A Bright Beginning Learning Center
A licensed child care center in New Braunfels, Texas 78130
1278 Hillcrest Dr, New Braunfels, Texas 78130. (830) 609-9151.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Comal County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 61 child care providers in Comal County had 4.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 22, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Feb 2, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Aug 19, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | Nov |
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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.
May 7, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to validate that an infant was given diced pieces of hot dog that contained traces of pork resulting in an infant having a delayed allergic reaction the following day at home and had to be hospitalized.”
Feb 2, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last fire inspection was conducted on December 30,2024, which a current one has not been set up.”
Aug 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two out of six children’s records did not have an address for the emergency contact. This was corrected when the director received the information.”
Jan 15, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“A changing mat was observed to be torn making it unable to be properly sanitized. This was corrected when the changing mat was replaced with a new one. Several ceiling fans were observed with dust on the blades and vents. This was corrected when the fans and vents were cleaned.”
Oct 10, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
“The 18-2-year-old room was observed with lunch being served on a bare table for the children.”
Sep 24, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“The opening room was observed this morning with the TV on and three of the children were under the age of two.”
Aug 19, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Policies Comply with Rules
“When reviewing the handbook, numbers: 9,18,19,20 were not available for review. This was corrected when the director added the standards to the handbook.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 21, 2025.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 57 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 61 child care providers in Comal County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| A Bright Beginning Learning Center This child care provider | 7 |
| Gruene Tree Learning Center | 3 |
| Through A Child’s Eyes | 3 |
| Tiffany Hasty | 1 |
| Early Learning Cottage | 3 |
| Ixtchel Fisher | 0 |
| Y School Age @seele | 1 |
| Crossroads Church and Preschool | 8 |
| Rosemary Montoya | Not given |
| First Protestant School | 35 |
| The Children’s Courtyard, Inc. | 12 |
| A Creative Learning Ctr | 4 |
| Peggy Podgurski | 2 |
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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