First Steps Montessori Learning Center
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78264
3850 S Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, Texas 78264. (210) 319-1330.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bexar County: 5
- 6 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- Not star-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?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 17, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
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 Apr 10, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Apr 10, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Mar 31, 2026
3 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
12 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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.
Sep 17, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Three staff members had CPR training that was taken online, therefore does not adhere with the guidelines for American Heart Association.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“Two infant bottles were not labeled with child’s name. Note: Corrected at Inspection when caregiver labeled bottles.”
Apr 10, 2026: report to the state3 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
“Based on information gathered during the investigation, caregivers failed to properly supervise a child when the child was able to wander outside the daycare alone.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Based on information gathered during this investigation, the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a child wandered away from the daycare unsupervised.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Based on information gathered during this investigation, the operation did not provide the parent of the child who wandered outside unsupervised with an incident report.”
Mar 31, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“During an investigation, it was determined that the caregivers did not know how many children were in their care on the day of the incident.”
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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 an investigation, it was determined that a child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately three hours.”
Jan 27, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Report Change in Director
“During the inspection, it was learned that the operation did not notify Child Care Regulation of the change in director. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director provided me with their qualifications.”
Feb 26, 2025: inspection3 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
“The primary caregiver in the toddler classroom has provisional conditions and was caring for the children alone. Note: This was corrected when another caregiver was added in the classroom.”
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“One caregiver that provides care for children younger than 24 months of age, does not have the required training. One clock hour of the annual training hours must cover the following topics: (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; (2) Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); and (3) Understanding early childhood brain development.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The Director does not have the required training in the following topics: Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction; and Administering medication, if applicable, including compliance with ?746.3803 of this title (relating to What authorization must I obtain before administering a medication to a child in my care?)”
1 deficiency older than three years
Aug 3, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Notification of Change in Age Range of Children In Care
“The operation allowed a 5 year old child in care before requesting that Child Care Regulation amend their permit to add ages 5 years and up. The operation is currently permitted to care for only children between 0-4 years.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 28, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 37 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.
- 4 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: SUSI).
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 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| First Steps Montessori Learning Center This child care provider | 12 |
| My Little Team Texas Daycare | 2 |
| Crown of Life Lutheran School | 3 |
| Eleanor Rodriguez | 2 |
| Alamo Heights United Methodist Weekday School | 12 |
| Country Home Learning Center #1, Ltd. | 5 |
| Judson at Stahl Kindercare | 21 |
| La Petite Toepperwein | 31 |
| La Petite Academy Judson | 4 |
| Valley Hi Baptist Academy | 49 |
| La Petite Guilbeau | 23 |
| Coker Early Learning Center | 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 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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