ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Gingerbread School and Daycare

2202 HALF LEAGUE RD, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979

License #1691538 | Expires: Jun 28, 2019

Day Care Center
Type
150
Capacity
24
Inspections
15
Violations

Compliance Summary

5
Critical
4
Serious
6
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Feb 27, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 20, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 20, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 12, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
May 12, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 16, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 21, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 26, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 25, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Feb 23, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 8, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Dec 21, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Nov 13, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 10, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Aug 18, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 26, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 5, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 18, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 7, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Feb 7, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6
Sep 30, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 18, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Jun 29, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 15, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

The recall list was last certified on 2/8/24.

Corrected: Nov 21, 2025

Critical Corrected

Based on information gathered, supervision was not appropriate which resulted in children playing with a paper cutter.

Corrected: Jun 6, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Based on information gathered during a DFPS investigation, parents were notified of the incident however, an incident/illness report was not completed when a child was placed at risk when the child was spanked on the bare bottom by another child.

Corrected: Feb 13, 2024

Moderate Corrected

The operational policies lacked information regarding the criteria that will be used to determine if the weather is appropriate for outdoor play

Corrected: Jan 4, 2024

Serious Corrected

Based on information gathered, the operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation that a child was injured and received medical attention.

Corrected: Nov 22, 2022

Serious Corrected

The director's transportation training expired October 2021.

Corrected: Feb 9, 2022

Serious Corrected

Five out of ten personnel records evaluated lacked all the required 24 hours of annual training for the period evaluated.

Corrected: Mar 7, 2022

Critical Corrected

One out of ten children's files evaluated lacked complete release information.

Corrected: Feb 8, 2022

Moderate Corrected

Three infant feeding instructions had not been updated in the past thirty days.

Corrected: Feb 8, 2022

Moderate Corrected

The consumer product recall was last certified on 7/31/2020.

Corrected: Feb 8, 2022

Moderate Corrected

The operational policies lacked promotion of physical activity.

Serious Corrected

Loose fill on the playground did not measure the required six inches in depth.

Critical Corrected

Cleaning supplies and mosquito spray was observed under the cabinet in the children's bathroom.

Critical Corrected

An infant was observed wearing an infant teething necklace. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver removed the teething necklace from the child.

Critical Corrected

A child was observed unsupervised in the hallway going to the bathroom.

Nearby Facilities

ACTIVE

BABIES AND BEYOND DAYCARE

125 W RAILROAD ST, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979

Day Care Center Capacity: 52
ACTIVE

BCFS EDUCATION SERVICES PORT LAVACA HEAD START

424 SEADRIFT ST, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979

Day Care Center Capacity: 83
ACTIVE

CALHOUN COUNTY YMCA HJM AFTERSCHOOL CARE

605 N COMMERCE ST, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979

School-Age Program Capacity: 27
ACTIVE

CALHOUN COUNTY YMCA - SUMMER CAMP

713 STATE HIGHWAY 35 S, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979

Day Care Center Capacity: 95
ACTIVE

CALHOUN COUNTY YMCA JR AFTERSCHOOL CARE

1512 JACKSON ST, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979

School-Age Program Capacity: 45
Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.