YMCA Elc Preschool Gonzales Campus
A licensed child care center in Gonzales, Texas 78629
1600 N Sarah Dewitt Dr Ste 200, Gonzales, Texas 78629. (830) 445-1219.
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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 Gonzales County: 7
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 inspections on record
- 2-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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 4 child care providers in Gonzales County had 7.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 17, 2026: no violation found.
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 Jul 30, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone, at the inspection on Mar 24, 2026
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 Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 3, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
“An older infant had their training cup next to them on their nap mat at naptime.”
Jul 30, 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
“Based upon information gathered and interviews conducted, inadequate supervision was determined to have occurred when a child was found in the classroom unsupervised.”
Apr 22, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The operation did not have a posted CPSC form.”
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Posting Requirements - Licensing Parent Notification Poster
“The operation did not have the parent notification poster posted.”
Apr 15, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a child was found with an injury on 4/13/26 and parent was not notified of the injury until the following day on 4/14/26.”
Mar 24, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
“During inspection, a caregiver who did not have an active background check was present in a classroom. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left the operation.”
Mar 16, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“During the course of the investigation, it was determined a caregiver placed a blanket over the children’s heads during naptime.”
Feb 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“One out of the five toilets was not in working condition.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 20, 2026.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 74 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.
- 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 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 4 child care providers in Gonzales County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Amalia Castillo | Not given |
| Gonzales YMCA After School Program | 6 |
| YMCA Elc Preschool Gonzales Campus This child care provider | 8 |
| Christian Kids | 1 |
| Terri Guerra | Not given |
| Mini Mustang Cottage | 10 |
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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