Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center
A licensed child care center in Tyler, Texas 75701
2001 Hunter St, Tyler, Texas 75701. (903) 593-7465.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Smith County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 inspections on record
- 3-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 83 child care providers in Smith County had 2.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 18, 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 Feb 26, 2026
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 Sep 4, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on May 15, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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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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.
Feb 26, 2026: 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
“This standard was reviewed during an investigation and was found not in compliance. It was determined that appropriate supervision was not provided when a child was left unattended in the bathroom.”
Sep 4, 2024: 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
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. There was sufficient evidence to support that the caregivers were not sufficiently supervising the alleged child when the child was injured.”
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. There was sufficient evidence to support the allegations that the parents of the child were not being notified of less serious injuries at the end of the day.”
May 15, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. There is sufficient evidence that the caregiver grabbed the child by the elbow to get the child’s attention.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 23, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“The safety alarm on one of the vans is not operational. This was discussed with the operation.”
Jun 9, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. A caregiver did not use good judgment and was viewed on camera handling a child inappropriately and moving the child to the table when taken by the arm.”
Jan 25, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“The allergy alert plans were reviewed for the HASA and two of the four plans did not have a parent signature.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational policies were reviewed and were missing the promotion of active play items.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 12, 1987.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 170 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.
- 6 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 83 child care providers in Smith County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center This child care provider | 4 |
| Kids Kaleidoscope | 0 |
| Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center | 8 |
| Browning Learning Academy | 1 |
| Tyler Christian Preschool | 4 |
| Creative Children’s Academy | 15 |
| Vikki’s Daycare | 6 |
| Lovebug Creative Learning Center | 0 |
| God’s Brand Christian Academy of Tyler | 13 |
| Tyler Kindercare | 5 |
| Journeys of the Heart LLC | 3 |
| Sucelly Perez De Calderon | 1 |
| Brenda Lozano | 1 |
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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