Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC
Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC is a licensed child care center in Kingsville, TX, licensed for up to 22 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2021. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 25 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 30 citations, 9 of them high-risk, most often for sleep safety (6 of 30). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. 7% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 14 centers in Kingsville and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Written feeding instructions were not available for review during inspection.
Observed the following during a follow up inspection: A caregiver was supervising 6 infants ages ranging from 5 months to 17 months. Child/caregiver ratios 4:1.
Permit holder has not designated a qualified director.
The operation failed to submit two corrections for two children's files within the required time frame. This is a third re-cite.
One staff did not complete their 7 hours of required training. A second staff did not have their file available for review. That staff was missing 5 out of 30 annual hours. This is a re-cite.
Two out of six children did not have immunizations on file. Three out of six children did not have a health statement on file. Two out of six children did not have documentation on whether or not they had food allergies. One child mentioned above had no paperwork on file for admission. This is a re-cite.
Inspector observed infants with blankets in cribs while infants were asleep. Two of the infants were 12 months and under. Many of the other cribs had blankets inside with no infants.
One staff did not complete their 7 hours of required training. A second staff did not have their file available for review. That staff was missing 5 out of 30 annual hours. This is a re-cite.
Inspector observed one staff with 7 infants between the ages of 3-17 months old. There was no extra staff observed at the facility during nap time when the inspector arrived.
Two out of six children did not have immunizations on file. Three out of six children did not have a health statement on file. Two out of six children did not have documentation on whether or not they had food allergies. One child mentioned above had no paperwork on file for admission. This is a re-cite.
Inspector observed one caregiver sharing her McDonald's lunch with infant children. One child was observed eating french fries, another child was observed eating tomato.
Inspector observed one three month old asleep on their stomach.
Inspector observed one caregiver supervising two classrooms during nap time with no additional staff. Two children ages 3-4 yrs. old were in one classroom and the caregiver was in a secondary classroom with infants who were between the ages of 3-14 months old.
Staff in building #2 stated no fire drills had been conducted in at least a year. No documentation of fire drills was found for 2025. The operation also did not have documentation of severe weather and lock down drills in building #2.
Two out of six children's records did not have the required documentation available for review.
The operation's last fire inspection was dated 6/5/2023.
Two out of four staff records were not available for review at the time of inspection.
The operation had one carbon monoxide that was not working in the pre-k building. The operation also had no documentation of carbon monoxide, smoke detector, or fire extinguishers being checked monthly.
Five out of six children's records did not have immunizations on file.
Inspector observed one-3 month old infant in a playpen lying on back with a mobile toy. The infant was placed under the toy so the infant could play with the objects above.
The infant's daily schedule does not indicate that infants go to play outside twice a day on a daily basis. Staff stated infants do not go outside to play. There is no infant playground located at the operation.
Two out of four staff were missing annual training hours. One staff was missing all trainings in section (e) of this standard as well as 7 out of 24 annual hours. The second staff was missing 5 out of 30 annual hours. The hours missing included hazardous materials and management training.
Inspector observed two infants asleep in restrictive devices. One infant who was 8 months, was in a swing and the other infant who was 11 months was in a stationary walker. Inspector spoke to caregiver and infants were removed. At the end of inspection, inspector observed a 3 month old asleep in a swing.
In the infant classroom an infant was in a play yard with a training cup toy and a blanket. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when caregiver removed the items from the play yard.
A caregiver did not show good judgment by taping a child's shoes, so the child would not remove the shoes.
There were 6 gallons of milk that were not stored properly in the refrigerator, the gallons of milk were room temperature.
The infants were in the room designated for the toddlers and the toddlers were in the room designated for the infants. Director had not notified licensing of the changes of the classrooms.
During nap time in the infant, toddler, and Pre k classroom the cots, and the play yards were not arranged with space between them to allow caregivers to walk between them.
Base on the DFPS investigation; There was neglectful supervision at the operation, a child was left outside from 10 - 20 minutes with out supervision.
One out of four records review was missing training hours.
About this center
Common questions
Does Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC’s hours?
7 AM to 5:45 PM, Monday through Saturday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Coastal Bend area, which includes Kingsville, is $34.20 a day for toddlers, $33.00 a day for 3-year-olds and $31.40 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 9 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 16, 2025: “AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC compare with other daycares in Kingsville?
It is #14 of 14 centers in Kingsville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Bright Stars Child Development Center, LLC last inspected?
May 1, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1708458 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.