13 were rated high or medium-high risk. All were marked corrected. Texas HHSC inspections since 2024.
Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual: Video evidence and interviews collected during this investigation showed a caregiver using a hand that was placed on a child?s shoulder and the other hand on the forearm while lifting the child off the ground to be placed down on a mat. The child was observed to be upset and crying. This teacher is no longer employed.
Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling: Based on the information gathered from interviews and during the inspection, a teacher was heard using an unpleasant yelling type of tone with the children during naptime. Note: The teacher is no longer employed.
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| Date | Inspection | Result | Findings | Open | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Investigation of a report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling: Based on the information gathered from interviews, a teacher was heard using a yelling unpleasant type of tone with children in the classroom. Note: The teacher is no longer employed.
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Unlock in the report| Aug 11, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Investigation of a report | Deficiencies cited | 2 | 0 | Verified |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Investigation of a report (self-reported) | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| May 18, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Investigation of a report (self-reported) | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Investigation of a report | Deficiencies cited | 2 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Investigation of a report (self-reported) | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Investigation of a report (self-reported) | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Investigation of a report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Investigation of a report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Investigation of a report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| May 27, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| May 20, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| May 16, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| May 9, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| May 5, 2025 | Investigation of a report (self-reported) | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Investigation of a report (self-reported) | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Investigation of a report (self-reported) | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Investigation of a report (self-reported) | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Investigation of a report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Investigation of a report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | 0 | Verified |
Each finding links to its normalized violation type (all facilities with the same finding) and to the exact inspection.
| Date | Code | Severity | Status | Finding (source text) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | §746.2805 Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual: Video evidence and interviews collected during this investigation showed a caregiver using a hand that was placed on a child?s shoulder and the other hand on the forearm while lifting the child off the ground to be placed down on a mat. The child was observed to be upset and crying. This teacher is no longer employed. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | §746.2805(5) Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling: Based on the information gathered from interviews and during the inspection, a teacher was heard using an unpleasant yelling type of tone with the children during naptime. Note: The teacher is no longer employed. |
| Jun 10, 2026 | §746.2805(5) Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling: Based on the information gathered from interviews, a teacher was heard using a yelling unpleasant type of tone with children in the classroom. Note: The teacher is no longer employed. |
| Apr 17, 2026 | §746.305(a)(6) Supervision & ratios | High risk | Corrected | Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: The Licensing intake line was not called when the operation was made aware of allegations that two caregivers left a child on the playground without conducting a name to face count. |
| Apr 17, 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: Based on interviews and videos, two staff did not make a name to face count or a thorough sweep of the playground when transitioning the children from outside to the inside of the building resulting in a child being left on the toddler playground for 1 minute and 3 seconds. The PreK and the afterschool areas were being utilized at this time, but staff were unaware of the child that was left until the child was noticed by a caregiver. |
| Apr 9, 2026 | §746.1205(a)(2) Facilities & equipment | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for: At the time of the inspection, the caregiver in the PreK room did not know how many children were in her care. She stated there were 16 children in her care when there were 17.This was corrected when the caregiver recounted the children on the Ipad. |
| Oct 31, 2025 | §746.1205(a)(2) Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for: The Preschool teacher stated there were 15 children in care and changed the number to 14. After verifying on the Ipad there were only 13 children in care. |
| Oct 28, 2025 | §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 interviews and video the operation staff did not do a name to face count or a sweep of the classroom when transitioning the children from indoors to outside resulting in a child being left unattended in the room for approximately 8 minutes. |
| May 5, 2025 | §746.2805(3) Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: Based on the video, a teacher was seen holding a child?s hand and dragging the child while still walking on the playground even after the child drops to the ground on his bottom. |
| Mar 10, 2025 | §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: Operation staff did not do a name to face count or a sweep of the classroom when transitioning from indoors to outside resulting in a child being left unattended in the room for approximately 10 minutes. |
| Mar 4, 2025 | §746.2419(6) Food & nutrition | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups: More than one bottle between the two infant rooms were missing the last initial of the infant's name that is required. This was corrected when the last name initial was added to the bottles. |
| Feb 6, 2025 | §746.3819 Fire safety & emergency drills | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional: Two food allergy emergency plans did not have a parent signature. |
| Nov 13, 2024 | §746.3407 Safety hazards | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: The plastic containers in two rooms that hold toys were damaged, leaving rough edges that could pose a risk to children. This was corrected when the containers were removed. The bathroom doorknobs in the afterschool room were broken and sharp to the touch. This was accessible to children while opening the bathroom doors. This was temporarily corrected by covering the knobs with tape until the replacement knobs arrive. |
| Facility | Type | Operator | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. | Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Lighthouse New Braunfels, 78130 | Child care center | — | 195 | No records | — | 0.3 km |
| Kiddie Academy of New Braunfels New Braunfels, 78130 | Child care center | — | 182 | No records | — | 1.1 km |
| Brilliant Starts Learning Academy New Braunfels, 78130 | Child care center | — | 145 | No records | — | 1.3 km |
| A Creative Learning Ctr New Braunfels, 78130 | Child care center | — | 200 | No records | — | 2.2 km |
| Through a Child's Eyes New Braunfels, 78130 | Child care center | — | 185 | No records | — | 2.5 km |
| Gruene Tree Learning Center New Braunfels, 78130 | Child care center | — | 135 | No records | — | 3.4 km |
| Source | Record | Facts | Evidence | Effective | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas HHSC Operations TX | 1487357 | name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies | Verified | — | Nov 5, 2026 |
| us_census_geocoder US | 2144 GABRIELS PL|NEW BRAUNFE… | location Census Geocoder Exact match: 2144 GABRIELS PL, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX, 78130 | Verified | — | Nov 5, 2026 |
| tx_twc_subsidy_providers TX | 1803221 | tx_rising_star_rating, accepts_cc_subsidy | Verified | Aug 19, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| tx_tda_cacfp_centers TX | 02328-5227 | mealpreparationmethod, foodservicevendorname, enrolled_by_eligibility | Verified | — | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905884162 | Verified | Oct 20, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905884161 | Verified | Sep 14, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905952776 | Verified | Sep 9, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905884160 | Verified | Aug 20, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| Texas HHSC Inspections | 905884159 | Verified | Aug 11, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 |
Sources: Texas HHSC Operations, us_census_geocoder, tx_twc_subsidy_providers, tx_tda_cacfp_centers. Missing data never means no issue exists. Report a correction.