B.j.h. Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Tyler, Texas 75709
12903 County Road 1114, Tyler, Texas 75709. (346) 664-7664.
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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 Smith County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 83 child care providers in Smith County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 27, 2026: outcome pending.
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 inspection on Jan 16, 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 inspection on Aug 13, 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 Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 14, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Child 12 Years and Younger Must Not Ride in Front Seat
“This standard was reviewed during an investigation and found deficient. The operation is allowing a 7-year-old to ride in the front se during transportation.”
Jan 16, 2026: inspection3 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
“During an inspection of the building, it was observed a classroom with 5 students napping alone with no caregiver presents. This was brought to the staff attention and quickly corrected.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“While reviewing emergency practices, the last fire drill was conducted September 2025.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“During a review of the staff files were not made available for review.”
Feb 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“During a review of staff files, it was observed two caregivers with no training available for review.”
Aug 13, 2024: inspection3 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
“During an inspection of the operation, it was observed a caregiver leaving 3 students age range from 11 months - 20 months alone in a classroom. This was corrected at inspection when the teacher returned to the classroom. No students were injured.”
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Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect
“During a review of the operation policy, it was observed the center did not mention how they would prevent abuse and neglect.”
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Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
“During a review of the operation’s policy handbook, there was no mention how the center support inclusive services.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | Inspection | Outcome pending |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 14, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 34 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.
- 3 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 83 child care providers in Smith County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Handprints Academy | 7 |
| B.j.h. Learning Academy This child care provider | 8 |
| Little Peoples School | 3 |
| Kids Kaleidoscope | 0 |
| Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center | 8 |
| Stephanie Stapleton | Not given |
| North Tyler Day Nursery | 9 |
| St. Mary’s Early Childhood Learning Center | 0 |
| Maria Araiza | Not given |
| Reach High Early Learning Center | 4 |
| Browning Learning Academy | 1 |
| Elisabeth Skipper | 0 |
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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