The Pillars Christian Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Spring Branch, Texas 78070
383 Harmony Hls, Spring Branch, Texas 78070. (830) 980-2520.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Comal County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 61 child care providers in Comal County had 4.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 30, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jul 11, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Mar 17, 2025
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 report to the state on Mar 14, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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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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.
Jun 30, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“One out of ten children’s files did not have an immunization record available for review.”
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Director Annual Training - Less than 5 years experience
“Only 4 out of the 6 required leadership training hours were available for review.”
Oct 8, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“The director and two caregivers did not complete two hours of annual training of transportation safety.”
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Fire Extinguishers Serviced
“Four fire extinguishers did not have documentation of current annual inspections being conducted. A fire extinguisher in a transportation van showed it was last inspected on January 2, 2024, a second van did not have a tag showing when it was last inspected, and a third van and kitchen had the fire inspection tags ripped in half, making it unable to determine when they were last inspected.”
Aug 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“An infant room was over ratio by one infant. There were five infants in care between the ages of 3 months to 6 months with one caregiver. Note: This was corrected at inspection when a second caregiver was brought into the infant room.”
Jul 11, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“During an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver used prohibited guidance by grabbing and pulling a child by their arms and hands due to behaviors exhibited by the child.”
Mar 17, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“The teachers in classroom Toddler I stated they had 12 children, when it was verified, they had a total of 11 children.”
Mar 14, 2025: 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
“Based upon information gathered and interviews conducted inadequate supervision was determined to have occurred when a child was found in a classroom alone.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 23, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 23, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 213 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.
- 8 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 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 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Heart of Jesus Preschool | 2 |
| Adc’s Best After School and Summer Camp | 30 |
| The Pillars Christian Learning Center This child care provider | 8 |
| Inspiring Hearts Day School Spring Branch | 8 |
| Gruene Tree Learning Center | 3 |
| Jabberwocky Journey Learning Academy, LLC | 1 |
| Through A Child’s Eyes | 3 |
| Tiffany Hasty | 1 |
| Early Learning Cottage | 3 |
| Methodist Preschool | 5 |
| Ixtchel Fisher | 0 |
| Kids Cove Preschool at North Shore United Methodist Church | 0 |
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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