Valley Hi Baptist Academy
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78227
6623 SW Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas 78227. (210) 674-5300.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 49 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bexar County: 5
- 13 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 30 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
49 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.
30 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 17, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the inspection on Sep 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the inspection on Sep 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the inspection on Aug 25, 2025
10 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
49 deficiencies in 15 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 17, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The grass on the playground was overgrown.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
“The exit to one of the silides in the Toddler playground is less that six-feet.”
Apr 30, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“2 children’s records were missing health statements for their records”
Mar 25, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One caregiver was missing five clock hours on their annual training requirement hours.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“Director was missing two out thirty clock hours of annual training.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“Eight out of nine children files were missing information on health statements, special needs, emergency medical attention, release of children, emergency contact address, and parent s rights.”
Jan 20, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not report the number of employees who ceased employment in 2025 by the required date of January 15, 2026.”
Dec 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The grass area on the playground was out grown.”
Sep 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The infant room was observed of having dead cockroaches and debris behind the shelves, milk crate, child size sofa, sitting stools, and between the wall and cabinet. There was a dead cricket in the dining hall under the rolling cart. There were dead cockroaches and crickets on the floor with collected debris. There was a spider with its spider web on the windowsill, dust and dead cockroach.”
Sep 19, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“The infant caregiver walked out of the classroom to open the front door, leaving two infants alone while they were sleeping in their cribs.”
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Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“There was a basket filled with monster trucks designated for children ages 3 years and older. The youngest child in the classroom was two years old.”
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AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment
“The operation does not have liability insurance and they had no proof of notifying the parents that the opeation does not currently have liability insurance. Note. The parent handbook has a date stamp of 9/19/2025 of being modified.”
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Adequate Lighting During Naptime
“The infant area has two rooms adjacent; one side with cribs and the other with toys, infant furniture and diaper changing station. The room with the cribs was dark during naptime and had two infants sleeping in their cribs. Note. This was corrected when the caregiver opened the curtain to allow light in the room.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The infant room was observed of having dead cockroaches on the floor and window seal, spider webs, used Q-tip, and debris on long the side of the wall and also on one crib mattress. There were other classrooms also with dead cockroaches on the floor.”
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Handwashing Procedures
“The toddler classroom is currently under renovations and has been moved to another room where there is no hand wash sink. There is a diaper changing station in the classroom in which caregiver stated they use hand sanitizer after diapering. Note. A portable hand wash sink was added to the classroom.”
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Handwashing Sink in Diaper-Changing Area
“The toddler classroom has a diaper changing station and no hand wash sink.”
Aug 25, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“The toddler classroom for 18-23 month old children had magnetic Bingo chips designated for ages 3 and up. Note. Although the classroom has a combine group of children ages 2 -4 years old, the classroom is still considered and approved for the toddler children. Therefore, the toys and equipment must meet age appropriate guidelines.”
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AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment
“The operation does not have liability insurance and there was no posting or any other notification staying they have no liability insurance.”
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“The trash can in classroom #5 had the lid removed and found inside the can. There was a trash bag filled with garbage that was not taken out on the last operating business day. Classroom #4 was observed with several different sizes of dead cockroaches on the table, tile floor and rugs. Note. This was corrected at inspection when the trash bag was removed and replaced with a new bag and lid placed over the can.”
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Handwashing Procedures
“The restrooms located in the hallway did not have soap in the dispensers. Note. This was corrected at inspection when the soap dispenser was refilled.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“There was a hole on the wall exposing electrical wires to an outlet. This poses a risk to any infant, but especially the one who is laid down on a crib within hands reach.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“The operation recently had their chain link fence replaced, leaving several areas with at least a 10-inch gap from ground to fence.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“At the time of the walk through inspection, a group of children in the infant classroom were observed having screen time. One child was two years old.”
Jun 24, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“At the time of inspection, one infant did not have a current feeding log for the month of June. The infant went from drinking breast milk to formula.”
Apr 17, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver disregarded the feeding log a parent had recently updated for the month of April and served an 8-month-old infant cranberry juice. The juice was not listed on the feeding log.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“An infant’s feeding instruction was not followed when a staff served an infant cranberry juice.”
Apr 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“There were no feeding logs available for review in the infant classroom for infants not yet eating table food.”
Mar 28, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“The transportation van did not have the child safety alarm in operating conditions.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“The files of three out of four children were reviewed and had missing vaccinations according to their age.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two infants feeding instructions were filled with information on the type of formula, number of bottles and ounces to service, but did not have the date and parent signature.”
Oct 8, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“The staff files were reviewed and found incomplete. Staff did not have the required annual training hours.”
Sep 16, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The gas inspection has not be conducted since November 2021.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Six out of seven staff files reviewed did not have annual training hours. One of those staff files was the infant caregiver who did not have SID’s, Shaken Baby, Brain Development and Child Maltreat training.”
Aug 8, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The operation did not have a current gas inspection available for review.”
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Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
“Training hours for the caregivers were not available for review.”
Jul 11, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The operation did not have a current gas inspection available for review.”
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Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
“Training hours for the caregivers were not available for review.”
May 31, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver who was caring for children did not have an eligible background check.”
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Controlling Person - Submit Controlling Person Form to Licensing within two days after a person becomes a controlling person. See TAC 745.901
“The second director had not been submitted as a controlling person. Note: This was CORRECTED AT INSPECTION when the second director submitted herself as a controlling person through the provider portal.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The operation did not have a current gas inspection available for review.”
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Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
“Training hours for the caregivers were not available for review.”
May 16, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Controlling Person - Submit Controlling Person Form to Licensing within two days after a person becomes a controlling person. See TAC 745.901
“The second director has not been submitted as a controlling person. She was listed as a director in November 2023.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“School age children were observed walking from the playground back inside the building to use the bathroom or allow parents into the building while the caregiver stood between the door of the playground and the building.”
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk
“An 18month old child and a 2 year old child were observed eating popcorn which is a choking hazard.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“An infant caregiver had children eating snack watching Cocomelon on a tablet.”
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Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
“Training hours for the caregivers were not available for review.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
May 22, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“There was a four month old infant sleeping on a restrictive device inside the crib with a blue fleece blanket. Note: Corrected on 5/22/2023 during inspection, when caregiver removed the infant from the restrictive device and out of the crib.”
Dec 8, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The fire inspection was delinquent as of 11/10/22.”
May 27, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“While reviewing children’s records, 1 of 6 children’s files did not have a medical authorization section filled out and signed by parent.”
Feb 10, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
“Snacks were observed being served on bare table for 2 infants during snack time.”
All 36 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 31, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 22, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 27, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 14, 1986.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 50 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 5 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 768 child care providers in Bexar County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 49.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Valley Hi Baptist Academy This child care provider | 49 |
| Silver Spoons Preschool | 0 |
| Yolanda Bondoc Vargas | 4 |
| Pre-K 4 Sa West Education Center | 3 |
| Happy Kidz Learning Center #2 | 35 |
| Head Start Mary Hull Elementary | 8 |
| Bertha Alicia Guerrero | 0 |
| Owlates Childcare, LLC | 8 |
| Reach for the Stars Daycare | 14 |
| Anna Antonia Cortez | Not given |
| 4-R-Kid’s Learning Center | 22 |
| New Livingway Childcare | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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