St. Paul Lutheran Early Childhood Center
A licensed child care center in Giddings, Texas 78942
1580 C R 211, Giddings, Texas 78942. (979) 366-2870.
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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 Lee County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 8 child care providers in Lee County had 2.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 19, 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 report to the state on Jul 27, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions, at the inspection on Feb 8, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. 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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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.
Aug 19, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Fed in Safe Manner
“An infant was drinking their bottle while laying down on their back in the crib. This was corrected at inspection when the infant was removed from the crib and was held to continue feeding.”
Jul 27, 2026: 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
“Upon review of video footage, it was observed that four children were present in the classroom without a caregiver present.”
Jan 8, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“A child was sleeping under a uncovered electrical outlet. This was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver placed a outlet cover on the exposed outlet.”
Feb 3, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“There were four children files out of the six that were viewed, that did not have the date of the child’s admission. Note: This was corrected at inspection with the director added in those dates to each of the children’s files.”
Feb 8, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“Conditions that were placed on a caregivers background check was not being followed. This was corrected when the caregiver was placed in a different room with another caregiver without conditions. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“I observed bottles in a refrigerator that were not labled with the infants first name and last initial. The bottles were labled during the inspection”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“A bathroom that is counted in the operations capacity was being used as storage. I spoke to the director about keeping the restroom usable for the children as it is part of their capacity. The restroom was cleared out. A toddler playground was not being used due to maintanence that was needed on the playground. There was fencing around the AC that was cracked and the toys were knocked over, and the cover for the sanbox was in the sanbox bunched up which could cause a tripping hazard.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“A fire drill was not completed in January 2024. A fire drill was completed during the inspection and that children and staff were able to exit in 2 minutes and 41 seconds.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 15, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“One medication was not labeled with the child’s name and date brought to the operation. *This was corrected at inspection when the medication was properly labeled.”
Dec 10, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“During the investigation inspection 2 of the diaper changing pads had dirt and debris under them. This was corrected at inspection when the changing pads were cleaned under.”
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Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
“During the investigation it was found that the caregivers were not following minimum standards. It is the directors responsibility to ensure caregivers are trained on minimum standards and check for understanding.”
Dec 8, 2021: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was found during the investigation that a caregiver did not use good judgment when leaving children outside without a caregiver to take children to the restroom.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“During the investigation it was found that a caregiver was leaving children unattended outside while going inside to help children go to the bathroom. It was also found that a child was wondering around the kitchen area without their caregiver. Another caregiver was present in the kitchen but did not acknowledge the child who did not have a caregiver. The child then went down the hall. It was a full minute before the caregiver came into the kitchen area with the class and noticed the child.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 13, 1995.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 62 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.
- 3 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 8 child care providers in Lee County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Immanuel Early Childhood Center | 3 |
| Joyce Escalante | 0 |
| Pamela Watkins | Not given |
| St. Paul Lutheran Early Childhood Center This child care provider | 8 |
| Jeff Dock Child Development Center | 0 |
| Martin Luther Lutheran Church Day School | 3 |
| Little House on the Corner | 12 |
| My Friends House Day School | 1 |
| Solid Rock Daycare | 1 |
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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