Smarty Pants Kids Academy
Smarty Pants Kids Academy is a licensed child care center in Brownsville, TX, licensed for up to 90 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2013. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 6 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. 33% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 5 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #73 of 106 centers in Brownsville and better than 41% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The daycare does not have the required documentation for a child with a diagnosed special need.
Based on the information gathered during the investigation, a latch on the gate broke when a three-year-old pushed the gate open. This allowed a child to run out of the playground and into the street.
Annual fire inspection was not current. Last conducted on 2/11/22.
Annual children's product was not current. Last updated 8/1/2018. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION Annual children's product was pated 6/27/2022 at the time of inspection.
One staff no longer employed since 2020 has not been inactivated. NOTE: CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as employee was inactivated at the time of inspection.
Observed the little tykes play structure broken and accessible to the children at the time of inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Smarty Pants Kids Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Smarty Pants Kids Academy’s hours?
7 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Smarty Pants Kids Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Smarty Pants Kids Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Smarty Pants Kids Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Cameron area, which includes Brownsville, is $41.00 a day for infants, $39.80 a day for toddlers and $38.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Smarty Pants Kids Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on May 3, 2023: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Smarty Pants Kids Academy compare with other daycares in Brownsville?
It is #73 of 106 centers in Brownsville by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 41% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Smarty Pants Kids Academy last inspected?
Aug 13, 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 1513965 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.