# First Baptist Church Cdc First Baptist Church Cdc is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Gilmer, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 227 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 217 W Cass St, Gilmer, TX 75644 - Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School - Capacity: 227 - License/permit: 538322 - Operator: not published - Phone: (903) 843-5500 - Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) - Accepts child care subsidies: yes - Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=157009 ## Inspection record 50 findings across 72 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-12-09 to 2026-10-05); 45 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2026-02-24 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-03-19: Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs: This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. A teacher left a child alone in a classroom unsupervised for a minute and half. (§746.1203(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1203-4)) - 2025-04-14 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-05-13: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent: This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The operation failed to share the incident report with the parent within the required 48 hours. (§746.707; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-707)) - 2025-04-14 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-05-13: Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs: This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The operation left a child in the classroom unsupervised for ten minutes. The caregivers failed to follow the daily protocol when transitioning from the classroom to the playground and did not count the number of children when leaving the room. (§746.1203(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1203-4)) - 2024-09-17 — Facilities & equipment, High risk, Correction verified 2024-10-25: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. There is evidence of a caregiver grabbing a child's arm multiple times and pulling that child across the classroom as a form of discipline. (§746.2805(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-3)) - 2024-09-17 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2024-10-25: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited: This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. (§746.1201(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-4)) - 2024-08-06 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2024-09-10: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device: This standard was evaluated during an investigation and found to be deficient. An infant was found sleeping in a device that is restricted to use for sleeping purposes. (§746.2426(a)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2426-a-1)) - 2024-08-06 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-09-10: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps: This standard was evaluated during an investigation and found to be deficient. Three buckets seats in the infant classroom were occupied by 3 infants that did not have safety straps fastened or did not have a safety strap present. Four straps were missing in the bucket seats. (§746.2407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2407)) - 2024-02-01 — Facilities & equipment, High risk, Correction verified 2024-03-13: Safety Requirements for Cribs - Infant Not in Crib with Drop Gate Down: This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. A caregiver stepped away from a crib before putting the gate up and an infant fell out of the crib. (§746.2409(c); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2409-c)) - 2024-02-01 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-03-13: Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training: This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. A caregiver did not have prior experience working in childcare and did not have the 8 pre-service training hours that is required before supervising a group of children. (§746.1301(a)(2)(A); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1301-a-2-a)) - 2023-08-24 — Records, permits & program, High risk, Correction verified 2023-09-18: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver admitted to pulling the child's arm when she took the child by the hand while removing the child from an argument with another child. (§746.2805(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-3)) - 2023-07-10 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-07-20: Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders: Children were observed eating snack directly off of the table during inspection. (§746.3317(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3317-6)) - 2023-03-23 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-04-03: Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs: This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child wandered away from the class line and went into a vacant room unsupervised. (§746.1203(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1203-4)) - 2023-03-23 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-04-03: 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. The caregivers did not demonstrate competency when the operations protocols were not followed when the children were in transition from the playground to the gym. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1)) - 2023-03-07 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2023-03-21: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: During the course of an investigation, it was viewed on video footage that a child was grabbed by the arm and taken to the bean bag for time out by a caregiver. (§746.2805(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2805-3)) - 2023-03-07 — Sanitation & hygiene, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-03-21: Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area: During inspection it was observed that a caregiver did not sanitize a changing table after a diaper change. (§746.3505(e); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3505-e)) - …and 35 more on the source page. ## Nearby programs - [Little House Pre-K](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1337614) — 1.04 km, capacity 17 - [Bright Beginnings Lighthouse Christian Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1468013) — 1.84 km, capacity 51 - [Gilmer Kindercare](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1475368) — 1.93 km, capacity 159 ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 157009 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=157009 - us_census_geocoder record 217 W CASS ST|GILMER|TX|75644 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ - tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 538322 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=538322 - tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-fhbg-8ecq~pwpe (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=538322 - tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 02328-1237 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=02328-1237 --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-157009 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. 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