Great Beginnings Pre-School & Childcare
A licensed child care center in Livingston, Texas 77351
2801 U S Highway 190 W, Livingston, Texas 77351. (936) 967-5626.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Polk County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 inspections on record
- 4-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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 10 child care providers in Polk County had 4.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 30, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Sep 30, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety, at the report to the state on Nov 13, 2023
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 20, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“Based on the preponderance of evidence, the operation was determined to be out of compliance, as parental notification of a less serious injury was not provided on the same day the injury occurred.”
Jan 24, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Sep 30, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver exhibited poor judgment by allowing a recently injured child to participate in an unsafe morning activity at the facility, unintentionally resulting in further accidental injury to the child.”
Nov 13, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“A caregiver did not intervene appropriately to prevent an infant from falling off an 18-inch platform on the playground and suffering a minor head injury (e.g., half-dollar sized circular bruise on forehead). The caregiver was terminated as a result of the accident.”
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“A parent was not informed of his child’s minor injury at pick-up.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 27, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
“It was found during the inspection that a child tested positive for COVID and it was not reported to Licensing or to all parents and staff if the operation.”
Jul 26, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“The Director is not ensuring that the operation is in compliance with ratios and making sure that employees are trained and knowledgeable with reporting procedures to Licensing and parents.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“It was found during the review of the children’s sign in and out sheets and the employee time cards that the operation has operated many days in the toddler two room during the mornings and afternoons out of ratio.”
Jan 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The most recent fire inspection was conducted on 11/30/2020. The director scheduled a new inspection to be conducted by a certified inspector by the compliance date.”
All 28 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 23, 2003.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 414 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 8 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 31, 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 10 child care providers in Polk County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Livingston Montessori School | 5 |
| Trenise La’shawn Flenoury | 12 |
| All God’s Children | 1 |
| Abundantly Blessed Childcare | 3 |
| Bumblebee Academy LLC | 5 |
| Livingston Early Learning Center East | 0 |
| Great Beginnings Pre-School & Childcare This child care provider | 5 |
| Kiddie Land Day Care Center | 1 |
| Nannie’s Playhouse, LLC | 0 |
| Kountry Kids Dayschool | 11 |
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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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