Licensed centerLicensed

Babies & Beyond Daycare

4 critical, 12 serious findings across 24 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Dec 21, 2023.

125 W Railroad St, Port Lavaca, TX 77979 · (361) 482-0394

At a glance

Inspection record · 36 monthsPort Lavaca licensed centers, n=11

Critical findings4 critical, 12 serious, 0 minor across 20 inspections and 4 investigations (24 visits). Most recent critical: Dec 21, 2023.

Critical4 vs median 4

55% of centers have at least one

Serious12 vs median 12

91% of centers have at least one

LicenseSince 2015Full Permit

Practical6a–5:30pMon–Fri · Infant to school · Licensed capacity 75

Texas HHSC operation #1548641 · last checked against Texas Sep 16, 2026

Budget & timing

Tuition & openings

We don’t yet have provider-confirmed prices or availability for this facility. A missing price does not mean care is free.

What will care cost?

Not provided

Ask for a written quote for your child’s age, days per week, and daily hours.

Tuition & billing schedule: Confirm with provider
Registration & supply fees: Confirm with provider
Deposit & refund policy: Confirm with provider
Meals & late pickup fees: Confirm with provider

When can my child start?

Not confirmed

Licensed capacity is the maximum permitted enrollment, not the number of open places.

Ask about openings in your child’s age group.
Confirm the earliest start date and available schedule.
Ask about waitlist fees, timing, and how offers are made.

Help paying for care: The state lists this facility as accepting child care subsidies. Confirm your program and whether a funded place is available.

Call about tuition & openings

Programs and services

From the Texas license. “Not listed” means unknown, not that a service is unavailable. Confirm current services with the provider.

Meals providedListed
Snacks providedListed
Before-school careListed
After-school careListed
Transportation to/from schoolListed
Drop-in careNot listed
Part-time careListed
Field tripsListed
Skill classesNot listed
Weekend careNot listed
Night careNot listed
AccreditedNot listed
Accepts child care subsidiesListed

Ask about your child’s needs. Curriculum, languages spoken, accessibility, disability support, allergy accommodations, and staff qualifications are not included in our current data. Discuss these directly when you visit.

Inspection record

Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.

Inspection history is one input into your decision, not a guarantee of safety or a rating of care quality. How to read this record.

2025
Oct 21, 2025Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
  There was not any documentation of fire extinguishers being inspected monthly. Note: This was corrected when the director inspected the fire extinguishers.
  Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5307(a).
Oct 21, 2025Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
  There was not any documentation of fire extinguishers being inspected monthly. Note: This was corrected when the director inspected the fire extinguishers.
  Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5307(a).
Oct 21, 2025Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
  There was not any documentation of fire extinguishers being inspected monthly. Note: This was corrected when the director inspected the fire extinguishers.
  Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5307(a).
Oct 21, 2025Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
  There was not any documentation of fire extinguishers being inspected monthly. Note: This was corrected when the director inspected the fire extinguishers.
  Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5307(a).
May 16, 2025 to May 16, 20254 investigations
No findingsShowHide
- May 16, 2025 complaint investigation
- May 16, 2025 complaint investigation
- May 16, 2025 complaint investigation
- May 16, 2025 complaint investigation
2024
Nov 19, 2024Inspection
2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
  The operational policies lacked information regarding children with special needs.
  Corrected Nov 25, 2024, verified Nov 25, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(30).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
  The operational policies lacked the criteria used to determine if weather is appropriate for outdoor play.
  Corrected Nov 25, 2024, verified Nov 25, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18)(F).
Nov 19, 2024Inspection
2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
  The operational policies lacked the criteria used to determine if weather is appropriate for outdoor play.
  Corrected Nov 25, 2024, verified Nov 25, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18)(F).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
  The operational policies lacked information regarding children with special needs.
  Corrected Nov 25, 2024, verified Nov 25, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(30).
Nov 19, 2024Inspection
2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
  The operational policies lacked information regarding children with special needs.
  Corrected Nov 25, 2024, verified Nov 25, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(30).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
  The operational policies lacked the criteria used to determine if weather is appropriate for outdoor play.
  Corrected Nov 25, 2024, verified Nov 25, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18)(F).
Nov 19, 2024Inspection
2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
  The operational policies lacked the criteria used to determine if weather is appropriate for outdoor play.
  Corrected Nov 25, 2024, verified Nov 25, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(18)(F).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
  Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
  The operational policies lacked information regarding children with special needs.
  Corrected Nov 25, 2024, verified Nov 25, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.501(a)(30).
Jan 4, 2024 to Apr 12, 20248 inspections
No findingsShowHide
- Apr 12, 2024 inspection
- Apr 12, 2024 inspection
- Apr 12, 2024 inspection
- Apr 12, 2024 inspection
- Jan 4, 2024 inspection
- Jan 4, 2024 inspection
- Jan 4, 2024 inspection
- Jan 4, 2024 inspection
2023
Dec 21, 2023Inspection
1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
  The infant room had two blocked fire exits. Note: This was corrected when the operation unblocked the fire exits.
  Corrected Dec 21, 2023, verified Jan 4, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5209(c).
Dec 21, 2023Inspection
1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
  The infant room had two blocked fire exits. Note: This was corrected when the operation unblocked the fire exits.
  Corrected Dec 21, 2023, verified Jan 4, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5209(c).
Dec 21, 2023Inspection
1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
  The infant room had two blocked fire exits. Note: This was corrected when the operation unblocked the fire exits.
  Corrected Dec 21, 2023, verified Jan 4, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5209(c).
Dec 21, 2023Inspection
1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
  No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
  The infant room had two blocked fire exits. Note: This was corrected when the operation unblocked the fire exits.
  Corrected Dec 21, 2023, verified Jan 4, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5209(c).

Show 8 older visits, not counted above

Jan 26, 2023Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  Two out of eight children's records evaluated lacked a current immunization record on file.
  Corrected Feb 9, 2023, verified Jan 31, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.613(b).
Jan 26, 2023Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  Two out of eight children's records evaluated lacked a current immunization record on file.
  Corrected Feb 9, 2023, verified Jan 31, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.613(b).
Jan 26, 2023Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  Two out of eight children's records evaluated lacked a current immunization record on file.
  Corrected Feb 9, 2023, verified Jan 31, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.613(b).
Jan 26, 2023Inspection
1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
  Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  Two out of eight children's records evaluated lacked a current immunization record on file.
  Corrected Feb 9, 2023, verified Jan 31, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.613(b).
2022
Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 1, 20224 inspections
No findingsShowHide
- Feb 1, 2022 inspection
- Feb 1, 2022 inspection
- Feb 1, 2022 inspection
- Feb 1, 2022 inspection

Source. This facility on the Texas HHSC search. Data reloaded nightly.

Think something here is wrong? Texas corrects its own records; here is how to ask them, and how to tell us. We change nothing ourselves.

Your next step

Make the most of a visit

Bring these questions when you call or tour. Check them off as you discuss them; selections last until you leave or reload this page.

What is the full cost for my child’s age and schedule, including deposits and extra fees?
Is there an opening for our start date? How does your waitlist work?
Who will care for my child, what is the group size, and how do you cover staff absences?
How do you handle allergies, medication, illness, and emergencies?
What does a typical day look like, and how will you share updates with me?
What changed after the most recent finding about “Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly”, and can you show evidence of the correction?

Compare nearby

Licensed centers in zip 77979, same 36-month window.

Daycare	Ages	Places	Hours	Findings, 36 mo
Babies & Beyond Daycare this page	Infant–School	75	6a–5:30p	4 crit·12 ser
Bright Day Preschool, LLC	Toddler–School	34	7:30a–5p	No findings
Calhoun County YMCA Hjm Afterschool Care	Pre-K–School	45	2p–6p	12 ser
Calhoun County YMCA - Summer Camp	Pre-K–School	200	6:45a–6p	4 crit·8 ser·4 min
Calhoun County YMCA Jr Afterschool Care	Pre-K–School	45	2p–6p	16 ser
Coastal Kids Day Care	Infant–School	80	6:30a–5:30p	12 crit·44 ser·4 min
Gingerbread School and Daycare	Infant–School	150	7:30a–5:30p	16 crit·12 ser

Babies & Beyond Daycarethis page
Infant–School · 75 places4 crit·12 ser
Bright Day Preschool, LLC
Toddler–School · 34 placesNo findings
Calhoun County YMCA Hjm Afterschool Care
Pre-K–School · 45 places12 ser
Calhoun County YMCA - Summer Camp
Pre-K–School · 200 places4 crit·8 ser·4 min
Calhoun County YMCA Jr Afterschool Care
Pre-K–School · 45 places16 ser
Coastal Kids Day Care
Infant–School · 80 places12 crit·44 ser·4 min
Gingerbread School and Daycare
Infant–School · 150 places16 crit·12 ser