Home Away From Home Day Care
A licensed child care center in Karnes City, Texas 78118
612 S Panna Maria Ave, Karnes City, Texas 78118. (830) 299-1206.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Karnes County: 5
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 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 7 child care providers in Karnes County had 5.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 9, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter, at the report to the state on Jun 18, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 |
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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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 18, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter
“During the investigation, it was determined that an individual who had received an ineligible background check was present at the operation.”
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Discipline - Appropriate to Child’s Level of Understanding
“During the investigation it was found that the children did not demonstrate an understanding of the sticker reward system. As such, the guidance method in use does not align with the developmental level or comprehension abilities of the children in care, rendering an ineffective disciplinary action.”
Aug 9, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“Based off evidence gathered, black substance that appeared to be mold was observed on the ceiling of a restroom used by children. The area had not yet been officially tested or treated for mold as of August 2024.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Feb 14, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
“Based on the information gathered the center staff failed to report the communicable illnesses within the required time frame.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 13, 2015.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 51 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 7 child care providers in Karnes County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Home Away From Home Day Care This child care provider | 3 |
| Ink/Karnes City | 5 |
| Rainbow of Blessing Care Center & Prek | 1 |
| Kid Corral | 16 |
| Rainbow Care Center | 10 |
| Katie Sekula | Not given |
| Playhouse Adventure Daycare | 0 |
| Little Beavers Daycare | 9 |
| Stacey Wiatrek | Not given |
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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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