Licensed child care center · public record
First Methodist Preschool
Teague, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
4 state inspections, last 2 years
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
November 5, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 21, 2001
- Capacity
- 40 children
- Ages served
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-05:30 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
- 207774
Where
420 Walnut St
Teague, TX 75860
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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “A small slide set had been added to an area of the playground that did not have loose-fill.” |
| December 12, 2025 | Medium | 746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment State’s note: “The operation had added a geodome to the playground and the equipment did not have sufficient use zones around it. This was corrected during the inspection when the geodome was moved to different part of the playground where the use zones were sufficient.” |
| November 12, 2025 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “The parent handbook was missing information on water activities, information on how parents will be updated when the handbook changes, and the days and months of operation, and the illness and exclusion criteria needed to be updated.” |
| November 12, 2025 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “There was medication stored for children who were no longer enrolled. This was corrected during the inspection when the medication was disposed of.” |
| November 12, 2025 | Medium | 746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements State’s note: “Out of the four staff files reviewed, four did not have proof of education on file.” |
| December 5, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5307(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly State’s note: “Testing of the smoke alarm, carbon monoxide detector, and fire extinguishers was not recorded for November. This was corrected during the inspection when the detectors and fire extinguishers were checked.” |
| December 5, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “There was no fire drill recorded for November. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was completed and the children were able to exit in less than three minutes.” |
| January 9, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained State’s note: “The gravel underneath the slide exits had been displaced by children using the slides, and had not been raked back to the proper depth. This was corrected at inspection when the director raked the gravel back into place.” |
| January 9, 2024 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “The operational policies were missing policies for parent visits, procedures for children with special needs, promotion of physical activity, the exterme weather criteria that the operation uses to determine wether or not children will go out to play, and a plan for physical activity to take place indoors if weather prohibits outdoor play.” |
| May 3, 2022 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times State’s note: “During the inspection two classrooms were observed watching television during nap time. This was corrected during the inspection by the caregivers turning the television off.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 12, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 12, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 9, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 23, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 3, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected First Methodist Preschool?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 5, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does First Methodist Preschool have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 2 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.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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