Linda Misselhorn
A registered child care home in Elgin, Texas 78621
17809 FM 1100, Elgin, Texas 78621. (512) 461-0801.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. Texas’s own record is on its child care search.
The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 20 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 6 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- Not rated 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 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 6, 2026: 4 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Apr 22, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Personal use of electronic devices, cell phones, MP3 players, and video games. Cell phones briefly used and supervision is maintained, at the report to the state on Apr 22, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the report to the state on Mar 4, 2026
3 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
20 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 6, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
-
Policies Comply with Rules
“The parent handbook is missing required policies on the topics of handling medical emergencies, parents rights, accessing Child Care Regulation information, and promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.”
-
Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
“There was no current documentation for each dog’s vaccines available for review.”
-
Children’s Records - Admission Information
“There were two children files out of the six viewed that did not have enrollment forms.”
-
Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“There was one child file out of the six viewed that did not have the child’s physician information.”
Apr 22, 2026: report to the state5 deficiencies
-
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“There was a caregiver that had told children not to tell their parents about inappropriate conversations that they were having at the operation.”
-
Personal use of electronic devices, cell phones, MP3 players, and video games. Cell phones briefly used and supervision is maintained
“It was determined that a caregiver was using her cell phone throughout the day for personal use.”
-
Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Child 12 years old or younger must not ride in the front seat of a vehicle
“During the investigation it was determined that a child under 12 was allowed to sit in the front passenger seat during transportation.”
-
Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily
“There was information received stating that children are on their phones throughout the day exceeding the limit of 1 hour of screen time.”
-
Notification of Additional Services Offered
“The operation was conducting Field Trips and Transportation without notifying Child Care Regulation of these changes to their Services Offered.”
Mar 4, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
-
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Two background checks were not requested for two household members who were present at the operation.”
-
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“There is a violation to this standard.”
-
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“There is a violation to this standard.”
Jan 18, 2024: inspection8 deficiencies
-
Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“An infant was sitting in a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes. This was corrected during the inspection when the infant was removed from the restrictive device.”
-
Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials
“There was cleanings supplies accessible to children in the kitchen and under the bathroom sink. There was fecal matter in multiple areas of the backyard. This was corrected when the cleaning supplies were moved and the bathroom cabinet was locked.”
-
Prohibited Equipment - Rings,Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes
“There were two sets of trapeze bars in the outdoor play area.”
-
Prohibited Equipment- Multiple Occupancy Swings
“There was a multiple occupancy swing in the outdoor play area.”
-
Requirements for Tire Swings - Not Suspended from Composite Structure
“A tire swing was suspended from a composite structure.”
-
Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The primary caregiver did not certify that the CPSC recall list has been reviewed. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver reviewed and certified the CPSC form 2885.”
-
Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“One child was sitting in a high chair without the safety strap fastened. One child was sitting in a high chair that had the safety straps removed. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver removed the child from the high chair without straps and fastened the safety straps on the other high chair.”
-
Definition of Use Zone
“Play equipment in the backyard did not meet the use zone requirements.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Registered Child-Care Home, permit issued Jan 15, 2021.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 12 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 2 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 31, 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 Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 624 child care providers in Travis County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 20.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Linda Misselhorn This child care provider | 20 |
| Stefanie Obrien Campbell | 3 |
| Gethsemane Lutheran Childrens | 9 |
| St Marks Episcopal Day School | 9 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Day School | 11 |
| Wesley School | 21 |
| Hope Children’s Center | 3 |
| Abiding Love Lutheran Child Development Center | 3 |
| Chandra Walker | 2 |
| Riverbend Christian School | 0 |
| Westlake Hills Presbyterian Preschool | 9 |
| Acc Children’s Lab School | 0 |
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
-
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
-
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
-
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
-
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Texas HHSC or Texas Workforce Commission. Texas’s own record is on its child care search. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.