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New Braunfels Head Start Center

Licensed & activeAges Infant, Toddler, Pre-KindergartenUp to 45 children

1023 W Bridge St, New Braunfels, TX 78130

Safety record

8 findings across 21 inspections

6 were rated high or medium-high risk. All were marked corrected. Texas HHSC inspections since 2021.

Supervision & ratiosHigh riskCorrectedMay 8, 2026
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a preschool child was left alone in the restroom unsupervised for approximately one minute.
Records, permits & programHigh riskCorrectedJul 19, 2024
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: Based on interviews, the parent was not informed about the incident until the next day.
Supervision & ratiosHigh riskCorrected

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Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Evidence
Oct 29, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Jun 11, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
May 12, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
May 8, 2026	Investigation of a report (self-reported)	Deficiencies cited	1	Verified

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
May 8, 2026	§746.1205(a)(4) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a preschool child was left alone in the restroom unsupervised for approximately one minute.
Jul 19, 2024	§746.307(b)(4) Records, permits & program	High risk	Corrected	Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: Based on interviews, the parent was not informed about the incident until the next day.
Jul 19, 2024	§746.1205(a)(4) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	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 video and interviews conducted, two staff did not conduct a name to face while lining the children up to go back to the classroom from a bathroom break. This resulted in a child being left out in the foyer area unsupervised for less than a minute.
Jul 1, 2024	§746.2501(1) Sanitation & hygiene	Medium risk	Corrected	Care Requirements for Toddlers - Routines Maintained: Based on the interviews, diaper-changing procedures were not being maintained closely when a child was observed several times with a soiled pull-up.
Jul 1, 2024	§746.1201(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	High risk	Corrected	Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the interviews and video, a caregiver did not use good judgment when a child was refusing to brush her teeth and the caregiver sat her down in a chair and was forcefully brushing her teeth for her as she was crying.
Jan 26, 2024	§746.2405(3) Facilities & equipment	Medium risk	Corrected	Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib, Cot, or Bed for Each Walking Infant: An 11-month-old non-walking infant was observed sleeping on a cot.
Jan 26, 2024	§746.2419(6) Staff qualifications & clearances	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups: A couple of bottles in the infant room were not labeled with the last initial. This was corrected when the teacher labeled the bottles correctly.
Nov 8, 2021	§746.4751(a) Staff qualifications & clearances	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily: When observing the outdoor play area, due to the weather the playscape was wet and the children could have slipped and harmed themeselves. The hose used outside was not wrapped up and was accessible for children to trip and fall causing harm. The excess weed blocker used for the outdoor grounds was exposed and accessible to children. This was CORRECTED when the director wrapped the hose around the hose holder, cut the excess weed blocker, and the playground playscape was dried off.

Date

Code

Severity

Status

Finding (source text)

May 8, 2026

§746.1205(a)(4)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a preschool child was left alone in the restroom unsupervised for approximately one minute.

Jul 19, 2024

§746.307(b)(4)

Records, permits & program

High risk

Corrected

Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk: Based on interviews, the parent was not informed about the incident until the next day.

Jul 19, 2024

§746.1205(a)(4)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

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 video and interviews conducted, two staff did not conduct a name to face while lining the children up to go back to the classroom from a bathroom break. This resulted in a child being left out in the foyer area unsupervised for less than a minute.

Jul 1, 2024

§746.2501(1)

Sanitation & hygiene

Medium risk

Corrected

Care Requirements for Toddlers - Routines Maintained: Based on the interviews, diaper-changing procedures were not being maintained closely when a child was observed several times with a soiled pull-up.

Jul 1, 2024

§746.1201(1)

Staff qualifications & clearances

High risk

Corrected

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the interviews and video, a caregiver did not use good judgment when a child was refusing to brush her teeth and the caregiver sat her down in a chair and was forcefully brushing her teeth for her as she was crying.

Jan 26, 2024

§746.2405(3)

Facilities & equipment

Medium risk

Corrected

Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib, Cot, or Bed for Each Walking Infant: An 11-month-old non-walking infant was observed sleeping on a cot.

Jan 26, 2024

§746.2419(6)

Staff qualifications & clearances

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups: A couple of bottles in the infant room were not labeled with the last initial. This was corrected when the teacher labeled the bottles correctly.

Nov 8, 2021

§746.4751(a)

Staff qualifications & clearances

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily: When observing the outdoor play area, due to the weather the playscape was wet and the children could have slipped and harmed themeselves. The hose used outside was not wrapped up and was accessible for children to trip and fall causing harm. The excess weed blocker used for the outdoor grounds was exposed and accessible to children. This was CORRECTED when the director wrapped the hose around the hose holder, cut the excess weed blocker, and the playground playscape was dried off.

Facility	Type	Operator	Capacity	Inspection findings	Last insp.	Dist.
Lolli's Daycare and Preschool New Braunfels, 78130	Child care center	—	83	No records	—	0.2 km
Fumc Day School, Kindergarten and Mdo New Braunfels, 78130	Child care center	—	110	No records	—	0.7 km
First Protestant School New Braunfels, 78130	Child care center	—	251	No records	—	1.1 km
Learning Their Way New Braunfels, 78130	Child care center	—	51	No records	—	1.4 km
Kids Day Out New Braunfels, 78130	Child care center	—	80	No records	—	1.4 km
Y School Age @Seele New Braunfels, 78130	School-age program	—	100	No records	—	1.4 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
Texas HHSC Operations TX	1383792	name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
us_census_geocoder US	1023 W BRIDGE ST\|NEW BRAUNFE…	location Census Geocoder Exact match: 1023 W BRIDGE ST, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX, 78130	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
tx_twc_subsidy_providers TX	1725218	tx_rising_star_rating, accepts_cc_subsidy	Verified	Jun 2, 2025	Nov 6, 2026
tx_tda_cacfp_centers TX	01530-2183	mealpreparationmethod, foodservicevendorname, enrolled_by_eligibility	Verified	—	Nov 6, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905851580		Verified	Oct 29, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905851579		Verified	Jun 11, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905851578		Verified	May 12, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905942770		Verified	May 8, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905851577		Verified	Dec 8, 2025	Nov 5, 2026

New Braunfels Head Start Center

8 findings across 21 inspections

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New Braunfels Head Start Center

8 findings across 21 inspections

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