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The Little Engine Learning Center

A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78233

4122 Avenida Prima St, San Antonio, Texas 78233. (210) 653-7545.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 15 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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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?

16 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.

27 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 13, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Sep 17, 2024

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

15 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

15 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 13, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

    “The director last completed transportation training on 7/4/2025. She completed the transportation training today on 8/13/2026.”

    Rule 746.1316(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 13, 2026.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “The toilet in the school-age restroom was backed up due to another child clogging it with toilet paper. There was also feces in the toilet that emitted a smell of feces.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 26, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 18, 2026.

  • Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities

    “Children were observed coming from the playground outside and not washing their hands.”

    Rule 746.3417(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 13, 2026.

Feb 12, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing

    “One out of seven staff files reviewed had a First Aid certificate that expired on 10.12.2025.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(3)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 19, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 18, 2026.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR

    “One out of seven staff files reviewed had a CPR certificate that expired on 10.12.2025.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(4)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 19, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 18, 2026.

  • Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program

    “Two out of eight children’s files reviewed did not have a health statement on file.”

    Rule 746.611(a)(1). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 20, 2026.

Sep 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “The depth of the loose fill under the swings at the big playground was less than an inch. The depth of the loose fill at the merry-go-round in the toddler playgound was one inch.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 5, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 25, 2025.

Mar 21, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

    “Three of ten children’s records reviewed did not have current immunization records in their files.”

    Rule 746.613(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 4, 2025. Correction verified: Apr 7, 2025.

Dec 16, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “The infant classroom was over ratio by one infant. The specified age group was 8 months and 5 infants were being supervised by one caregiver. Note: This was corrected at inspection when one infant was moved to another classroom.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 16, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 30, 2024.

Oct 29, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Children’s Records - Health Statement

    “Two of ten children’s records reviewed did not have a health statement on file.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 4, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 8, 2024.

Sep 17, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

    “The caregivers in the infant classroom gave incorrect number of children in the classroom. Caregivers stated there were six infants when there were seven infants. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver confirmed an additional child had been dropped off.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 17, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 25, 2024.

Mar 26, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets

    “Six cribs had loose sheets covering the crib mattresses. Note: This was corrected at inspection when caregivers replaced sheets.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 24, 2024.

  • Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded

    “Three classrooms had a fan on top of children’s cubbies unsecured.”

    Rule 746.3701(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 24, 2024.

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

    “The afterschool outdoor play area had a rusted play tub with rusted bolts, a leaning fun hoop funnel and gap in the fence.”

    Rule 746.4751(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 5, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 24, 2024.

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist

    “There was no documentation that monthly maintenance checklists were completed. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the Director conducted an inspection of the active play areas.”

    Rule 746.4751(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2024.

Nov 8, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Parent’s Rights

    “During the inspection the director stated that the Provider’s Guide to Parent’s Rights had not been passed out to parents.”

    Rule HRC 42.04271. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 8, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 1, 2023.

24 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 19, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies

  • Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly

    “Fire extinguishers are not current on their checks. This was corrected at inspection when the director conducted a fire extinguisher check.”

    Rule 746.5307(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 19, 2023.

  • Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection

    “The gas inspection was due 9/30/2023.”

    Rule 746.5401. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 2, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 27, 2023.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “Two children in the infant room, who are not yet on table food, did not have current feeding instructions.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 26, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 24, 2023.

  • Medication No Longer Used

    “The medication drawer had a prescription that was two years old. This was corrected at inspection with the director disposed of the medication.”

    Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 19, 2023.

  • Children’s Products- Annual Certification

    “The operation has not certified that they have reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the CPSC and that there are no unsafe products in the center. This was corrected at inspection when the second director filled out the Children’s Products Certification form and signed it.”

    Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 19, 2023.

  • Children’s Products-Posting of CPSC website

    “The operation does not have the Children’s Products Certification form posted. This was corrected at inspection when the second director posted the form.”

    Rule 746.4135(c). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 19, 2023.

Jul 27, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Fencing Around Swimming Pool -Gates Self-closing/ Self-latching/Locked

    “Recite- Swimming pool gate was missing the self lock mechanism.”

    Rule 746.5007(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 7, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 2, 2023.

Jul 24, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary

    “Based on the evidence and interviews conducted it was determined that the operation served a meal that was unsafe and unsanitary to consume.”

    Rule 746.3317. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 21, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 22, 2023.

Jul 12, 2023: inspection7 deficiencies

  • Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points

    “Three push toys were found worn off and broken in the toddler playground. Broken toys that were going to be discarded were found accessible to children.”

    Rule 746.4601(7). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 17, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 27, 2023.

  • Fencing Around Swimming Pool -Gates Self-closing/ Self-latching/Locked

    “Swimming pool gate was missing the self lock mechanism.”

    Rule 746.5007(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 21, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 27, 2023.

  • Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care

    “The vehicle used to transport children did not have working Child Safety Alarm.”

    Rule 746.5625(c). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 17, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 27, 2023.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “Two classroom are currently being used for storage and not maintained as licensed space.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 27, 2023.

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “A staff member’s purse in the infant classroom was sitting on a filing cabinet in reach of children. Note: This was corrected at the inspection.”

    Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 12, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 27, 2023.

  • Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded

    “Wood fence used as a barrier for the outdoor air conditioner was found broken and unanchored in the playground.”

    Rule 746.3701(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 27, 2023.

  • Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

    “Operation policies were missing the time durations, and benefits, of how the operation will be promoting indoor and outdoor physical activity.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 27, 2023.

Jan 13, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “A sanitiation inspection was not conducted for the previous year. The last inspection conducted was 11/19/2021”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 3, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 23, 2023.

  • Documentation of Fire Inspection

    “There wasn’t a copy of the most recent fire inspection report on file or posted at the operation.”

    Rule 746.5103. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 10, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 7, 2023.

Oct 26, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent

    “The operation did not share infant daily reports with the parents.”

    Rule 746.2431. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 15, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 23, 2022.

Jul 26, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room

    “There was no emergency evacuation and relocation diagram posted in the school age room. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director printed and posted one in the classroom.”

    Rule 746.5207(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 26, 2022.

  • Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

    “2 out of the 10 children’s files reviewed were missing current immunization records.”

    Rule 746.613(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 5, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 1, 2022.

  • Documented Annual Training- Required Content

    “2 out of the 8 staff records reviewed were missing training on the topic of administering medication”

    Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 5, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 1, 2022.

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist

    “There have been no monthly building and grounds checks conducted for the current calender year.”

    Rule 746.4751(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 5, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 1, 2022.

Dec 15, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers

    “There was a single staple found on the bounce and play tray area in the infant classroom.”

    Rule 746.2401(6). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 15, 2021.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

    “Three infant feeding logs were not current for the month of December.”

    Rule 746.2421(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 17, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 17, 2021.

All 35 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 13, 2026Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Feb 12, 2026Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Sep 25, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 5, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 21, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Dec 30, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Dec 16, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Dec 9, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Dec 5, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 29, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Sep 25, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Sep 17, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 17, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 24, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Mar 26, 2024Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Nov 9, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Nov 8, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Oct 19, 2023Inspection6 deficiencies cited
Sep 22, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 12, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 6, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 27, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 24, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jul 12, 2023Inspection7 deficiencies cited
Jan 13, 2023Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Nov 9, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Oct 26, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 26, 2022Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jul 26, 2022Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Apr 14, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 7, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 15, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Mar 5, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 22, 2021InspectionNo violation found
Dec 15, 2021Inspection2 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 1, 2016.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 106 children.
Source:

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.
  • 8 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Source:

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 16.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 768 in Bexar County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Toepperwein Road Kindercare18
Country Home Learning Center #5, Ltd8
Live Oak Head Start13
Graciela Morgan10
The Little Engine Learning Center This child care provider16
Leticia Alvarado5
Bright Kids Daycare & Learning Center #322
Kids-R-Delightful, LLC11
Forest Angel’s Child Daycare3
Ilia WilliamsNot given
Ivonne A Kunz9
Little Treehouse Early Learning Center #612

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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