Luv-N-Care No. 3
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78232
16081 Henderson Pass, San Antonio, Texas 78232. (210) 496-0789.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 13 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bexar County: 5
- 6 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 30 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?
13 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.
30 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 16, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Mar 9, 2026
Rated High by Texas: No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers, at the report to the state on Mar 9, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Sep 27, 2024
3 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
13 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. 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 15, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“During the inspection the director was not available and at another location. The assistant director was unable to verify how the director attendance is tracked.”
Jun 26, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Gas Inspection Report
“A current gas inpsection was unavailable for review. The expiration date was 7/25/23. During the inspection the assistant director made an appointment for 6/30/26 with Big City Plumbing.”
Mar 13, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
“School age children were observed to be freely watching Youtube videos. The video that was being watched appeared to be Spongebob with music dubbed over the scene. This was corrected during the inspection when the tv was turned off.”
Mar 9, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was determined that caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment and self-control when conversations between staff members, which were had in front of children, resulted in staff using curse words.”
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No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers
“It was determined in an investigation that a caregiver was smoking on the operation property.”
Jun 12, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Staff were missing trainings in emergency preparedness, child abuse, preventing communicable diseases, administering medication, responding to emergencies, building safety, and handling hazardous materials.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The director was missing training in SIDS/shaken baby/early brain development, emergency preparedness, preventing communicable diseases, administering medication, responding to emergencies, building safety, and handling hazardous materials.”
Sep 27, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“The director did not immediately call EMS when an infant received a head injury severe enough to cause bleeding from the ear.”
Jul 30, 2024: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
“Based on the DFPS investigation, a video of the incident was observed. On the video a caregiver repeatedly put their hand on the chest of an 18-month-old child so the child would remain inactive for approximately 26 minutes. The child was required to remain seated and not allowed to get up or interact with other children.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the DFPS investigation, a video of the incident was observed. On the video a caregiver repeated grabbed an 18-month-old child from their upper arm and roughly sat them down.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“Based on the DFPS investigation, a video of the incident was observed. On the video a child was observed coming out of the bathroom and not washing their hands before rejoining the class.”
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Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods
“Based on the DFPS investigation, a video of the incident was observed. On the video it was observed that a toddler class, with children 18 months to two years old, was required to sit in a group without an activity for approximately 26 minutes.”
Jan 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
“A caregiver who was inactive was present in a room. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver was removed from the classroom.”
18 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 7, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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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
“A child was left unsupervised.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“The parents of a child who was in a situation that placed them at risk was not immediately notified.”
May 2, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
“A child with known food allergies did not have an action plan on file.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Three of ten children’s folders did not have an address listed for the emergency contact.”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“A first aid kit was missing tape and a thermometer.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Two of ten children’s files did not have a health care provider statement.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One of ten children’s files did not have a current immunization record.”
Feb 17, 2023: report to the state5 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when they failed to use the required safety straps to buckle an infant into a highchair.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“Video shows a caregiver not appropriately supervising an infant in a highchair when the caregiver is observed sitting down in a blind spot and not keeping the child in view.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“Video shows that the safety straps were not used for a child who was placed in a highchair.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver was observed failing to wash their hands after diapering a child.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“Video shows a caregiver failing to wash the hands of a child they diapered.”
Aug 11, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“Nine bottles, in the Lambs Classroom were not labeled with the child’s first name and last initial. *Note all bottles were labeled at the time of the inspection.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Bucket Swings - on Sides
“Bucket swings in the toddler playground were found not having the 6 feet of use zone on the side of the adjacent swing and the fence. *Swing was removed immediately.”
May 19, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
“Based on interviews the operation was using threats for discipling purposes. Children were being told that if they did not behave they would be taken to a specific caregiver.”
Mar 16, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Not Over Concrete or Asphalt
“The two playgrounds (12-18 months and 2 year old) in the operation were noted to have gravel covering concrete.”
Mar 1, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The operation did not provide an incident report for an injury that required medical attention.”
Jan 19, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“Three out of three transportation vehicles fire extinguishers were not securely fastened. It was noted that the fire extinguishers were loose in the vehicles floors.”
All 42 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 2, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 19, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 27, 2010.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 209 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 768 child care providers in Bexar County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 13.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Country Home Learning Center #2, Ltd | 2 |
| Loretta Stevenson | 1 |
| Lil’ Friends Dayschool | 10 |
| Sandra Lynn Mercer-Ayala | Not given |
| Bca Hollywood Park LLC | 1 |
| Abiding Presence Lutheran Day School | 2 |
| Heimer Kindercare | 13 |
| Luv-N-Care No. 3 This child care provider | 13 |
| St. Thomas Episcopal School | 8 |
| St. Mark’s Catholic Preschool and Nursery | 1 |
| Norma Jean Trevino | Not given |
| Panda Bear Day Care | 5 |
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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