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Little Einsteins, L.L.C.

A licensed child care center in New Braunfels, Texas 78130

2797 S IH 35, New Braunfels, Texas 78130. (830) 620-5453.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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?

8 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 61 child care providers in Comal County had 4.

7 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 22, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.

Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Apr 30, 2025

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

8 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 22, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

    “Three bottles in the infant room did not have the child’s last initial that’s required. This was correct when the teacher added the last initial of the child’s name on the bottle.”

    Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 22, 2026.

Apr 30, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Policies Comply with Rules

    “A few of the operational policies were not available for review.”

    Rule 746.201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 30, 2025. Correction verified: May 12, 2025.

  • Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

    “A few bottles were missing the last initial. This was corrected when the bottles were labeled correctly.”

    Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 30, 2025.

  • Medication No Longer Used

    “Several medications observed were expired. This was corrected when the medication was disposed of or returned to the parent.”

    Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 30, 2025.

May 29, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “Several plastic containers in the toddler room that hold toys were damaged, leaving rough edges that could pose a risk of injury to children in care. This was corrected when the containers were replaced.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 29, 2024.

  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    “Two out of six children’s enrollment form did not have an address for the emergency contact. This was corrected when the director called the parents for the update.”

    Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 29, 2024.

  • Medication No Longer Used

    “Three medications were found to be expired. This was corrected when the parents were notified and will be picking up the expired medications.”

    Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 29, 2024.

  • Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services

    “The inclusive services procedures were not available for review in the parent handbook. This was corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(30). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 29, 2024.

2 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 20, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Sanitize Sleeping Equipment

    “Several sleeping mats were torn exposing the inside padding which makes it difficult to sanitize properly. The director will be placing an order for some new ones.”

    Rule 746.3407(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 3, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2023.

  • Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement

    “Four out of six children’s records that were missing the statement of special needs. This was corrected.”

    Rule 746.605(13). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 20, 2023.

All 9 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 22, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 30, 2025Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Mar 6, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Feb 26, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
May 29, 2024Inspection4 deficiencies cited
May 21, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 20, 2023Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jul 28, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Dec 8, 2021InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued May 6, 2003.
  • Its permit has conditions.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 71 children.
Source:

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

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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Source:

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 8.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

12 of the 61 in Comal County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Little Einsteins, L.L.C. This child care provider8
Gruene Tree Learning Center3
Through A Child’s Eyes3
Tiffany Hasty1
Early Learning Cottage3
Ixtchel Fisher0
Y School Age @seele1
Crossroads Church and Preschool8
Rosemary MontoyaNot given
First Protestant School35
The Children’s Courtyard, Inc.12
A Creative Learning Ctr4
Peggy Podgurski2

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 Nov 5, 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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