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The Children’s Courtyard, Inc.

A licensed child care center in New Braunfels, Texas 78130

1429 S Walnut Ave, New Braunfels, Texas 78130. (830) 608-9588.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 12 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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?

12 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 61 child care providers in Comal County had 4.

24 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 28, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.

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 Mar 27, 2025

Source:

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

When those deficiencies happened

12 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

12 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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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.

Sep 28, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving

    “Three employees were no longer employed at the center for more than 7 days, were still active on the background list. This was corrected when the director went into the portal to deactivate the employees.”

    Rule 745.651(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 28, 2026.

  • Required Admission Information - Physician Information

    “One out of ten files was missing a contact for medical emergency. This was correct when the parent provided the information.”

    Rule 746.605(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 28, 2026.

Aug 14, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months

    “The director’s SIDS training was not available for review.”

    Rule 746.1311(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 14, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 15, 2025.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “The plastic and wicker containers in several rooms that hold toys were damaged, leaving rough edges and sharp metal that could pose a risk of injury to children in care. This was corrected when the containers were removed.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 14, 2025.

  • Children’s Products- Annual Certification

    “The required Consumer Product Safety Commission form was not available for review. This was corrected when the director printed it out and signed it.”

    Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 14, 2025.

Mar 27, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “Based on information gathered during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that caregivers were not engaged in active supervision of children in care, resulting in one child touching another child inappropriately on their bare bottom.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 9, 2025. Correction verified: May 20, 2025.

Nov 20, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

    “One out of five infant teachers present during this inspection had an expired SIDS training certificate. The training was last completed in May 2023.”

    Rule 746.1309(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 20, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 25, 2024.

  • Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

    “Four highchairs in the older infant room were not equipped with safety straps. Three infants were observed sitting in the highchairs not strapped in. This was corrected when safety straps were found and put on the highchairs.”

    Rule 746.2407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 20, 2024.

  • Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

    “A stall in the boy’s bathroom had peeling paint on the wall.”

    Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 4, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 2, 2024.

May 7, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets

    “A sheet that was brought from home did not fit the mattress. Several other sheets did not fit the mattresses correctly causing the mattress to curl up. This was corrected when the caregiver tightened the sheet up.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 7, 2024. Correction verified: May 21, 2024.

Apr 26, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “Based on the inspection visit on May 7th, several rooms become over ratio by one very quickly where the director had to step into a classroom. The director was proactive by taking a few children with her to go to classrooms to move children around.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 7, 2024. Correction verified: May 21, 2024.

Apr 1, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep

    “Based on video evidence reviewed as a result of this investigation, a child raised their head from the nap mat as though attempting to get up and the caregiver used her hand on the child?s back in a rubbing motion to push the child to lay back down.”

    Rule 746.2905(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 30, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 3, 2024.

17 deficiencies older than three years
May 25, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “The last fire inspection was conducted on 5-19-2022. Fire inspections are due annually.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 14, 2023.

  • Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year

    “The severe weather drill documentation was not available for review.”

    Rule 746.5205(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 2, 2023. Correction verified: May 31, 2023.

  • Documented Annual Training- Required Content

    “One out of three staff that administers medication did not have the required medication training.”

    Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 2, 2023. Correction verified: May 31, 2023.

Feb 13, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “A health inspection has not been conducted since 2021. The person in charge called and an inspection has been scheduled for 2-15-2023.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 15, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 16, 2023.

  • Documentation of Drills

    “The documentation of drills was not available for review.”

    Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 13, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 16, 2023.

  • Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement

    “Five out of ten children’s records did not have a health statement signed by a health care professional after being enrolled at the center for over a year.”

    Rule 746.611(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2023.

  • Children’s Records - Vision and Hearing Screening

    “Three out of ten children’s records were missing the vision and hearing screening.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(6). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2023.

Jun 3, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “A staff that was hired a week ago and was shadowing the Pre School teacher was present at the operation, prior to receiving the eligibility notification from the background check unit. This was corrected when the director removed the person from the room.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 6, 2022.

  • Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

    “Two out of ten employees training records were not available for review.”

    Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 24, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 17, 2022.

May 11, 2022: assessment2 deficiencies

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “The last fire inspection was conducted on 6-11-2019. Fire inspections are due annually.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 20, 2022. Correction verified: May 19, 2022.

  • Fire Extinguishers Serviced

    “The fire extinguishers were last serviced in August of 2020.”

    Rule 746.5307(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 20, 2022. Correction verified: May 17, 2022.

Apr 28, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink

    “I observed the caregiver changing diapers but did not wash the infants hands. This was corrected when the caregiver was informed to wash the infants hands.”

    Rule 746.3421(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022.

  • Fire Extinguishers Serviced

    “The fire extinguishers were last serviced in August of 2020.”

    Rule 746.5307(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: May 19, 2022.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “There were 3 infants without an updated feeding schedule.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: May 10, 2022.

  • Written Operational Policies - Duration

    “The promotion of Physical Activity was not available for review in the Operational Policies.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(18)(B). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 28, 2022. Correction verified: May 10, 2022.

Apr 19, 2022: assessment1 deficiency

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “The last fire inspection was conducted on 6-11-2019. Fire inspections are due annually.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 29, 2022. Correction verified: May 19, 2022.

Mar 1, 2022: assessment1 deficiency

  • Report Number of Employees

    “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”

    Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 28, 2022.

All 43 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 28, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Apr 8, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 27, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 30, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Dec 19, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Dec 9, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 3, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Oct 1, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 8, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 2, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 14, 2025Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Aug 12, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
May 20, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Mar 27, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Dec 10, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Nov 20, 2024Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Jun 3, 2024InspectionNo violation found
May 24, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
May 22, 2024InspectionNo violation found
May 7, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 26, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Apr 9, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 1, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Mar 28, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 18, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 6, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 26, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
May 25, 2023Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Mar 8, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Feb 13, 2023Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Jan 27, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jan 25, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 17, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Jun 16, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 3, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited
May 19, 2022InspectionNo violation found
May 16, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
May 11, 2022Assessment2 deficiencies cited
Apr 28, 2022Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Apr 19, 2022Assessment1 deficiency cited
Apr 13, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 11, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 1, 2022Assessment1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 8, 2020.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
  • Capacity: 187 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.
  • 16 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?

  • Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 61 child care providers in Comal County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 12.
Source:

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

11 of the 61 in Comal County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Gruene Tree Learning Center3
Through A Child’s Eyes3
Tiffany Hasty1
Early Learning Cottage3
Ixtchel Fisher0
Y School Age @seele1
Crossroads Church and Preschool8
Rosemary MontoyaNot given
First Protestant School35
The Children’s Courtyard, Inc. This child care provider12
A Creative Learning Ctr4
Peggy Podgurski2

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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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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