Bright Beginnings Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Vidor, Texas 77662
145 Evangeline Dr, Vidor, Texas 77662. (409) 422-4409.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 20 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Orange County: 1
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 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?
20 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 39 child care providers in Orange County had 1.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 8, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Feb 24, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Feb 24, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes, at the report to the state on Feb 24, 2026
2 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
20 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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.
Feb 24, 2026: report to the state16 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
The inspectors’ words, 93 words
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation, evidence supports that a caregiver did not use good judgement or self-control when roughly placing an infant in the Sit Me Up Chair causing unsupported head to hit front part of chair. A caregiver did not use good judgement while picking up pacifiers off of the floor and placing them back into an infant?s mouth without being sanitized. Caregivers did not use good judgement and notify the director, or the parent, when a caregiver admitted to picking up an infant and hearing his arm pop.”
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.”
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Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that infants were sitting in restrictive devices for longer than 15 minutes and they were not eating.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that an infant was observed sleeping in a Sit Me Up chair for more than an hour.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation, evidence supports a caregiver aggressively grabbing and picking up an infant by both arms resulting in injury that required medical attention.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that two caregivers can be seen using their phone while in the classroom with children in care.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting
“Based on the information gathered during the DFPS investigation infants were not being held and comforted when upset.”
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Activities for Infants - Physical Activity including Supervised Tummy Time and Safe, Clean, Uncluttered Area
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that infants are not being directly supervised during tummy time. It can be seen in the video that the infants are placed on the floor, on their tummy, and caregivers walk away from them.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Fed in Safe Manner
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that a child was placed laying on the floor propped up by a boppy pillow while holding their bottle for feeding time.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that a caregiver placed a jar of heated water on the diaper changing table with a bag of milk to thaw for a bottle.”
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AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization
“Based on the information gathered during the DFPS investigation the parent was not notified about an injury to an infant that required medical attention.”
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Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that a caregiver made a bottle for an infant without washing their hands after changing a child?s diaper.”
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Diaper Changing Steps- Cleanse Child with Individual Cloths
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that a caregiver did not cleanse an infant with an individual cloth or disposable wipe after a soiled diaper was removed during a diaper change:”
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Diapering Procedures - Caregiver’s Hands Washed
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that a caregiver did not wash their hands after changing an infant?s diaper.”
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Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant’s Hands
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that a caregiver did not wash an infant?s hands after their diaper changed.”
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Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
“Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation evidence supports that a caregiver did not sanitize the changing table after changing an infant?s diaper.”
Aug 27, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
“loose staples and sand were located under and around the diaper changing mat in the two year old room and the 12 to 18 month room. This was corrected at inspection and the mats and tables were cleaned.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“In the infant room one Infant Care Instruction sheet for was 4 days past due to be updated. The form was last signed on 7-23-25 and is required to be updated every 30 days.”
Jan 22, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Sep 3, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“One bottle was not labeled. This was corrected at inspection when a label was placed.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Dec 20, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“The Director engaged in conducting a recorded forensic interview of a 3-year old child in which the Director is not properly trained to administer.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Report to the state | 16 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 16, 2016.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 312 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.
- 3 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 39 child care providers in Orange County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 20.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Early Learning Child Care Center | 2 |
| Patrina Rich | 10 |
| Shining Stars Learning Center | 1 |
| Mrs Gs Smart Start Learning Center | 0 |
| Bright Beginnings Learning Center This child care provider | 20 |
| Little Pirates Learning Center | 1 |
| Ania Gabriella Leblanc | Not given |
| Early Explorers Learning Academy | 1 |
| Oak Forest Elementary School | 1 |
| Seeds of Hope Learning Center | 4 |
| Faith Sutton | Not given |
| Loving Start Daycare LLC | 8 |
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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