Zion Lutheran Church Children’s Center

A licensed child care center in Kerrville, Texas 78028

600 Barnett St, Kerrville, Texas 78028. (830) 896-5880.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.

24 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Kerr County: 11.5
4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
33 inspections on record
3-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 24 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

24 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 14 child care providers in Kerr County had 11.5.

33 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 23, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Aug 18, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jan 14, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the inspection on May 20, 2024

1 more rated High; all are listed below.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

24 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

24 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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 27, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 20, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

Employee record: Signed and Dated Statement for Orientation/Pre-Service training by trainer and employee

“Three out of five staff files evaluated did not have documented preservice training completed. This was a recite. The caregivers who were missing documented orientation had been corrected.”

Rule 746.1329(d). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 4, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 1, 2026.

Aug 18, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“A caregiver failed to actively supervise children while on the playground by exiting the playground twice and having their back to the children while they were climbing/jumping on the playscape.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 23, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 23, 2026.

Jul 22, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies

Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training

“One caregiver completed 16 out of 24 annual hours for the evaluation year 7/2025-6/2026.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(5)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 7, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 20, 2026.
Documentation of Gas Leak Inspection

“The operation’s last gas inspection was conducted on April 9, 2024 and a new gas inspection had not been conducted. NOTE: A gas inspection was scheduled for tomorrow during the inspection.”

Rule 746.5405. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 31, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 30, 2026.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care

“A copy of the most recent fire inspection was unavailable during the inspection. The last inspection form was dated 10/15/2024. NOTE: The Fire Marshal was contacted during the inspection visit, verified they had been out for an inspection but could not locate the report. Another inspection was scheduled for Monday.”

Rule 746.801(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 31, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 30, 2026.
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)

“Four caregivers did not have a notarized affidavit on file.”

Rule 746.901(4). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 24, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 20, 2026.
Employee record: Signed and Dated Statement for Orientation/Pre-Service training by trainer and employee

“Two caregivers were missing documentation of completing pre-service training and three caregivers did not have signature of the trainer who completed the orientation.”

Rule 746.1329(d). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 31, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 20, 2026.

Jan 14, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“It was observed that a member of the management team physically pulled a child by the arm toward and inside the classroom while the child physically resisted.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 11, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 20, 2026.

Dec 22, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training

“Five out of eleven staff files evaluated had not completed the required 24 annual training hours for their evaluated periods.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(6)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 9, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 2, 2026.
Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Enough Available to Prevent Competition

“One classroom observed had the classroom toys kept on top of the cubbies, inaccessible to the children.”

Rule 746.2505(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 6, 2026.

Sep 22, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary

“Children have been served burnt biscuits, uncooked oatmeal and bananas that contained growing mold on the stem. Milk is being stored in classroom mini refrigerators resulting in the milk freezing. Frozen fruit is not being fully thawed before serving to children.”

Rule 746.3317. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 18, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 10, 2025.

May 6, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training

“One out of ten staff files evaluated had completed 20 out of 24 annual hours.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(2)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 20, 2025. Correction verified: May 20, 2025.
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

“Three out of ten child files evaluated did not have updated immunization records on file.”

Rule 746.613(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 20, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 16, 2025.
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“Four infants, ages 2-9 mos of age did not have a current feeding instruction form on file.”

Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 9, 2025. Correction verified: May 19, 2025.

Nov 25, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

Nutrition and Food Service - Water served safe and sanitary

“A caregiver and child had similar store-bought water bottles in the classroom. Due to the water bottles not being labeled properly, a caregiver’s water was poured into a child’s drink cup.”

Rule 746.3301(f)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 17, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 29, 2025.

Nov 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

“1 infant bottle and two sippy cups were not labeled with the child’s first name and last initial. NOTE: This is a re-cite.”

Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 22, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 3, 2024.

Oct 30, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“A classroom initially had 2 caregivers with children ranging in age 2-3yrs, but when the second caregiver left the room, the specified age group was 2 yrs leaving the room out of ratio.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 20, 2024.
Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

“Two out of four bottles observed on the counter were not labeled with the child’s name for identification.”

Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 20, 2024.
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

“An infant caregiver was observed not changing gloves in between diaper changes and not washing their hands after diapering. The caregiver used hand sanitizer only.”

Rule 746.3415(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 20, 2024.
Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

“Two infant children were observed not having their hands washed after being diapered.”

Rule 746.3417(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 20, 2024.

May 20, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“A school-age child was observed in the staff lounge that is adjacent to the kitchen instead of a classroom. NOTE: The child was removed from the space and went home during the inspection.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 20, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 4, 2024.
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

“One out of ten child files evaluated was missing updated vaccination records.”

Rule 746.613(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 31, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 4, 2024.

May 16, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for

“A 15 month old child was left without supervision on the playground.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 14, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 28, 2024.

Feb 1, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“Four infant feeding plans evaluated for children ages 5 mos, 5 mos, 10 mos, & 10 mos did not have a current plan on file.”

Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 5, 2024. Correction verified: Feb 7, 2024.

12 deficiencies older than three years

May 11, 2023: assessment1 deficiency

Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials

“A box of baking soda was accessible to children in the bathroom.”

Rule 746.3407(13). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 11, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 7, 2023.

Mar 2, 2023: report to the state3 deficiencies

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 old children exited the playground and crossed 4 door thresholds resulting in exiting the front of the building into the parking lot without an adult.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 30, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 12, 2023.
Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk

“The operation completed an incident report 5 days after the incident occurred.”

Rule 746.701(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 30, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 12, 2023.
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

“Parent signatures were not obtained for the incident reports completed.”

Rule 746.707. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 30, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 12, 2023.

Sep 9, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies

Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

“3 out of 10 staff did not have a First Aid certificate on file.”

Rule 746.1315(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 23, 2022.
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

“3 out of 10 staff files reviewed did not have a CPR certificate on file.”

Rule 746.1315(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 23, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 16, 2022.
Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

“5 children were observed sitting in bucket seats to eat breakfast in the infant room and the seat belts were not secured around the children. NOTE: This was corrected when the caregiver secured the children in each seat using the available safety straps.”

Rule 746.2407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2022.
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

“An infant caregiver did not wash their hands after diapering a child.”

Rule 746.3415(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 4, 2022.
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“The last recorded fire drill was conducted on 7/21/22.”

Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 23, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 4, 2022.
Children’s Records - Immunizations

“1 out of 10 child files evaluated was missing a current vaccination record. The child is 3 mons of age and is missing their DTaP, IPV and PCV vaccinations.”

Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 23, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 4, 2022.

Jun 1, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“The director was made aware by a parent that there was an allegation a child was potentially placed at risk and did not notify licensing of the concern.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 29, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 12, 2022.

Apr 28, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency

AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization

“The operation did not report to licensing within 48 hours that a child who was in care obtained medical attention. An Administrative Penalty will be recommend as a result of this citation, per HRC 42.078.”

Rule 746.305(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 17, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 10, 2022.

All 55 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Oct 23, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 20, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Aug 18, 2026	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Jul 22, 2026	Inspection	5 deficiencies cited
Jul 14, 2026	Report to the state	No violation found
Feb 20, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 15, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 14, 2026	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Jan 6, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 2, 2026	Report to the state	No violation found
Dec 22, 2025	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Dec 15, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Dec 10, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 24, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 20, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Oct 3, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 29, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 29, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Sep 22, 2025	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Aug 7, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 30, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 29, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
May 6, 2025	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Jan 29, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 6, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 1, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Dec 3, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 25, 2024	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Nov 20, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Oct 30, 2024	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Aug 26, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Jun 28, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 4, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
May 22, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
May 20, 2024	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
May 16, 2024	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Feb 7, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 1, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Jan 26, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Jun 7, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
May 11, 2023	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Apr 29, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
Apr 12, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 6, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 2, 2023	Report to the state	3 deficiencies cited
Feb 21, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 17, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
Oct 4, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 9, 2022	Inspection	6 deficiencies cited
Jun 27, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 23, 2022	Report to the state	No violation found
Jun 3, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 1, 2022	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
May 2, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Apr 28, 2022	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 26, 1987.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 96 children.

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
21 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 14 child care providers in Kerr County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 11.5; this one had 24.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 14 in Kerr County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Kerr County YMCA-Tom Daniels	4
Ashley Nicole Donaldson	0
Happy Jack’s Learning Center	25
Kerrville’s Bright Beginnings	27
Jessica Peek	Not given
Krh’s Little Safari	26
Lollipops and Gumdrops	3
Tivy Child Development Center	15
Kerr County YMCA - Starkey Elementary	6
Kerr County YMCA - Tally Elementary	2
Kerrville Kroc Academy	15
Zion Lutheran Church Children’s Center This child care provider	24

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

Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).

Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).

Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).

Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.

Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.

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