First United Methodist Church
A licensed child care center in Clifton, Texas 76634
303 Avenue E North P.O. Box 529, Clifton, Texas 76634. (254) 675-7722.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. Texas’s own record is on its child care search.
The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bosque County: 1
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 6 child care providers in Bosque County had 1.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 2, 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 Jun 17, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Jan 5, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jan 5, 2026
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 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 | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 17, 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
“Based on the information obtained, it was determined a child was unaccounted for and a caregiver was unable to locate the child. The child was located nappiing in the school age classroom and was alone for approximately 6 minutes.”
Jan 8, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
-
Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
“There were 3 caregivers present and all the caregivers were observed supervising a group of children. There was not another caregiver observed in the building during naptime.”
Jan 5, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
-
Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Based on the preponderance of evidence it was determined that a caregiver grabbed a child’s hand roughly causing it to become red.”
-
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“It was determined a caregiver grabbed a child by their upper arm.”
-
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Based on the preponderance of information, it was determined the operation did not report allegations of prohibited punishment.”
Nov 8, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
-
Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
“A caregiver was observed wiping a child’s nose and was observed to not have washed their hands afterwards.”
-
Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A child was observed to have had their diaper change and the child did not have their hands washed afterwards.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 27, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
-
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
“Based on evidence obtained from the investigation it was determined a caregiver would lose her patience often and speak with a harsh tone to the children in care.”
-
People Whose Behavior/Health Threatens Children Not Present
“Based on the evidence obtained through the investigation, it was determined a caregiver would cry and become emotional in front of the children in care. The caregiver’s behavior happened frequently and became concerning to other staff members.”
May 17, 2023: report to the state3 deficiencies
-
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“It was determined a caregiver did not intervene when she witnessed another caregiver forcing children to sleep.”
-
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“It was determined that the Director was informed of two incidents where children were being forced to nap and the Director did not report to Child Care Regulation until the 2nd incident occurred.”
-
Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“Based on the preponderance of evidence, it was determined children were being forced to sleep during naptime.”
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2023 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 1, 1985.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 73 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 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 Oct 31, 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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: SUSI).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 6 child care providers in Bosque County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Tattum Kelley | 1 |
| Crystal Knippers | Not given |
| Little Tyke Ranch Cdc | 30 |
| First United Methodist Church This child care provider | 7 |
| Meridian Early Head Start | 1 |
| Kid Care | 0 |
| Kerry Diane Hicks | 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
-
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
-
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
-
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Texas HHSC or Texas Workforce Commission. Texas’s own record is on its child care search. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.