Kimberly Brown

A registered child care home in Nederland, Texas 77627

3120 Avenue A, Nederland, Texas 77627. (409) 728-3211.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

20 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Jefferson County: 3
13 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
5 inspections on record
Not rated Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 20 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

20 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 95 child care providers in Jefferson County had 3.

5 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 6, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Equipment - Trampolines, at the inspection on Feb 13, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation, at the assessment on Dec 18, 2025

Rated High by Texas: Illegal Operation - Not Licensed, at the assessment on Dec 18, 2025

10 more rated High; all are listed below.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

20 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

20 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												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	Nov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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.

Mar 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

The inspectors’ words, 133 words
“The following safety hazards were observed: * The home has chickens and ducks. The chicken coops must be made inaccessible to the children who will be in care. *There were several extension cords accessible to children. They must be made in accessible. *There was a grill and burn barrel that is accessible to the children who will be in care. *A play structure in the backyard was observed to be unsafe. It was easily shaken and the wood on the structure was not stable. A follow up inspection was conducted. The hose and extension cords have been removed. The grill has been covered and the burn barrel moved. The play structure has been removed. The chicken coop has been made made inaccessible. The coop where the ducks are located was not made inaccessbile.”

Rule 747.3501. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 13, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2026.

Feb 13, 2026: inspection7 deficiencies

Prohibited Equipment - Trampolines

“A trampoline was observed in the backyard. This must be made inaccessible to the children in care.”

Rule 747.4403(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 6, 2026.
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“The following safety hazards were observed: * The home has chickens and ducks. The chicken coops must be made inaccessible to the children who will be in care. *There were several extension cords accessible to children. They must be made in accessible. *There was a grill and burn barrel that is accessible to the children who will be in care. *A play structure in the backyard was observed to be unsafe. It was easily shaken and the wood on the structure was not stable.”

Rule 747.3501. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 6, 2026.
Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded

“The air conditioner condenser was accessible to the children.”

Rule 747.3501(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 6, 2026.
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location

“The evacuation plan was lacking documentation for the designated location outside where children and caregivers meet in case of fire.”

Rule 747.5007(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 6, 2026.
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside

“The evacuation plan was lacking documentation for the designated location inside where children and caregivers go in the event of severe weather or lock down.”

Rule 747.5007(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 6, 2026.
Written Operational Policies - Animals

“The home has animals. This information must be located in the operational policies.”

Rule 747.501(7). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 6, 2026.
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The operational policies were lacking information related to the promotion of physical activity.”

Rule 747.501(8). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 6, 2026.

Dec 18, 2025: assessment2 deficiencies

Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation

“Recite: The child care provider was not cooperative with the investigation and inspection process even with law enforcement presence.”

Rule 745.8411(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 18, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 16, 2026.
Illegal Operation - Not Licensed

“Recite: Based on the information gathered, childcare has taken place that is subject to a licensed childcare home.”

Rule HRC42.041(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 18, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 16, 2026.

Dec 5, 2025: assessment2 deficiencies

Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation

“Recite: The child care provider was not cooperative with the investigation and inspection process even with law enforcement presence.”

Rule 745.8411(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 5, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 18, 2025.
Illegal Operation - Not Licensed

“Recite: Based on the information gathered, childcare has taken place that is subject to a licensed childcare home.”

Rule HRC42.041(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 5, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 18, 2025.

Nov 21, 2025: assessment2 deficiencies

Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation

“Recite: The child care provider was not cooperative with the investigation and inspection process even with law enforcement presence.”

Rule 745.8411(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 21, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 5, 2025.
Illegal Operation - Not Licensed

“Recite: Based on the information gathered, childcare has taken place that is subject to a licensed childcare home.”

Rule HRC42.041(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 21, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 5, 2025.

Oct 21, 2025: assessment2 deficiencies

Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation

“Recite: The child care provider was not cooperative with the investigation and inspection process even with law enforcement presence.”

Rule 745.8411(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 21, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 21, 2025.
Illegal Operation - Not Licensed

“Recite: Based on the information gathered, childcare has taken place that is subject to a licensed childcare home.”

Rule HRC42.041(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 21, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 21, 2025.

Oct 7, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation

“The child care provider was not cooperative with the investigation and inspection process even with law enforcement presence. Additionally, the provider did not immediately allow access to a child in care when a parent arrived to pick up the child.”

Rule 745.8411(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 21, 2025.
Illegal Operation - Not Licensed

“Based on the information gathered, childcare has taken place that is subject to a licensed childcare home.”

Rule HRC42.041(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 13, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 21, 2025.

Aug 8, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies

Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation

“The child care provider was not cooperative with the investigation and inspection process even with law enforcement presence. Additionally, the provider did not immediately allow access to a child in care when a parent arrived to pick up the child.”

Rule 745.8411(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 16, 2026.
Illegal Operation - Not Licensed

“Based on the information gathered, childcare has taken place that is subject to a licensed childcare home.”

Rule HRC42.041(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 13, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 16, 2026.

All 10 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Mar 6, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Feb 13, 2026	Inspection	7 deficiencies cited
Jan 16, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 30, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 18, 2025	Assessment	2 deficiencies cited
Dec 5, 2025	Assessment	2 deficiencies cited
Nov 21, 2025	Assessment	2 deficiencies cited
Oct 21, 2025	Assessment	2 deficiencies cited
Oct 7, 2025	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Aug 8, 2025	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Registered Child-Care Home, permit issued Aug 17, 2026.
Its permit has conditions.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 12 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.
1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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?

Not rated in Texas Rising Star.

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 95 child care providers in Jefferson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 20.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 95 in Jefferson County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Agape Tender Care	0
School of Montessori Inc.	4
Graceful Journey Learning Center	0
Little Wooden Shoes	3
Kimberly Brown This child care provider	20
Helena YMCA	4
Hillcrest YMCA	3
Highland YMCA	2
Langham YMCA	2
Wesley Methodist Church Mdo	6
Holy Cross Lutheran Ece	2
A Merry Go Round Daycare/Preschool	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

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).
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).
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).
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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