New Foundation Christian Academy
A licensed child care center in Alice, Texas 78332
1101 Catherine Dr, Alice, Texas 78332. (361) 396-4592.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 25 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Jim Wells County: 3
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
25 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 17 child care providers in Jim Wells County had 3.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 29, 2026: no violation found.
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 inspection on Oct 3, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Aug 27, 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 inspection on May 29, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
25 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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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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.
Jan 20, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“One out of the four staff records monitored did not have current first aid training.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“One out of the four staff records monitored did not have current CPR training.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The operation did not conduct the following emergency practices: severe weather, shelter in place, and lock down drill for the 4th time in 2025 and the fire drill for the months of October, November, and December of 2025.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Two out of four staff records monitored did not have the affidavit form 2912.”
Oct 3, 2025: inspection1 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
“Caregiver supervising a group of children was observed outside the classroom.”
Sep 2, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There was trash in the outside playground. In one of the restrooms, there was trash on the floor, next to the toilet paper.”
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Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child’s Reach
“Diaper changing supplies were within reach in the pre-k, and toddler class.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There is a tree stump of approximately 4-7 inches in height in the playground. The surrounding area of the tree stump is uneven, making it a tripping hazard. The center’s wall on the back of the building, on the side of the outdoor playground has a removable piece measuring 22” by 37.” The piece was detached from the wall exposing the underground of the building to the children’s playground. This posed a safety hazard as the area where the missing piece is located is within childrens’ reach.”
Aug 27, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when she cut a child’s nails, and it resulted in child getting a cut in a finger.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“Incident report was not provided to parent of a child who had its nails cut at the operation and was cut as a result.”
May 29, 2025: inspection9 deficiencies
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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
“In the 3 year old classroom children were observed to be running around in the room and the caregiver did not redirect behavior. 1 child observed slapping another child. Children observed climbing furniture and hiding underneath. Children dropped food and ate the food off the floor and one child was observed taking out an electric safety plug from an outlet and attempted to stick his finger inside. One child was observed feeding an infant child food that was on the floor.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“Two out of the six staff records monitored did not have current first aid and cpr training.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“At arrival time, the three year old classroom was observed to have infants and children with more than a 18 month gap in age. The youngest child was observed to be 4 months old and the oldest was 4 years of age.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“In the infant classroom, chemicals were observed to be within reach to children at the sink they use to wash their hands. In the toddler classroom, a radio with a cord plugged in the outlet was observed to be with in reach of the children and is a pull/fall hazard.”
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“One medication monitored did not have the original container.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Three out of the six staff records reviewed, did not have the required annual safety trainings.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing
“At arrival time, the opening ratio was observed to exceed the ratio limit and includ infants in care for more than an hour.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One out of the six children’s records monitored did not have an immunization record.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“The outdoor playground safety checklist was not available for review.”
May 29, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play
“Water was not made available while the chidlren were outside playing.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“From January 1st 2024 until May 29th 2024, fire drills have not been conduced monthly.”
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Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
“Shelter in Place/ Sever Weather Drils or Lock-Down Drills have not been conducted.”
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Activities for Pre-Kindergarten Age - Provide Large Muscle Development
“The Pre-Kinder children do not have age appropriate outdoor play equipment.”
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First Aid Kit Incomplete - Scissors
“The first Aid Kit was missing Scissors.”
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First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
“Expired Neosporin was in the First Aid Kit. This was corrected when removed from the first Aid Kit.”
8 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 3, 2023: assessment1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The annual fire inspection on file expired on April 8, 2022. The operation did not submit the required fire inspection by the required compliance date. This is a re-cite.”
Jul 7, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The annual fire inspection on file expired on April 8, 2022.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“Name and address of the alternate shelter away from the center is not included in the Emergency Preparedness Plan. This was corrected when the director added the name and address of the shelter to the relocation alternate shelter plan.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Of the 3 children’s files reviewed, two did not have this section completely filled out with the required information. Either the name, address and or phone number was not listed.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“One of the 3 children’s files reviewed, one did not have the Providers Health Statement section of the Admissions Form completed.”
Jul 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“Cots in two classrooms had numbers, however, operation did not have a number/child assignment map available.”
Jan 20, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
“Three staff did not have current first aid/CPR training. One did not have any first aid/CPR training. Two staff’s certificates expired June 18, 2021.”
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Minimum Qualifications Child Care Center Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit
“One staff did not have an affidavit and has been employed since October 2021.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 29, 2025 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| May 29, 2024 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 15, 2021.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 55 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 17 child care providers in Jim Wells County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 25.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Arriola Sr Cdc | 2 |
| Prodigy Child Academy, Inc. | 20 |
| Nolan Boyd Child Development Center | 2 |
| Arco Iris Child Development Center | 2 |
| Mary R. Garcia Learning Center | 11 |
| Stonegate Angel Care | 17 |
| Cplc Mshs Alice | 1 |
| New Foundation Christian Academy This child care provider | 25 |
| Cindorelia’s Child Care | 10 |
| Jamie Ann Vega | Not given |
| The Sandbox By the Bay Childcare Center LLC | 25 |
| Mrs. Sharon’s Daycare | 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
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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