First United Methodist Children’s Center
A licensed child care center in Huntsville, Texas 77320
1016 Sam Houston Ave, Huntsville, Texas 77320. (936) 295-5441.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Walker County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 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?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 21 child care providers in Walker County had 4.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 19, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the report to the state on Aug 10, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat, at the report to the state on Aug 10, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible, at the report to the state on Aug 10, 2026
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
11 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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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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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.
Aug 10, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. Infants younger than 12 months have slept with a blanket in their crib, slept in a Boppy pillow in their crib, and slept with a bib and pacifier with attachments in their crib.”
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Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A non-walking infant has napped on an infant play mat on the floor. This child does not have a sleep exception form on file.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child been photographed asleep in a bouncer on three occasions.”
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Nutrition and Food Service - Child must not go more than 3 hours
“This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was reported by center staff that an infant went without a bottle for longer than three hours on one occasion.”
Jul 13, 2026: report to the state1 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
“Per video a child went to the restroom by themselves.”
Feb 25, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Three out of ten personnel files do not have pediatric CPR training on a manikin.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“five out of six infant bottles were not labelled in one infant classroom. This was corrected at inspection when infant bottles were labelled.”
Aug 6, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The parent rights were not included in the operational policies as required.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“1 out of 10 children’s files evaluated did not have a health statement in the file. The paperwork stated a health statement was attached, but the health statement was not in the file.”
Dec 3, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child with a food allergy had the required emergency plan but did not have the medication listed on the plan at the operation.”
Nov 7, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“1 of 3 staff files evaluated was missing the pre-employment 2912 affidavit.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 7, 2025.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 116 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.
- 2 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 21 child care providers in Walker County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Edna Duron | Not given |
| Denim and Diamonds Pre-School Kids Klub 2 | 1 |
| Tasy Academy | 4 |
| Kathryn Michelle Altom | 1 |
| Getcap Head Start and Early Head Start at Huntsville | 3 |
| Tomorrow’s Promise Children’s House | 6 |
| Friends at Giggles & Grins | 3 |
| Kelly King | 7 |
| First United Methodist Children’s Center This child care provider | 11 |
| Sheri Gale Miles | 0 |
| Faith Lutheran School | 9 |
| Discovery Days Preschool | 1 |
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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