Owlates Childcare, LLC
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78227
1739 SW Loop 410 Ste 301, San Antonio, Texas 78227. (210) 373-5376.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bexar County: 5
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 inspections on record
- 2-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 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 4, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Feb 4, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Feb 5, 2025
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 Jun 25, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 4, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current annual fire inspection.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Two staff files did not have the required clock hours available for review.”
Jun 11, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“A 4 year old child was combined in the infant room with the youngest infant being 16 months old exceeding the 18 month gap. Corrected at inspection when the child was moved back to their classroom.”
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Adequate Lighting During Naptime
“Three classrooms had the lights off during naptime making the rooms dark and difficult to see where the children were laying at.”
Feb 5, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“During the walk through inspection, several classrooms were observed having the cleaning solution bottles at hands reach of children.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“During the walk-through inspection, a projector with it’s power cords was on top of a shelf that was accessible to children. The cords were dangling across toys that were on the shelf.”
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Notification of Change in Hours, Days, Months of Operation
“There was a child in care before the listed operating times.”
Jun 25, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One caregiver in the toddler classroom was observed working in the classrooms supervising children without receiving a letter of eligibility. One caregiver in the Pre-school classroom was observed working in the classrooms supervising children without receiving a letter of eligibility. NOTE: This was corrected when the caregivers left the facility.”
13 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 1, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Caregiver was observed caring for children without an eligible background check.”
May 18, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“The infant room had 5 children in care with a specified age group of 0-12 months.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“A lit candle was observed on a shelf in the 3-4 year old classroom. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the candle was put out.”
Apr 12, 2023: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“Based on the evidence gathered through the investigation conducted, it can be determined that the operation was not in compliance with the minimum standards.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Based on the evidence gathered, there is evidence to state that an operation staff spanked children while in care when they misbehaved.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
“Based on the evidence gathered it can be stated that an operation staff did not use positive statements when comforting children.”
Feb 2, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
“Two classrooms were observed with children’s meals served on the bare table. This was corrected at inspection when their food was placed on napkins.”
Jan 4, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“During inspection a child was observed repeatedly being turned onto their tummy and not allowed to stand up off of the cot. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver then allowed the child to get up out of the cot.”
Dec 21, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Adequate Lighting During Naptime
“A childcare was observed to have no lighting and doors closed for naptime.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Two of four childrens files did not have updated immunization records. Two of four childrens files did not have signed physicians healthcare statements.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“One of four employee files did not have verification that they meet age/education qualification.”
Sep 21, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The fire inspection has not been conducted at operation.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The health inspection has not been conducted at operation.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 18, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 16, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 111 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
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 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Valley Hi Baptist Academy | 49 |
| Silver Spoons Preschool | 0 |
| Yolanda Bondoc Vargas | 4 |
| Pre-K 4 Sa West Education Center | 3 |
| Happy Kidz Learning Center #2 | 35 |
| Head Start Mary Hull Elementary | 8 |
| Bertha Alicia Guerrero | 0 |
| Owlates Childcare, LLC This child care provider | 8 |
| Reach for the Stars Daycare | 14 |
| Anna Antonia Cortez | Not given |
| 4-R-Kid’s Learning Center | 22 |
| New Livingway Childcare | 5 |
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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