Licensed child care center · public record
Children's Lighthouse
New Braunfels, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Initial, issued April 6, 2026
- Capacity
- 195 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1832069
Where
726 Barbarosa Rd
New Braunfels, TX 78130
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “The operation did not have the staff fill out an incident report for the parent to sign even though the parent was notified by phone.” |
| October 1, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “Based on the video and interviews conducted, a name to face was not conducted before coming back inside the building from the playground. This resulted in a child being left on the playground unsupervised.” |
| September 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “Several employees took an online CPR course which is not allowed.” |
| September 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3317 - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary State’s note: “Open food items such as cereal and pasta were observed in the kitchen pantry. This was corrected when the director placed the food in sealed containers.” |
| September 22, 2026 | Medium | 745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving State’s note: “Three employees who is no longer employed at the center for more than 7 days was still active on the background list. This was corrected when the director deactivated the employees.” |
| August 10, 2026 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “The operation did not have the staff fill out an incident report for the parent to sign even though the parent was notified by phone.” |
| August 10, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “Based on the video and interviews conducted, a name to face was not conducted at each threshold nor was a sweep of the classroom before leaving out of the room. This resulted in a child being left in the classroom unsupervised for approximately 8 minutes while the class went outside.” |
| June 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1613(a)(6) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present State’s note: “Based on the video, a caregiver left the room during the beginning of naptime leaving one caregiver with 15 children, many of them were not on their mats asleep. A caregiver was in the bathroom assisting children and could not see the other children who were still playing around the room until she was finished and able to assist them with naptime.” |
| June 9, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups State’s note: “There were several bottles not labeled correctly. This was corrected when the caregivers labeled the bottles/cups.” |
| June 9, 2026 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “The written feeding schedules observed have not been updated.” |
| April 23, 2026 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “Based on the video, a caregiver grabbed a child up by the forearm from the floor and pulled the child by the hand as the child was resisting. Note: The operation immediately terminated the caregiver.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 26, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 1, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 10, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 22, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 26, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 17, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- June 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Children's Lighthouse?
Texas HHSC's file lists 11 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 26, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Children's Lighthouse have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 3 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 4 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
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