San Antonio Zoo School
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78212
103 Tuleta Dr, San Antonio, Texas 78212. (210) 686-5606.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bexar County: 5
- 6 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 13, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone, at the inspection on Apr 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Nov 5, 2025
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 May 3, 2024
3 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
14 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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.
Apr 6, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
“At time of inspection, a caregiver had direct access to children without a background check. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver was removed from the class.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“At time of inspection, the last gas inspection was conducted on 3.7.24.”
Nov 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“At time of inspection, operations last fire inspection was conducted on 1.23.24.”
Apr 9, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Liability Insurance Maintained
“At the time of inspection, the liability posted expired on 11.30.2024.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Ten of the staff files were missing form 2912 at the time of inspection.”
Aug 22, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The last fire drill documented at the time of inspection was conducted on 4.11.24.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“One of the ten children files did not have updated immunization records available for review.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The Children’s Product was last reviewed on 8.15.23. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection as this was reviewed.”
May 3, 2024: 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
“Based upon information gathered and interviews conducted supervision was determined to have occurred when a child was left alone in the classroom sleeping.”
Feb 29, 2024: report to the state2 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
“Based upon information gathered and interviews conducted supervision was determined to have occurred when a child was left alone in the classroom.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Based upon information gathered as a result of this investigation, documentation and interviews conducted it was determined that the operation failed to notify Licensing timely of a child left in the classroom unsupervised.”
Jan 19, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not report the number of employees who ceased employment in 2023 by the required date 1.15.24.”
Jan 10, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last annual fire inspection posted was dated on 10 5.2022.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“Five of the ten child files were missing physician/parent signatures, and/or action plans for diagnosed allergies/medication.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 3, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Medication No Longer Used
“Medication stored in the nurses office was expire on 4/2022.”
Feb 1, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“Based upon information gathered and interviews conducted it was determined two children were left at the Zoo’s tiny tots play area unsupervised by the daycare staff.”
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 24, 2015.
- Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 160 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?
- 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 768 child care providers in Bexar County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| San Antonio College Early Childhood Ctr | 5 |
| Brighton Center | 5 |
| San Antonio Zoo School This child care provider | 14 |
| Y School Age @ Sunshine Cottage | 1 |
| Lil’ Munchkins Child Care Center | 23 |
| Y School Age @ Twain | 1 |
| Katherine Ryan Program | 4 |
| Tia’s Child Care Academy | 8 |
| Upbring Head Start (San Antonio College) | 2 |
| Y School Age @ Rogers | 0 |
| Baby Boss Learning Center | 17 |
| Ties-N-Bows | 14 |
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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