Kieberger Prek-3 Head Start
A licensed child care center in Aransas Pass, Texas 78336
748 W Goodnight Ave, Aransas Pass, Texas 78336. (361) 758-4200.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in San Patricio County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 11 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 29 child care providers in San Patricio County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 3, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 9, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“One medication for a child in room 5, had an asthma medication that was not in the original container.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“In the outdoor playground area, the area around the swings and the slide structure had mulch measuring less than half of an inch.”
Jan 14, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“Two of the six trash cans obsserved did not have lids making the trash and garbage accessible to the children.”
Feb 5, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
“One child was administered an asthma medication twice in Dec. 2023 but the medication at the operation expired in October 2023. Inspector also observed one inhaler spacer not in the original container and it had no name on it.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The fire inspection on file was from 8/9/22.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“One out of five staff was missing emergency preparedness training. One out of five staff was missing food allergy training.”
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Required Personnel Records
“One out of five staff did not have their record/file at the operation at the time of inspection. Two out of five staff did not have notarized affidavits on file.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Mar 27, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“One staff had expired First Aid/CPR Certification on file. The certification expired in January 2023.”
Oct 12, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Director’s Absence - Employees Know Who Is in Charge
“Upon arrival to the inspection, staff did not know who the person in charge was in the absence of the director. The employee list was not updated and did not have the current director listed or current employees to show who the person in charge was.”
Apr 12, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Based on the information gathered through this investigation, a care giver stated a incident report was not done due to her not being trained how to fill out a incident report. The teacher was not present at the time and was out and did not give the parent the incident report till three days after the incident occurred.”
Mar 30, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Based on the information gathered through this investigation, a care giver stated a incident report was not done due to her not being trained how to fill out a incident report. The teacher was not present at the time and was out and did not give the parent the incident report till three days after the incident occurred.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 26, 2006.
- Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 57 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 3 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 24, 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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 29 child care providers in San Patricio County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse Learning Center and Daycare | 0 |
| Sheri Ann May | Not given |
| A Day With Ms. K | 3 |
| Kieberger Prek-3 Head Start This child care provider | 7 |
| Aransas Pass Birth to Five Learning Center | 5 |
| Paula Gandara | Not given |
| Treehouse Learning | 0 |
| Mathis Pre-K Kindergarten Academy | 2 |
| Guadalupe Garcia | 0 |
| East Cliff Kidz Klub | 4 |
| Andrews Kidz Klub | 3 |
| Cplc Mshs Mathis | 1 |
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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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