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La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care

A licensed child care center in La Vernia, Texas 78121

210 Bluebonnet, La Vernia, Texas 78121. (210) 307-0057.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.

The last 24 months 16 deficiencies in 12 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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?

16 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 24 child care providers in Wilson County had 7.

34 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 14, 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 Aug 13, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Oct 2, 2025

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 Sep 5, 2025

5 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

16 deficiencies in 12 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.

16 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 13, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “During the investigation, it was noted a child was left unsupervised for less than one minute in the office.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 31, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 14, 2026.

Feb 4, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “Two infants were found to have expired written feeding instructions.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 6, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 6, 2026.

Oct 2, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

    “Cleaning supplies were stored unsecured under the hand washing sinks in two bathrooms located in the Family Life Building used by children.”

    Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 9, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 16, 2025.

Sep 5, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “During an investigation, it was determined that a child was left in a bathroom unsupervised for approximately three minutes until found.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 22, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 2, 2025.

Aug 14, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Policies Comply with Rules

    “The operational policies do not meet minimum standards.”

    Rule 746.201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 13, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 27, 2025.

Apr 8, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “A child subsequently gained access to the knife and sustained a minor cut.”

    Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 16, 2025. Correction verified: May 7, 2025.

Apr 7, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Required Admission Information-Child’s allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan

    “One out of the ten reviewed children files did not have the updated and required information for the food allergy emergency plan.”

    Rule 746.605(15). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 22, 2025. Correction verified: Apr 10, 2025.

  • Medication No Longer Used

    “One out of the medications inspected was expired on July 2024.”

    Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 22, 2025. Correction verified: Apr 10, 2025.

Jan 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “There was approximately one inch of loose fill at the end of the slide. This was corrected at inspection when a staff member distributed the loose fill to the necessary spot to maintain the 6 inch loose fill requirement.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection

    “Gas was last inspected on 01/29/2020.”

    Rule 746.5401. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 17, 2025.

Jul 12, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months

    “Training for SIDS for 2023-2024 was unavailable for review.”

    Rule 746.1311(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 26, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 15, 2024.

  • Medication No Longer Used

    “Medications were observed to have expired for children no longer enrolled.”

    Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 12, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 16, 2024.

Mar 6, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

    “A child was left unattended in a restroom down the hallway from the classroom. The caregivers did not conduct a name to face count prior to leaving the restroom or upon arriving at their assigned classroom.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 5, 2024.

Feb 8, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • 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 information provided, a child was wandering the hallway unsupervised.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 28, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2024.

Jan 5, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “A child was left in a classroom unsupervised; line of sight was lost when the door was closed, and class was in the restroom.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 25, 2024. Correction verified: Feb 8, 2024.

Nov 17, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
  • 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 did not double check to ensure she had all the children after leaving the bathroom and one child was left in the bathroom. Two additional caregivers walked into the bathroom; however, they were not responsible for this child and were not aware that the child was in the bathroom.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 7, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 28, 2023.

6 deficiencies older than three years
Mar 17, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “Two children were left unsupervised in the restroom.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 3, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 14, 2023.

Oct 21, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

    “A child was left unsupervised by a caregiver for one minute during naptime.”

    Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 4, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 4, 2022.

Sep 9, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
  • Children’s Products- Annual Certification

    “The Child Product Safety Commission form available was dated 09/06/2020. This is outside of the required annual update. This was corrected at inspection when the director updated and posted a new Child Product Safety Commission form which was dated 09/09/2022.”

    Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2022.

Mar 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “Garbage can in the three year old classroom was missing it lid. Lid was broken and garbage was accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection when director replaced garbage can with a working lid.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 11, 2022.

Mar 8, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

    “During of the course of the investigation it was proven a four year old child was left unattended in classroom for two minutes.”

    Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 11, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 22, 2022.

Nov 30, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

    “A sixteen month old left was unsupervised in the hallway about one minute”

    Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 7, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 15, 2021.

All 51 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 14, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Aug 14, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Aug 13, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jul 16, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 11, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 9, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 4, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Oct 16, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Oct 2, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Sep 9, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 5, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Aug 26, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Aug 14, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
May 7, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Apr 10, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Apr 8, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Apr 7, 2025Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Apr 3, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 4, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jan 29, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 15, 2025Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Sep 25, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jul 12, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
May 14, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 5, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Mar 8, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Mar 6, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Feb 8, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Feb 8, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Feb 8, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 9, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 5, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Dec 28, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Nov 20, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Nov 17, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Sep 7, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Apr 14, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Mar 21, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Mar 17, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Nov 4, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Oct 25, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Oct 21, 2022Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Sep 9, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
May 26, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 22, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Mar 11, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 8, 2022Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Feb 16, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Dec 16, 2021InspectionNo violation found
Dec 7, 2021InspectionNo violation found
Nov 30, 2021Report to the state1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 12, 2002.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 150 children.
Source:

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.
  • 17 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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.
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 24 child care providers in Wilson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 16.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 24 in Wilson County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Y School Age @ La Vernia15
Little Bear Child Care Center, Inc.15
Lv Learning Academy3
Brilliant Star Child Learning Center19
Bear Cave Learning Center10
La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care This child care provider16
Los Ninos7
Priscilla Soto1
Giggles and Smiles Learning Center22
Starlings Darlings Learning Center7
The Sonshine Ark27
Janie Mora3

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 30, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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