El Castillo Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Somerville, Texas 77879
101 Fojt St, Somerville, Texas 77879. (979) 315-5400.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Burleson County: 5
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 7 child care providers in Burleson County had 5.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on May 6, 2026: 4 deficiencies 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 May 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Dec 12, 2024
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 Apr 17, 2024
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 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 |
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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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
May 6, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“There was a caregiver providing care to children with a pending background check. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left the operation.”
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Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink
“An infant was observed using only water when washing hands after a diaper change. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver re-washed the infant hands with soap and water.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides
“The use zone from the slide to the fence was 5 feet. This was corrected at inspection when the play equipment was moved to measure 6 feet to the fence.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“The nap cots and nap mats were not labeled with a child’s name or number. This was corrected at inspection when the they were labeled.”
May 27, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“Observed 4 caregiver files out of 8 staff. One caregiver had 18 hours of training within the 24 hours. I spoke with the director regarding when training year starts for each employee. This was corrected when I went over the tarining years with the director.”
Dec 12, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“Observed the last fire inspection was completed October 2023. I spoke with the director about scheduling a new fire inspection and that fire inspections are due annually.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Observed one caregiver caring for 6 children ages 4 months to 19 months old. Two children were taken to another classroomroom leaving the classroom in compliance. The classrooms specified age group was 12-17 months old and was only allowed 5 children with one caregvier.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“Observed the weed barrier under the swings were visable. causing a tripping hazard. There was not 6 inches of loose fill under the swings.”
Jun 14, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The outdoor area was not checked for prior to children accessing the playground this morning. The outdoor area had small white spikey insects on the play equipment, small balloon rubber pieces on the ground. In one classroom, there was ceiling tiles missing.”
Apr 17, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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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, the licensing representative came inside the operation and noticed a child in a classroom by themselves. The child was taken to the classroom teacher. I spoke to the caregiver about knowing where all the children are at all times.”
Dec 4, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
“While reviewing the operational policy there was no emergency preparedness plan available.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“There was no gas leak inspection available during the inpsection.”
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Install CO Detection System-Number of CO Detection Devices
“During the walk through there was no carbon detection system available.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“While reviewing the operational policy there was no promotion of indoor and outdoor play available.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 12, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 41 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 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 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 7 child care providers in Burleson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| El Castillo Learning Center This child care provider | 14 |
| Miss Marys Day Care | 1 |
| Abundantly Blessed Child Care Center | 1 |
| Tender Loving Care Child Care Central, LLC | 5 |
| Shelbey Lynne Sleeth | Not given |
| Caldwell Isd Little Stingers Child Development Center | 0 |
| Kid’s Zone Caldwell | 7 |
| Beatrice Hernandez | Not given |
| First Baptist Church School | 8 |
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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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