Childrens Ark
A licensed child care center in Kerrville, Texas 78028
321 Thompson Dr, Kerrville, Texas 78028. (830) 257-0825.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Kerr County: 11.5
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 14 child care providers in Kerr County had 11.5.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on May 28, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on May 28, 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 Oct 23, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes, at the report to the state on Oct 23, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 |
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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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
May 28, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“One child was missing a copy of immunization records upon enrollment. Two children were in need of updated immunization records.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two out of ten child files evaluated were missing an address for their listed emergency contact on their enrollment form.”
Oct 23, 2025: report to the state4 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
“Upon review of video footage, infants were observed opening cabinet doors under the sink area 5 separate times without a caregiver intervening.”
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Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“Based on video footage reviewed, two infants were in swings for 17 minutes and 40 minutes.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“Upon review of video footage, caregivers were observed sitting and looking at their personal cell phones throughout the day.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Individual Attention
“Upon reviewing video footage, infant caregivers were observed sitting in the rocking chairs in the classroom during the day and not engaging with the infants when awake.”
Jun 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Three out of ten child immunization records reviewed did not have current records on file. One child is currently 2 yrs of age and the last updated record was at 6 months. One child is currently 8 months old and is missing their 3 and 5 months vaccinations. One child is 6 months old and is missing their 5 month vaccinations.”
Jun 28, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Two out of ten child records reviewed were missing updated vaccination records.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 6, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“The most current fire inspection report was not available for review.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The promotion of indoor/outdoor physical activity was not included in the copy of the operation’s parent handbook.”
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Documentation of Drills
“A copy of the emergency drills conducted for the year was not available for review.”
Aug 16, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
“A copy of the emergency prepardness plan was not available for review.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Three out of 10 child files reviewed were missing current shot records.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The most recent consumer product certificate was dated 1/4/21. NOTE: A new certificate form was provided and updated during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
“5 out of 10 staff files evaluated did not show the caregivers completed the required 24 annual training hours. The director’s training file did not have documentation that the required 30 annual training hours were completed.”
Nov 15, 2021: inspection3 deficiencies
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver was observed changing diapers and did not wash their hands in between diaper checks/changes. Caregiver only removed gloves and put new gloves on in between diapering.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“Three children in the Toddler room did not wash their hands after diapering.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“A copy of the operation’s maintenance report was not available for review during the inspection.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 30, 1986.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 105 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.
- 2 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 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: 4-Star (the highest 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 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Childrens Ark This child care provider | 8 |
| 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 | 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
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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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