Krh’s Little Safari
A licensed child care center in Kerrville, Texas 78028
1220 Jefferson St, Kerrville, Texas 78028. (830) 257-6453.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 26 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Kerr County: 11.5
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
26 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 14 child care providers in Kerr County had 11.5.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 21, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File, at the inspection on Sep 25, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the inspection on Sep 25, 2026
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 inspection on Jun 23, 2026
4 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
26 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 25, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
“A 4 month old was observed being swaddled while asleep in their crib.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“Two out of ten child files evaluated did not contain Emergency Medical Authorization from the parent.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Ten child files were reviewed. One child’s file evaluated had a partial vaccination affidavit and partial vaccination record on file. Three children files evaluated did not have a vaccination record on file.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“Seven out of 10 child files did not have a health statement on file.”
Jul 28, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There is a broken window in one of the prek classrooms that is covered by cardboard. There is broken glass still in the window frame. There are also numerous trashbags throughout the center and infant playgrounds that contain old or broken toys and children were observed playing around and under the bags.”
Jul 23, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“Based on staff training records, four caregivers did not have first aid training completed. One caregiver’s first aid certificate expired June 2026.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“Based on document review, one caregiver had an expired CPR certificate from June 2026.”
Jul 6, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“There were 5 children ages 13 mos, 14 mos, 16 mos and two 17 mos olds combined with 3 year old children. There was a 23 month age gap between the youngest and oldest child.”
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“A classroom with a specified age group of 2 yr olds had 23 children with two caregivers. The class was over by one child.”
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Exceeding Maximum Group Size - 18 Mons - 4 Years (30 mins)
“A classroom measured for 10 children had 23 children ages 13 mos-3 yrs of age in one classroom.”
Jun 23, 2026: inspection1 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
“A school-age child was observed exiting one building, walkthing through the breezway, and entering the main building and their classroom alone.”
Jun 10, 2026: inspection8 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“At the time of inspection the caregiver in the Kinder Ready room did not know how many children were in her care. She stated there were 20 children in their care when there were 21.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“An infant was observed in their crib wearing a bib. The infant was rolling from back to stomach.”
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AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
“A 7 month old infant was observed being placed on their stomachin their crib to sleep.”
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Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food
“A caregiver was observed putting gloves on to serve lunch and did not wash their hands.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver was observed not washing their hands after changing a child and before beginning to change a second child’s diaper.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A child’s hands were not washed after being diapered and was placed to sleep in their crib directly after the diaper change.”
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“The operation last had a fire inspection in April 2025.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“Two children with medication kept at the operation for allergy plans were expired. One expired January 2026 and the second May 2026.”
Apr 2, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
“A caregiver was overheard telling children to stop, get on red, that’s what happens, should have been listening, and go sit down to correct the behaviors of the children in the class.”
Feb 26, 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
“A caregiver failed to conduct a name-to-face attendance check when bringing in the classroom from the playground to the classroom resulting in a child being left on the playground for a minute and a half.”
Dec 2, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Maximum Height - Under Age 5
“The metal slide on the Kinder Ready playground exceeds 5 ft from the use zone surface below to the platform of the slide. Children that utilize the playground include 4 yr olds.”
Nov 13, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“A Health Inspection was not available for review during the inspection.”
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Maximum Height - Under Age 5
“The metal slide on the Kinder Ready playground exceeds 5 ft from the use zone surface below to the platform of the slide.”
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Toilets - 13 or More Children
“A toilet in Toddler 2 was being used as storage and not accessible to children.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“There were 4 stationary toys on the preschool playground that were under 6 feet from another piece of equipment.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 12, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 125 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 14 child care providers in Kerr County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 11.5; this one had 26.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kerr County YMCA-Tom Daniels | 4 |
| Ashley Nicole Donaldson | 0 |
| Happy Jack’s Learning Center | 25 |
| Kerrville’s Bright Beginnings | 27 |
| Jessica Peek | Not given |
| Krh’s Little Safari This child care provider | 26 |
| Lollipops and Gumdrops | 3 |
| Tivy Child Development Center | 15 |
| Kerr County YMCA - Starkey Elementary | 6 |
| Kerr County YMCA - Tally Elementary | 2 |
| Kerrville Kroc Academy | 15 |
| Zion Lutheran Church Children’s Center | 24 |
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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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