The Lily Pad Farm School
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78259
18940 Redland Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78259. (210) 497-3024.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bexar County: 5
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 27 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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.
27 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 28, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher, at the inspection on Aug 28, 2026
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 Jan 27, 2026
Rated High by Texas: No Alcohol or Controlled Substances Consumed, at the report to the state on Aug 14, 2024
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 | Nov |
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 28, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“A fire extinguisher in one of the vans was unsecured.”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“One of four first aid kits in the van was incomplete.”
Jan 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
“During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the caregiver was unable to provide adequate supervision to prevent children from exhibiting inappropriate behavior.”
Jan 20, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not report the number of employees to leave the operation by the required date.”
Oct 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“The operation did not have documented that the fire extinguishers were inspected for the past month.”
Oct 10, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Posting Requirements - Emergency and evacuation relocation diagram
“Operation was missing a fire relocation diagram in a classroom. *Corrected at inspection”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“A caregiver did not have the required trainings in emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling communicable diseases, administering medications, preventing and responding emergencies, building premises safety, and hazardous materials.”
Aug 14, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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No Alcohol or Controlled Substances Consumed
“The director of the operation admitted to drinking alcohol on the premises after hours in their office. Information gathered during the investigation determined that while the director was not supervising children, children were still in care during this time.”
Nov 21, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operations fire inspection expired in September of 2023 and did not have a current inspection available for review.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 27, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last fire inspection conducted was 7/19/21. There is no current fire inspection on file.”
Jan 26, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“Children were allowed to walk alone from the classroom to the designated pick up place and were left unsupervised for several minutes without a staff member present.”
All 36 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 24, 2021.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 289 children.
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.
- 8 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 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.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 768 child care providers in Bexar County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| La Petite Academy | 5 |
| Life Time Fitness Camps | 9 |
| Leafspring School at Cibolo Canyons | 7 |
| Summit Christian Learning Center | 1 |
| Sandra Elizabeth Alexander | 0 |
| Jpr International Inc. DBA Kidus | 12 |
| Country Kids Academy | 5 |
| The Lily Pad Farm School This child care provider | 9 |
| The Lilypad Garden School | 7 |
| Little Wishes and Big Dreams Playhouse Ltd | 28 |
| Primrose School at Bulverde Road | 6 |
| Anthonela Heredia | 15 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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