Evangelistic Temple Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Palestine, Texas 75803
3011 N Loop 256, Palestine, Texas 75803. (903) 729-5437.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Anderson County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 14 inspections on record
- 3-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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 13 child care providers in Anderson County had 2.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 8, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. Most serious: Medium. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 29, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The parents rights information was not in the operational policy and there was not an acknowledgment that the parents were given the information.”
Feb 27, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“The safety straps were not being used in the infant room while children were at the table eating. This was corrected when the caregiver buckled the straps around the children.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 17, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify CCR within the required time frame.”
Jul 26, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The operation allows staff members to smoke on the premises.”
Jul 21, 2022: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver did not show good judgement when she sent pictures of children sharing pacifiers and sleeping in cribs with no sheets to parents.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The afterschool caregivers use inappropriate discipline methods such as exercise.”
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Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - First Aid and CPR
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. It was observed the caregivers did not provide first aid to a bite injury.”
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Activities for Infants - Multiple Opportunities to Explore Outside Crib
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver stated a child was kept in a crib for the majority of the day.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| May 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 18, 2015.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 200 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 7 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 31, 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 13 child care providers in Anderson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Evangelistic Temple Learning Center This child care provider | 2 |
| Egg-Ceptional Learning Center | 5 |
| Westwood Isd Early Learning Center | 1 |
| Washington Early Childhood Center | 0 |
| Pisd Employee Daycare Center | 0 |
| Lil’ Indians | 3 |
| Candy Cane Learning Academy | 6 |
| Palestine YMCA Early Childhood Center Elkhart | 5 |
| Jennifer Myrick | Not given |
| Melissa Eldredge | Not given |
| Amanda Newman | Not given |
| Tiny Tots Daycare LLC | 0 |
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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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