Texas records · NUECES County · CORPUS CHRISTI
Mary Mcleod Bethune Early Child Development Nursery
Licensed Center in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas · Full Permit · permit issued July 6, 1987
State record presented as of November 5, 2026
- Address
- 900 KINNEY ST, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401 3008
- Operation type
- Licensed Center
- Type of issuance
- Full Permit
- Permit issued
- July 6, 1987
- Operation number
- 172419
- Licensed capacity
- 50 children
- Ages served
- Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
- Schedule
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Conditions on permit
- NO
The record at a glance
| Inspections on record | 32 |
| Reports (complaints, incidents, self-reports) on record | 17 |
| Assessments on record | 2 |
| Standards evaluated across those visits | 3,803 |
| Citations recorded | 31 |
| Record covers | November 23, 2021 – September 17, 2026 |
Citations by the state’s risk levels
| High | 9 |
| Medium High | 17 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Medium Low | 1 |
Visits and findings, newest first
The operation failed to notify licensing before the two-day period of the incident.
Correction verified by the state on April 21, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The fire and health inspection reports were not available for review.
Correction verified by the state on June 12, 2025.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 21, 2025, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
Correction verified by the state on January 27, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The operation failed to submit the required information within the compliance date. This is a re-cite. Three out of four staff were missing trainings in this category. One out of three staff was missing child maltreatment, and sids, shaken baby and early brain development training. One out of three staff were missing communicable diseases including immunizations, administering medication, food allergies, and building and premises safety training. One out of three staff was missing administering medication training, food allergies, hazardous materials and blood borne pathogens, and emergency preparedness training.
Correction verified by the state on November 26, 2024.
Three out of four staff were missing trainings in this category. One out of three staff was missing child maltreatment, and sids, shaken baby and early brain development training. One out of three staff were missing communicable diseases including immunizations, administering medication, food allergies, and building and premises safety training. One out of three staff was missing administering medication training, food allergies, hazardous materials and blood borne pathogens, and emergency preparedness training.
Correction verified by the state on November 8, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
An employee caring for children, did not use good judgement when she inappropriately redirected two children away from a doorway.
Correction verified by the state on July 30, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
A 5 year old child was left unsuperviosed and observed to be outside of the classroom alone.
Correction verified by the state on June 24, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
One center employee that was present at the operation with access to the children, did not have a background check.
Correction verified by the state on June 3, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Three shelves in two classrooms were observed to not be in good repair and unsanitary. In one classroom, a cleaning supply bottle with chemicals was observed to be with in access to children.
Correction verified by the state on May 10, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Two adult volunteers completing community service hours through the court system and one maintenance worker, were found to be frequently present and have unsupervised access to the children, without an initial or cleared background check on file.
Correction verified by the state on June 10, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The center director did not maintain documentation to record hours worked at the operation.
Correction verified by the state on June 10, 2024.
The director allowed a person that was found to need a background check, back into the operation after being told by a Child Care Regulation inspector, that they could not be present without a cleared background check.
Correction verified by the state on June 10, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The operation has been serving foods to children that are stored and/or cooked beyond the shelf-life/expiration dates, which is unsafe for consumption.
Correction verified by the state on June 10, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The operation does not have documentation of monthly carbon monoxide detector testing.
Correction verified by the state on November 3, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The outdoor playground was observed to have the following hazards: a broken table propped against the shed with legs sticking straight out, two chain fence doors propped up posing a fall hazard, a wooden table with broken seats and table top, posing hazards to the children. Also in the indoor infant classroom, a shelf that is broken with chiipped paint and tape.
Correction verified by the state on November 3, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Three fire extinguishers indoors and one fire extinguisher used for transportation in the van were observed to not be serviced. The pressure gauges are all now in the green zone and tagged with a current date of October 2023.
Correction verified by the state on November 3, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The fire inspection was observed to be expired.
Correction verified by the state on November 10, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Three sheets out of five cribs that were observed, have loose fitted sheets and a risk for entanglment.
Corrected at the time of inspection. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The operation does not have documentaiton of monthly carbon monoxide detector testing.
Correction verified by the state on November 3, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Three fire extinguishers indoors and one fire extinghuiser used for transportation in the van were observed to not be servised and the pressure gauges in the red zone and expired.
Correction verified by the state on November 3, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Fire drill exit times were documented and observed to be over 3 minutes.
Correction verified by the state on November 10, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The outdoor playground was observed to have the following hazards: a broken table propped against the shed with legs sticking straight out, two chain fence doors propped up posing a fall hazard, a wooden table with broken seats and table top, posing hazards to the children. Also in the indoor infant classroom, a shelf that is broken with chiipped paint and tape.
Correction verified by the state on November 3, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
In the infant room there were seven infants to one caregiver.
Correction verified by the state on May 11, 2023.
An infant was viewed asleep in a bouncer upon inspection.
Correction verified by the state on December 6, 2022.
A background check renewal was not done upon inspection and was inactive.
Correction verified by the state on November 4, 2022.
Four children were viewed hiding under an opening of the bleachers playing hide and seek.
Correction verified by the state on November 4, 2022.
Hazardous materials were accessible to children under the children's sink. The hazardous materials were removed from the classroom upon inspection.
Corrected at the time of inspection.
There was not enough loose fill in play zone areas.
Correction verified by the state on December 6, 2021. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Three out of ten children's records were lacking their immunization records.
Correction verified by the state on December 6, 2021. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
In two rooms there was chipped paint missing from the walls accessible to children. In another room there was a shelf that was missing pieces of wood and paint missing as well.
Correction verified by the state on December 6, 2021. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Infant was in a bouncer prop up with a bottle.
Correction verified by the state on December 6, 2021. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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