The Lilypad Garden School
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78259
18952 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.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bexar County: 5
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 inspections on record
- Not star-rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 16, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Nov 7, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entrapment Openings, at the inspection on Jul 10, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 16, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“Two of ten children’s records audited did not have their physician’s information on file.”
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.”
Nov 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two infant feeding sheets were not current in an infant classroom.”
Nov 7, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Two caregiver’s did not have a background check submitted. Note: One staff member was counted in ratio during walk through and left operation at 1:00 pm and other caregiver was not present during inspection. Background checks were submitted during inspection.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
“During inspection it was observed that 13 cribs had additional mats in the cirbs. One of the 13 cribs had two full size mats and a thin mat. One of 13 cribs had two full size mats in the cribs.”
Jul 10, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entrapment Openings
“There was one gate on the 18+ playground that did not close at the ground level creating an approximate 2 in gap. On the back playground where the fence material did not meet the shed, there was a large enough gap where children could exit the playground.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required
“A newly added playground did not contain 2 exits.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 21, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Former caregiver was seen in video footage hitting a child in the foot with the child’s shoe.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Former caregiver was seen in video footage grabbing and pulling a child across the carpet.”
Feb 22, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“Five of the ten personnel records reviewed did not have the employment affidavit in file.”
All 27 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 12, 2021.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 218 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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
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 7.
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 | 9 |
| The Lilypad Garden School This child care provider | 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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