Lifeway Baptist School
A licensed child care center in Cuero, Texas 77954
403 E Sarah St, Cuero, Texas 77954. (361) 799-4001.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dewitt County: 9
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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 11 child care providers in Dewitt County had 9.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 11, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jul 14, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Apr 4, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device, at the inspection on Apr 4, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 14, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“During a course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver grabbed a child by the arm and pulled the child which resulted in an injury.”
Apr 4, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“Three infants under the age of 12 months were observed sleeping with blankets in their cribs and play yards.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“An infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device.”
12 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 12, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Play Yard and No Extra Pads
“Six pack n plays had an added foam mattress. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when the caregivers removed the foam mattress.”
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer were accessible to children.”
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Field Trips - Children Identified with Center
“Children arrived from a field trip and their t-shirts did not have the operations telephone number.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“Two diaper changing pads were not non absorbent. NOTE: this was corrected at inspection.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The operation did not have the annual fire inspection.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“One out of ten children files lacked a full address for the emergency contact.”
Aug 19, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“The director and driver has not completed the two required annual training hours on transportation safety.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily
“No documentation for the building and grounds for June, and July were available. NOTE: This was corrected when an inspection was conducted.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“No documentation of fire extinguisher inspected for the month of June or July. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when fire extinguishers were inspected.”
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Documented Annual Training - Remaining training hour topics
“Seven of the ten staff files did not have the required training for: SIDS Food Allergy and Administering meds”
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Documentation of Drills
“No documentation of the following; Fire drills for July Shelter drill and Lockdown”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Product Certification
“The Consumer Report was last reviewed on 9/2019. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when the website was reviewed.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 3, 2017.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 171 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 11 child care providers in Dewitt County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lifeway Baptist School This child care provider | 3 |
| Dewitt County Cuero Head Start and Early Head Start | 5 |
| Little Saints Pre-School | 46 |
| Lolly’s House | 4 |
| Grace Episcopal School | 12 |
| Kids Clubhouse | 16 |
| Rooted Preschool | 0 |
| Boss Baby Daycare | 11 |
| Cindy’s Family Group Home | 2 |
| St Paul Lutheran Ykt Child Care Center/ the Learning Garden | 9 |
| Dewitt-Lavaca Early Headstart | 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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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