St Paul Lutheran Church and School
A licensed child care center in Thorndale, Texas 76577
101 N 3rd St, Thorndale, Texas 76577. (512) 898-2711.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Milam County: 3
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- Not 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 12 child care providers in Milam County had 3.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 27, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Dec 10, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Apr 25, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. 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.
Dec 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operations last fire inspection was in October 2024. The operation will contact the fire marshal to schedule a new inspection.”
Apr 25, 2024: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver did not use good judgement when the caregiver pulled a child’s leg while the child was on their mat, making the child hit their head on a shelf.”
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“During a DFPS investigation it was found that a caregiver laid their arm on a child to get the child to sleep.”
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a child was injured and the parents of the child were not notified of the injury by operation staff.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 29, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Observed 2 staff files with 24 hours of training but were missing some required trainings to include; 1.Administering medication 2.Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction 3.Administering medication 4.Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“I reviewed 8 children files and found 3 files missing immunization records, 3 files missing health statements and 1 file missing the food allergy emergency plan.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 5, 1998.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 72 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.
- 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 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 rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 12 child care providers in Milam County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| St Paul Lutheran Church and School This child care provider | 4 |
| Monicas | 2 |
| Cameron Head Start Center | 4 |
| Future Leaders Learning Center L.L.C | 5 |
| Tiger Learning Center - Rockdale Isd | 0 |
| Tiger Town Learning Center | 16 |
| Cameron Isd | 0 |
| Kristal Montelongo | Not given |
| Little Yoemen Learning Center | 13 |
| Bailee Hilton | 1 |
| Rebekah Mensch | Not given |
| Laci’s Daycare- Laci Wimmer | 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 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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