New Hope Christian School
A licensed child care center in Big Spring, Texas 79720
118 Cedar Rd, Big Spring, Texas 79720. (432) 263-0203.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Howard County: 3.5
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 8 child care providers in Howard County had 3.5.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 10, 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 Jul 21, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Aug 15, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Jul 21, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was found to be out of compliance when caregivers failed to act quickly and tend to a barefoot child on a hot surface on the outdoor playground during a mid to high 90-degree afternoon, resulting in the child sustaining 2nd degree burns on their foot after standing on the very hot surface for 27 seconds. The operation staff failed to provide sufficient information to the parent about the seriousness of the injury during the contact with the parent.”
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AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization
“This standard was found to be out of compliance when staff did not immediately notify a parent of a serious injury requiring medical treatment. The staff delayed 25 minutes before contacting the parent or other emergency contact.”
Aug 15, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver without a fingerprint check was in the classroom with direct access to children and counted in ratio. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver was removed from the classroom.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“Two new caregivers hired July and august 2024 were solely in charge of an infant room of six infants ages 12 - 17 months and have not completed CPR/First Aid certification. This was corrected at inspection when a qualified caregiver with CPR/First Aid was placed in the classroom.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 26, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“A two month old infant was laid down on the crib with a soft burping cloth on the chest and neck.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“An infant was asleep in a bouncy seat for an unknown length of time. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver got up to place the child in the crib.”
Dec 8, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. An infant crawled out of the classroom and was found alone in the hallway by another caregiver. It is not known how long the infant had been in the hallway.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 13, 2003.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 175 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.
- 10 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 8 child care providers in Howard County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3.5; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Big Spring Family YMCA | 1 |
| Bauer School Readiness Academy | 3 |
| Howard Cottage (Howard College Child Development Center) | 2 |
| Big Spring YMCA Kids Academy | 5 |
| Jhs Texas Operations LLC DBA Jack & Jill School Child Care C | 11 |
| Lisa Hooper | Not given |
| New Hope Christian School This child care provider | 4 |
| Little Learners Christian Daycare | 1 |
| Westside Community Dcc | 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 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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