Bracken Methodist Church Preschool
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78266
20377 FM 2252, San Antonio, Texas 78266. (830) 624-1429.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Comal County: 4
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 61 child care providers in Comal County had 4.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 13, 2025: no violation found.
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 May 24, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2024. Most serious: 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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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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.
Nov 15, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“Depth off loose fill did not meet the 6 inch requirements under the swing, slide and tire swing on the big playground.”
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Notification of Change in Space
“The operation did not notify child care regulation of the move/ reconfiguration of the infant room.”
May 24, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver who was counted in ratio did not have a background check. Note: Background check was re- submitted during inspection and caregiver was removed from classroom.”
Dec 12, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
“Benadryl was observed to be expired. CI: this medication was discarded during inspection”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 15, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“A air freshener spray was found in the restroom accessible to children. Note: Staff removed the spray during the inspection.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“Two Pre-K classrooms has extension cords loose and accessible children.”
Dec 16, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“The staff did not use good judgment when she received permission from a parent to purchase a certain item to bring for the class to eat. The staff did not double check the ingredients to make sure there was nothing in it that the child was allergic too.”
Dec 15, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
“The operation forgot to notify Licensing about a positive COVID case within the 2 days allowed. This was corrected when the director remembered after 10 days and reported it.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 24, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 14, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 4, 2009.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 196 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 61 child care providers in Comal County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Precious Pearls | 10 |
| Fit Kids Early Learning Center | 3 |
| Triumphant Lutheran Preschool | 0 |
| Bracken Methodist Church Preschool This child care provider | 4 |
| Gruene Tree Learning Center | 3 |
| Jabberwocky Journey Learning Academy, LLC | 1 |
| Through A Child’s Eyes | 3 |
| Tiffany Hasty | 1 |
| Early Learning Cottage | 3 |
| Methodist Preschool | 5 |
| Ixtchel Fisher | 0 |
| Kids Cove Preschool at North Shore United Methodist Church | 0 |
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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