Fbc Sonshine School
A licensed child care center in Smithville, Texas 78957
304 Hudgins St, Smithville, Texas 78957. (737) 244-1458.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 10 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bastrop County: 1
- 8 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 24 inspections on record
- 4-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?
10 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 44 child care providers in Bastrop County had 1.
24 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 22, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Sep 25, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle, at the inspection on Aug 6, 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 Jun 16, 2025
5 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 | 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.
Sep 25, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“An investigation found that a caregiver “popped” a child on the mouth as a form of discipline.”
Aug 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
“The vehicle that the operation uses for transportation did not have an electronic child safety alarm that was installed.”
Jun 16, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“There was an employee that was present without a backgground check avaiable for review.”
Jun 13, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“There was a child that was left unattended in their classroom for about 30 minutes.”
Mar 10, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“There were 5 children that got out of the playground gate, and were playing in the front lawn of the operation.”
Aug 19, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“The last fire inspection was done in July of 2023.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The operation has not been conducting fire drills”
Aug 15, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Two 3 year olds were left unsupervised in the restroom, which led to one child touching the other’s private parts.”
Jul 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“There were two caregivers present during the inspection who did not have eligible or active background checks. The two caregivers left during the inspection.”
Apr 2, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“A child was drinking out of a water bottle when a caregiver grabbed the water bottle out of the child’s mouth, resulting in the child sustaining a bruised lip from the water bottle.”
17 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 19, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“Rugs in the toddler room were observed with multiple stains.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“Operation has not completed Children’s Products Certification Form.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One out of ten children’s records reviewed is missing immunization records.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Gas Inspection Report
“Most recent gas inspection report was not available for review at the time of inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
“Ten staff training records were reviewed. One file is missing first aid/CPR training, a second file is missing emergency preparedness training certificate and a third file is missing Safe/Sleep/Shaking Baby training certificate.”
Oct 12, 2022: inspection7 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One caregiver was present at the operation who did not have a current eligible background check. The caregiver left the operation.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“Out of 10 staff files reviewed 5 were missing training in CPR/First aid.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Out of 10 child files reviewed 10 were missing complete emergency contact information.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“No feeding instuctions were available for the infants not yet ready for table foods.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Out of 10 child filed reviewed 3 were missing immunization records.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“Documentation was not available to show completion of shleter/lockdown drills, and monthly checks of the smoke detector, fire extinguisher and carbon monoxide alarm.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Out of 10 staff files reviewed 10 were missing proof of education, 10 were missing completed affidavits, 8 were missing criminal history documentation, and 4 were missing photo IDs.”
Nov 19, 2021: inspection5 deficiencies
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Controlling Person - Submit a Controlling Person Form to the local Licensing office when applying for a permit. See TAC 745.901
“The board of directors are not all listed on the controlling persons tab in the operation’s portal.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last fire inspection was conducted on 1-12-2019.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection - Conducted Local Sanitation Official
“The last health inspection was conducted on 8-29-2019.”
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Documentation of Gas Leak Inspection
“The last gas leak inspection was conducted on 2-15-2018.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The operation does not have the annual product certification completes.”
All 36 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 11, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 20, 2009.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 153 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.
- 12 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 44 child care providers in Bastrop County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 10.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Fbc Sonshine School This child care provider | 10 |
| Sharon Clark | 3 |
| Morgan’s Day Care | 4 |
| Bastrop Isd Stars Bluebonnet | 0 |
| Bastrop Isd Stars Lost Pines | 0 |
| Bastrop Isd Stars Emile | 0 |
| Bastrop Isd Stars Red Rock | 0 |
| Bastrop Isd Stars Cedar Creek | 1 |
| Busy Bee Academy | 5 |
| Reyna Loredo | Not given |
| Kimberly La’nae Belz | Not given |
| Achieve Learning Child Development Center | 12 |
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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