Tender Care Learning
A licensed child care center in Bellville, Texas 77418
128 S Mathews St, Bellville, Texas 77418. (979) 270-5054.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 24 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Austin County: 5
- 8 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- 3-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?
24 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 13 child care providers in Austin County had 5.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 20, 2026: 9 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Jul 31, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Field Trips - Written List of Children, at the report to the state on Jun 3, 2024
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 3, 2024
5 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
24 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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.
Jul 20, 2026: inspection9 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“Three employees were missing orientation traininigs in files.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“Three employees were missing pre-service trainings during the inspection time,”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“Four staff have expired CPR/First aid trainings certificates.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
“Director’s transportation trainings was observed expired during the inspection time.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Water Safety training
“Employees water safety trainings were not available during the inspection time.”
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Director Annual Training - Required 6 hours
“Staff caring children with special care needs did not have specific topic of training in their files.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“A child was missing a health statement in the file.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“A child was missing inmunizations records in the file.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Five employees did not have completed annual trainings in their files.”
May 30, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“The infant’s feeding instructions were not updated. Documentation shows the forms were updated a month ago.”
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Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
“It was observed that the children’s bottles in five classrooms were not labeled.”
Apr 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Child 12 Years and Younger Must Not Ride in Front Seat
“During the inspection an eleven years old child was observed riding in the front seat of the van.”
Mar 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“There was no observed surfacing material in use zones around and under the rotating or moving equipment.”
Nov 1, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Infant feeding plans for 9 infants were not current.”
Jul 31, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“Three seperate classroom’s caregivers did not know the number of children in each classroom. School Age said there were 16, but 15 were present. Four year olds said there were 16, but 17 were present. Two year olds said there were 10, but 11 were present.”
Jun 3, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Field Trips - Written List of Children
“Based on investigation findings a child was left at the location of a field trip. This child’s name was not written on the list because the child arrived after the field trip began.”
May 3, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver present in the two year old classroom did not have an eligible background check. Note: The caregiver left during inspection and the background check was submitted.”
Apr 29, 2024: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“Based on information obtained in the investigation there is sufficient evidence to show that a Director did not ensure compliance with the minimum standards when they engaged in prohibited punishment and did not report the incident to Child Care Regulation.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Based on findings during an investigation a three-year-old was inappropriately disciplined by spanking and kicking the child.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“A 3-year-old child was disciplined inappropriately. The operation notified parents 4 days after the incident occurred.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“An incident report was not provided to the parent of the child who was inappropriately disciplined on April 29th within 48 hours.”
Jan 23, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver was present with a pending background check. Note: The caregiver left during the inspection.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
“The transportation van does not have a child safety alarm installed on it.”
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Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
“Booster seats on transportation van were expired. Note: Seats were removed from van during inspection.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 30, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 31, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 3, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 2, 2025.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 114 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.
- 5 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 13 child care providers in Austin County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 24.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| St Marys Episcopal Day School | 4 |
| Shady Acres Day Care Center | 1 |
| Tender Care Learning This child care provider | 24 |
| Faith Academy of Bellville | 11 |
| Trinity Lutheran Preschool | 8 |
| Met Early Head Start Austin County | 3 |
| Matthew 7:24 Early Learning | 14 |
| Rece’s House of Angels | 5 |
| Met/Headstart (Austin County) | 0 |
| The Playground Daycare Center | 10 |
| Creative Care - Sealy | 4 |
| Brenda Cash | 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 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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