Kindernest Montessori School
A licensed child care center in Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
113 E San Antonio St, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624. (830) 997-8939.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Gillespie County: 5.5
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 10 child care providers in Gillespie County had 5.5.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 11, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the report to the state on Dec 3, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the report to the state on Mar 5, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
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.
Jun 11, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“A tree climbing piece was added to the playground and there was a 4 ft use zone between the tree and the nearby climber.”
Dec 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“Caregivers failed to conduct additional headcounts or sweep the playground before returning to their classroom resulting in a child being left on the playground for approximately 11 minutes.”
Mar 5, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“Caregivers did not complete an accurate head count of the children in care when coming inside from the playground resulting in a child being left on the playground for approximately 2 minutes.”
9 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 2, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“An Epipen supplied for an allergy plan was not in it’s original prescription box.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“One child, age 3 yrs of age, was missing their Varicella vaccination.”
Mar 6, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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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
“One caregiver was observed supervising two prek classrooms. There were 7 children in each classroom at the time. The classrooms are located across from each other and a great room is in between the two rooms.”
Mar 2, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“A caregiver did not verify all the children in their care exited the playground resulting in a child being left on the playground unsupervised for approximately 5 minutes.”
Aug 2, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“5 out of 10 caregiver files evaluated were missing annual trainings for the training years reviewed covering the topic areas of emergency preparedness; preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations; administering medication; preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction; building and physical premises safety; and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
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School-age Furnishings and Equipment - Age-appropriate Rest Equipment
“School-age children were observed resting on fabric and vinyl couches during quiet time and not personally assigned mats or cots.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months
“The operation did not have a building maintenance checklist recorded for the month of June or July. Last recorded checklist was 5/27/22.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Product Certification
“The required Consumer Product Safety Commission form has not been completed within the last year. Note: The operation was provided a copy of form 2885 and a current certificate was completed at the inspection.”
Jan 13, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
“The operation had a reported case of COVID on 1/10/2022 but did not complete a report to Licensing until 1/13/2022.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 12, 1989.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 145 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.
- 4 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 10 child care providers in Gillespie County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5.5; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kindernest Montessori School This child care provider | 3 |
| Eloina Martinez-Rios | Not given |
| Olivia Rivera | 29 |
| Mini Miracles Learning Center | 13 |
| Little Peaches Learning Center | 18 |
| Little Hearts Child Development Center | 5 |
| Wildflower Learning Center LLC | 0 |
| Fredericksburg Community Preschool | 6 |
| Christy Williams | Not given |
| Missy’s Child Care | 2 |
| Bethany Preschool | 13 |
| Harper Community Preschool | 1 |
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).
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, 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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