First United Methodist Day School and Afterschool
A licensed child care center in San Marcos, Texas 78666
129 W Hutchison St, San Marcos, Texas 78666. (512) 396-3236.
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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 Hays County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 20 inspections on record
- 4-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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 124 child care providers in Hays County had 2.
20 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 10, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the report to the state on May 23, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Dec 12, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 23, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“It was found that an infant was laid down in their crib with an iPad equipped with a shoulder strap that presented a choking hazard.”
Dec 12, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“It was found that a child was left alone in a classroom during the transition to the outdoor play area.”
Nov 16, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
“Three children with diagnosed food allergy plans did not have a complete food allergy plan in file as parent signatures were missing on the plan.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 13, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of Drills
“The operation has not documented emergency drills since August 2022.”
Oct 10, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“During the investigation it was found that a child was placed in an unlocked room without a caregiver. The caregiver remained on the outside of the closed door.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Caregiver used prohibited punishment when they took a child to the infant room and attempted to strap the child into a chair.”
Jan 21, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver was present at the operation without an eligble background check. This was corrected when the caregiver was asked to leave the operation.”
Nov 30, 2021: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“A child was left unattended in the classroom for approximaely three to four minutes.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“This standard was reviewed and found to be deficient.”
All 26 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 18, 1994.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 92 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.
- 6 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 124 child care providers in Hays County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kids of the Kingdom | 12 |
| Little Lambs Learning Center | 5 |
| Smcisd Child Development Center | 4 |
| Blanca Gonzalez | Not given |
| First United Methodist Day School and Afterschool This child care provider | 3 |
| A. Washington Child Development Center | 1 |
| Blanco Vista Eac YMCA | 0 |
| Paloma Montessori School | 4 |
| First Step Inc. | 1 |
| William Crook Child Development Center | 1 |
| Wonderland School Day Care | 11 |
| Giggle and Grow San Marcos | 15 |
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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