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Guiding Hands Christian Academy

Sanger, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

5 state inspections, last 2 years
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
October 13, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued May 12, 2015
Capacity
88 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1556389

Where

416 Bolivar St
Sanger, TX 76266

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
October 8, 2026Medium High746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
State’s note: “The floors were observed to be in disrepair.”
November 9, 2026
October 8, 2026Medium High746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
State’s note: “The last fire inspection was conducted on 8/28/2025.”
October 12, 2026
October 8, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
State’s note: “One caregiver had expired CPR/First Aid.”
October 23, 2026
October 8, 2026Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The fence was observed with broken planks and protruding nails.”
October 16, 2026
October 14, 2025Medium High746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
State’s note: “The operation did not have the required amount of loose-fill (6 inches) around the rocking/bouncing or sliding equipment.”
November 21, 2025
October 14, 2025Medium High746.4813(c) - Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment - No Overlap
State’s note: “The operation had two pieces of non-stationary equipment with overlapping use zones. This was correct at the inspection when the equipment was moved to meet the required 12 ft of use zone space between them.”
At the inspection
October 23, 2024Medium High746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
State’s note: “Three children with diagnosed allergies did not have a special needs statement aligning with the diagnosis.”
October 25, 2024
November 3, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “The operation's director did not use good judgment by having a caregiver present at the operation caring for children with a communicable disease.”
December 1, 2023
November 1, 2023Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “One caregiver did not have current pediatric first aid training.”
November 10, 2023
November 1, 2023Medium High746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
State’s note: “The director did not have transportation training at the time of inspection.”
November 2, 2023
November 1, 2023Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “Two children with diagnosed food allergy checked on their admission form did not have a food allergy on file at the time of inspection.”
November 8, 2023
November 1, 2023Medium746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
State’s note: “The director did not have all the required information on training certificates.”
November 17, 2023
November 3, 2022Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “One child did not have updated immunizations in their file at the time of inspection.”
November 11, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Guiding Hands Christian Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 13, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Guiding Hands Christian Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 1 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 2 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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