Bright Future Academy
A licensed child care center in Brownwood, Texas 76801
1703 18th St, Brownwood, Texas 76801. (325) 646-0012.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Brown County: 1
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 15 child care providers in Brown County had 1.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on May 12, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Nov 13, 2024
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 Jun 25, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Jun 25, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2024. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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 |
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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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Nov 13, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“A child in care did not have an up to date immunization record.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child in care with a diganosed food allergy did not have a food allergy plan on file at the operation.”
Jul 10, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“During an abuse neglect investigation inspection there were 38 pre-k and school age children with 2 caregivers.”
Jun 25, 2024: report to the state2 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
“It was determined through the course of the investigation that a child was left unsupervised on the playground.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“It was determined through the course of the investigation that the operation failed to report a situation that placed a child at risk when a child was left outside on the playground unsupervised.”
May 8, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Director’s Absence - Employees Know Who Is in Charge
“Upon arrival the director was not present. The caregiver’s at the center, when asked, gave different names of persons in charge. This was corrected when the director arrived at the operation and director responsibilities were discussed.”
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“7 caregiver files that were reviewed did not have valid CPR training.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“A child’s record was lacking a health statement and immunization record.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 23, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“It was determined through the DFPS investigation that a child was neglected while at the operation.”
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AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“It was determined through the DFPS investigation that a school aged child fell asleep during transport, was not accounted for at unloading and was left unattended on the daycare van for approximately 20 minutes.”
Sep 21, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“It was determined a toddler was left unattended and unsupervised on the play yard for 10-15 minutes.”
Nov 8, 2021: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“It was determined a caregiver did not properly maintain visual and auditory awareness of child that had gone to the bathroom. The caregiver is no longer employed at the operation.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver was changing pull ups/diapers in the classroom and did not have access to a sink for handwashing.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“Children’s hands were not being washed after changing of diapers/pull ups.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 24, 2021.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 82 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.
- 5 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 15 child care providers in Brown County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Small World Day Care | 0 |
| Brownwood Early Head Start | 0 |
| Pearl Griffin Memorial Latch-Key | 0 |
| Cindy Webb | 0 |
| Bright Future Academy This child care provider | 8 |
| The Woodlands Child Care Center | 2 |
| Diana Ayres Skelton | 0 |
| Crystal Carter | Not given |
| Morgan Rangel | Not given |
| Little Dumplings Daycare | 3 |
| Little Dude Ranch | 15 |
| Fmc Weekday Preschool | 2 |
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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