Guiding Light Child Care Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Mineola, Texas 75773
1420 N Newsom St, Mineola, Texas 75773. (903) 569-9242.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wood County: 2.5
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 13 inspections on record
- 3-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 14 child care providers in Wood County had 2.5.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 27, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 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 |
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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.
Mar 3, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Fire Extinguishers Serviced
“At the inspection, the fire extinguishers have expired and are due for service.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“At the inspection, the annual certification of the children’s products is dated 1/1/2025 and has expired.”
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Documentation of Drills
“At the inspection, the emergency fire drills have not been conducted or documented since October of 2025.”
Nov 20, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The operation did not inform the parent at pick up time about the bite marks the child received that morning while in care.”
Mar 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“At the inspection, three boards are broken on the fence of the infant playground and need to be replaced.”
11 deficiencies older than three years
May 19, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“At the inspection, the operation did not have a passed fire inspection report.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“At the inspection, 1 out 6 training records reviewed did not meet the required 24 hours of annual training, and the caregiver needs 9 hours to complete the training year 2021-2022.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“At the inspection, the loose-fill does not meet the required depth of 6 inches for the climbing equipment present on the playground. The mulch measured less than 1 inch deep.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“At the inspection, 1 out of 7 children’s records did not include an updated immunization record.”
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Required Admission Information - Special School-age Permissions
“At the inspection, 2 out 7 children’s records reviewed did not include the parental permission for the school age children to ride the public school bus.”
Aug 17, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. A caregiver inappropriately disciplined a child by grabbing a child’s face in a harsh manner between her thumb and fingers while aggressively holding the child’s face.”
Jul 21, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined the director did not use good judgement when observed in video using inappropriate discipline actions with a child.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined a caregiver did not exhibit acceptable discipline and guidance with children by placing their hands behind their back inappropriately.”
Jun 23, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
“A group of children were eating snack from the bare table and did not use a sanitary surface.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The loose-fill on the playground measured 1 1/2 inches deep at the slide exit of the climbing equipment and does not meet the 6 inch surfacing material requirement.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“1 out of the 2 infant written feeding instructions had not been updated since 3/18/2022.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 19, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 7, 2007.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 49 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.
- 5 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 14 child care providers in Wood County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2.5; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lonestar Learning Academy | 3 |
| Kids Club | 1 |
| Jennifer Allen | 1 |
| Kim and Tracies Little Blessings | 8 |
| Guiding Light Child Care Learning Center This child care provider | 5 |
| Kim & Tracies Little Blessings Daycare II | 1 |
| C J’s Little Ones Day Care | 20 |
| Molly Keats Newland | 2 |
| The Caterpillar Clubhouse | 28 |
| Grins N Giggles Playhouse | 1 |
| Bulldog Early Learning Center | 5 |
| Nannie’s Playhouse | 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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