Children’s Lighthouse
A licensed child care center in New Braunfels, Texas 78130
726 Barbarosa Rd, New Braunfels, Texas 78130. (830) 376-0706.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Comal County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 61 child care providers in Comal County had 4.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 26, 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 Oct 1, 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 report to the state on Aug 10, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Apr 23, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | Nov |
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 1, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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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 on the video and interviews conducted, a name to face was not conducted before coming back inside the building from the playground. This resulted in a child being left on the playground unsupervised.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The operation did not have the staff fill out an incident report for the parent to sign even though the parent was notified by phone.”
Sep 22, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Several employees took an online CPR course which is not allowed.”
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
“Open food items such as cereal and pasta were observed in the kitchen pantry. This was corrected when the director placed the food in sealed containers.”
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Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
“Three employees who is no longer employed at the center for more than 7 days was still active on the background list. This was corrected when the director deactivated the employees.”
Aug 10, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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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 on the video and interviews conducted, a name to face was not conducted at each threshold nor was a sweep of the classroom before leaving out of the room. This resulted in a child being left in the classroom unsupervised for approximately 8 minutes while the class went outside.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The operation did not have the staff fill out an incident report for the parent to sign even though the parent was notified by phone.”
Jun 17, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
“Based on the video, a caregiver left the room during the beginning of naptime leaving one caregiver with 15 children, many of them were not on their mats asleep. A caregiver was in the bathroom assisting children and could not see the other children who were still playing around the room until she was finished and able to assist them with naptime.”
Jun 9, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“There were several bottles not labeled correctly. This was corrected when the caregivers labeled the bottles/cups.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“The written feeding schedules observed have not been updated.”
Apr 23, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the video, a caregiver grabbed a child up by the forearm from the floor and pulled the child by the hand as the child was resisting. Note: The operation immediately terminated the caregiver.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 6, 2026.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 195 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.
- 6 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 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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 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 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Children’s Lighthouse This child care provider | 11 |
| Gruene Tree Learning Center | 3 |
| Through A Child’s Eyes | 3 |
| Tiffany Hasty | 1 |
| Early Learning Cottage | 3 |
| Ixtchel Fisher | 0 |
| Y School Age @seele | 1 |
| Crossroads Church and Preschool | 8 |
| Rosemary Montoya | Not given |
| First Protestant School | 35 |
| The Children’s Courtyard, Inc. | 12 |
| A Creative Learning Ctr | 4 |
| Peggy Podgurski | 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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