2022-05-16.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 27, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  One caregiver, present during the inspection, did not have a cleared background check on file.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-10-29. Correction verified 2021-10-27.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 19, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  HHSC does not have information for a designated program or site director for this location.
  
  HHSC 744.201(4) — Designating Director
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-10-26. Correction verified 2021-10-26.
- Other
  The first aid kit did not contain cotton balls.
  
  HHSC 744.2753(a) — First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-10-22. Correction verified 2021-10-21.
- Other
  The monthly maintenance checklist was not completed for September 2021. Note: The checklist was completed during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 744.3113(b) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-10-19.
- Safety & premises
  There was no documentation to show that a fire drill was completed in September 2021.
  
  HHSC 744.3559(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-10-19. Correction verified 2021-10-21.
HHSC inspection history

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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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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 Galatas Elementary/YMCA, 1080 COCHRANS XING, The Woodlands, TX 77381 (operation ID 126095, operation number 415406- 2729), 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]

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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.