Brilliant Star Child Learning Center
A licensed child care center in La Vernia, Texas 78121
7218 FM 775, La Vernia, Texas 78121. (830) 328-0362.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 19 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wilson County: 7
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 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?
19 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 24 child care providers in Wilson County had 7.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 4, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Franchise Tax Delinquent, at the assessment on Jul 7, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Sep 24, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the inspection on Sep 24, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
19 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 7, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Franchise Tax Delinquent
“According to the Texas Comptroller website, the business entity’s Franchise Tax Account Status is Inactive/Forfeited. The operation is currently providing care to children with an inactive status.”
Feb 25, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of Drills
“The last completed emergency drill was documented in September 2025. Fire drills are required to be performed and documented once a month. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the operation staff and children in care completed a fire drill.”
Dec 15, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Designating Director
“Since November 14th, 2025, the operation has not designated a qualified director.”
Nov 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Recite: The operation did not provide training certificates for caregivers in required topics, such as Child Maltreatment and Understanding building and physical premises safety.”
Oct 30, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Recite: The operation did not provide training certificates for caregivers in required topics, such as Child Maltreatment, Emergency Preparedness, Administering medication, Preventing and Responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, and Understanding building and physical premises safety.”
Sep 24, 2025: inspection9 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The fire inspection available for review was dated 8/23/24. There was not a current inspection available for review.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“One of the eight children’s files reviewed did not include emergency care authorization. Additionally, the record did not include information for the child’s physician or an emergency-care facility.”
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Seven of the eight staff files reviewed had CPR certifications that were obtained through an online source that did not include hands-on skill-based instruction. The source of the training was American Health Care Academy.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The health inspection available for review was dated 7/24/24. There was not a current health inspection available for review.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Four of the seven caregiver files reviewed did not have training certificates available for review that totaled the required 24 hours of training. . Additionally, one caregiver lacked training in caring for children under 24 months of age. and one caregiver lacked training in listed topics, such as, Child growth and development, Guidance and discipline, Age-appropriate curriculum, and Teacher-child interactions.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The director’s file did not have training certificates in required topics, such as Emergency Preparedness, Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, and Understanding building and physical premises safety, available for review. Additionally, the director did not have verification of training for additional required topics to include, caring for children under 24 months, and topics such as Child growth and development, Guidance and discipline, Age-appropriate curriculum, Teacher-child interaction, and Serving children with special care needs”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“There was not documentation available for review to verify that the director is maintaining her hours present at the operation per. 746.1011. Noted: This was discussed with the director and her time was documented for the day.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Four of the eight staff files reviewed were found to be missing required items, such as a date indicating when orientation was conducted and a signed and dated statement indicating the employee received the operational and personnel policies.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Six of the eight staff files reviewed did not have the Pre-employment affidavit, form 2912, available for review.”
Aug 6, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“1 out of the 8 children’s files evaluated did not have signed Emergency Care Authorization.”
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Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
“Two children who have been enrolled in care for over 12 months did not have a signed health care provider statement on file.”
Jun 10, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Potential complications
“A child with a known allergy that requires medication did not have required information of special care needs on file.”
Feb 5, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The loose-fill in the both the big and small playgrounds measured less than 6 inches in depth.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity was missing from operational policies.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 5, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 85 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?
- Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 24 child care providers in Wilson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 19.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Y School Age @ La Vernia | 15 |
| Little Bear Child Care Center, Inc. | 15 |
| Lv Learning Academy | 3 |
| Brilliant Star Child Learning Center This child care provider | 19 |
| Bear Cave Learning Center | 10 |
| La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care | 16 |
| Los Ninos | 7 |
| Priscilla Soto | 1 |
| Giggles and Smiles Learning Center | 22 |
| Starlings Darlings Learning Center | 7 |
| The Sonshine Ark | 27 |
| Janie Mora | 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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