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.
- 16 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wilson County: 7
- 8 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 34 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?
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.
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.
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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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 13, 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
“During the investigation, it was noted a child was left unsupervised for less than one minute in the office.”
Feb 4, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two infants were found to have expired written feeding instructions.”
Oct 2, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
Sep 5, 2025: 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
“During an investigation, it was determined that a child was left in a bathroom unsupervised for approximately three minutes until found.”
Aug 14, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operational policies do not meet minimum standards.”
Apr 8, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“A child subsequently gained access to the knife and sustained a minor cut.”
Apr 7, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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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.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“One out of the medications inspected was expired on July 2024.”
Jan 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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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.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“Gas was last inspected on 01/29/2020.”
Jul 12, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
“Training for SIDS for 2023-2024 was unavailable for review.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“Medications were observed to have expired for children no longer enrolled.”
Mar 6, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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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.”
Feb 8, 2024: 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 on the information provided, a child was wandering the hallway unsupervised.”
Jan 5, 2024: 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 child was left in a classroom unsupervised; line of sight was lost when the door was closed, and class was in the restroom.”
Nov 17, 2023: 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 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.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Mar 17, 2023: 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
“Two children were left unsupervised in the restroom.”
Oct 21, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“A child was left unsupervised by a caregiver for one minute during naptime.”
Sep 9, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
Mar 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
Mar 8, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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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.”
Nov 30, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“A sixteen month old left was unsupervised in the hallway about one minute”
All 51 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 26, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 12, 2002.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 150 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.
- 17 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 24 child care providers in Wilson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 16.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Y School Age @ La Vernia | 15 |
| Little Bear Child Care Center, Inc. | 15 |
| Lv Learning Academy | 3 |
| Brilliant Star Child Learning Center | 19 |
| Bear Cave Learning Center | 10 |
| La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care This child care provider | 16 |
| Los Ninos | 7 |
| Priscilla Soto | 1 |
| Giggles and Smiles Learning Center | 22 |
| Starlings Darlings Learning Center | 7 |
| The Sonshine Ark | 27 |
| Janie Mora | 3 |
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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