Trinity Lutheran Early Childhood Center
A licensed child care center in Riesel, Texas 76682
264 C R 143, Riesel, Texas 76682. (254) 896-7105.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in McLennan County: 6
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 7 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.
7 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 28, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Jan 22, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Mar 27, 2024
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Mar 27, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 22, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The parent handbook was missing information on daily health checks, procedures for policy changes, and instructions on how to access minimum standards online.”
Feb 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“Some of the director’s training records for the 2023-2024 training year were not available for review during the inspection.”
Mar 27, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The parent handbook did not have procedures for infant safe sleep or hearing and vision screenings, a notification to parents that an animal is present at the center, the benefits of physical activity, criteria that the center will use to determine when extreme weather prohibits outdoor play, a plan for physical activity to occur indoors when weather prohibits outdoor play, procedures for applying insect repellent and sunscreen, the center’s policy on employee vaccinations, and information about the center being a gang-free zone.”
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“There was a burp rag present in a crib where an infant under 12 months old was sleeping. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver removed the burp rag from the crib.”
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer’s Instructions
“There was a slide designed for residential use only being used on the playground. This was corrected when the slide was removed from the playground.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Jul 27, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“A caregiver responsible for infants did not have a current training in SIDS.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 29, 1997.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 93 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 0 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 30, 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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 132 child care providers in McLennan County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Ms Pams Child Care | 5 |
| Trinity Lutheran Early Childhood Center This child care provider | 5 |
| Country Child Care | 0 |
| Little Rockets | 2 |
| Waco Child Development Center | 14 |
| Waco Child Development Infant | 5 |
| Marla Adams | 0 |
| Baylor Child Development Ctr | 4 |
| Connally Isd Child Care | 28 |
| Deanna Horn | 0 |
| Stephanie Amy | 5 |
| Veronica Corona | 3 |
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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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