The Children’s Garden, A Place to Bloom
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78240
5965 Babcock Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78240. (210) 690-2828.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bexar County: 5
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 15, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Jun 15, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 15, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“A caregiver did not know the correct number of children in their care when asked.”
Apr 8, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The loose-fill under and around the use zone for a slide structure and under and around the swing set’s use zone was not installed to the required depth as the ground under the surfacing was visible.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Three of the nine caregiver files reviewed did not have training certificates available for review in required topics: Communicable diseases, understanding building and physical premises safety, and hazardous materials.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“One of the director files that was reviewed were found to be missing training in required topics, such as: communicable diseases and understanding building and physical premises safety.”
Aug 25, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“In a room with a specified age group of 12-17 months, there were six children with one caregiver. Noted: this was corrected during inspection when the youngest child was moved to another room to accommodate ratios.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Five of the nine caregiver files reviewed did not have training certificates in Medication Administration, Food Allergies, and Hazardous Materials available for review.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The director’s file did not have a training certificate in Food Allergies available for review.”
Jan 27, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“One of the 10 children’s files reviewed did not include necessary information for their listed emergency contact; address.”
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Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
“Three of the ten children’s records did not include a physician signed statement of health after 12 months of enrollment.”
May 8, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The emergency preparedness plan did not include information for how children 24 months and younger/ children with limited mobility will be transported to designated location or alternate shelter location.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
“The emergency preparedness plan did not include information for how care will continue in the event of an evacuation of the operation.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan-Reunification Plan
“The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on the reunification process for children and parents/authorized individuals.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two children’s files did not include emergency contact information (addresses) for their listed emergency contact.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Three of the ten children’s files reviewed did not include a current immunization record.”
9 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 27, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“A child was observed in a restrictive device for 30 minutes. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the child was removed from the bouncer.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“After diapering, a caregiver was observed to not wash their hands. Noted: Employee washed hands once it was brought the her attention.”
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Definition- What does Licensing mean by the term ?use zone??
“The composite structure of the playground was observed to have a shelf and another climbing structure in the use zones. Noted: This was corrected at inspection when the equipment was removed out of the use zones and given its own use zones.”
Oct 6, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when a group of children with a specified age group of 5 years old was observed to have 23 children with one caregiver. The maximum group size for one caregiver for this specified age group is one caregiver to 22 children. Note: The operation moved two children to a different classroom, and there were two children that were picked up for the day.”
Jun 3, 2022: report to the state4 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“It was determined that a caregiver neglectfully supervised a child when the child was left on the transportation vehicle for 15 minutes.”
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Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children
“It was determined that proper procedures for unloading the van were not completed, after a child was left in the vehicle unattended.”
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AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“It was determined that there was a child that was left on the van for 15 minutes.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“It was determined that the electronic child safety alarm in the van, that was used to transport children, was not properly working.”
Jan 26, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“There were multiple tears in the diaper changing table located in the infant classroom.”
All 26 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 17, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 4, 2007.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 131 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.
- 7 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 768 child care providers in Bexar County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Children’s Garden, A Place to Bloom This child care provider | 14 |
| La Petite Academy Eckhert | 18 |
| Bright Ideas Childrens Enrichment | 2 |
| Sunshine Montessori Academy | 20 |
| The Precinct Academy and Daycare | 39 |
| Kid’s Campus Child Care | 9 |
| Suburban Child Care Center, Inc./Suburban School | 1 |
| Aum School | 12 |
| Rhodes Elementary School | 21 |
| Little Treehouse Early Learning Center #4 | 23 |
| Y School Age @baskin Elementary | 2 |
| My Little College 2 | 27 |
| Usaa Child Development Center | 2 |
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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