Woodcrest Methodist Preschool & Mdo
A licensed child care center in Lumberton, Texas 77657
1684 Highway 96 S, Lumberton, Texas 77657. (409) 227-8020.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hardin County: 5
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 7 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 21 child care providers in Hardin County had 5.
7 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 29, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone, at the inspection on Sep 29, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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 29, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
“The operation had an employee present at the operation without a background check. The director ran the background check while CCR was present in the building. This caregiver is considered a substitute and will not return to the operation until the background check is cleared.”
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“Caregivers assigned to the 18?24-month-old class did not have annual training hours for Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and understanding early childhood brain development.”
Oct 1, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One child’s admission record was lacking a current immunization record.”
Jan 22, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Jan 29, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not enter the number of employees who left the operation in 2023. This task was due no later than January 15, 2024.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 2, 2023: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation failed to report the number of employees who have left employment by the January 15, 2023, due date. This has been corrected.”
Oct 19, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational policies were lacking information regarding the promotion of physical activity.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 13, 2009.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 173 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.
- 0 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 21 child care providers in Hardin County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kids Kampus 2.0 | 1 |
| Raider Days | 18 |
| Amanda Drone | 3 |
| Julia Renee Hickerson | 9 |
| Rise and Shine Day School | 5 |
| Rise and Shine Day School East | 3 |
| Woodcrest Methodist Preschool & Mdo This child care provider | 5 |
| The Learning Center | 11 |
| Younger Years of Lumberton | 0 |
| Little Hawks Early Childhood Center | 15 |
| Met Early Head Start | 3 |
| Love Fellowship Day Care Center | 22 |
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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