Licensed child care center · public record
Kerrville's Bright Beginnings
Kerrville, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
13 state inspections, last 2 years
27 deficiencies on the state’s summary
18 high or medium-high risk
October 26, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Renewed Initial, issued October 6, 2026
- Capacity
- 159 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1822881
Where
551 Meadowview Ln
Kerrville, TX 78028
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. Showing the newest 25 of 27.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “An outlet cover in the school-age room was opened at a 90 degree angle creating a hazard resulting in a child hitting their head on the cover requiring medical treatment.” |
| September 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2701(4) - Care Requirements for School-age - Caregiver Aware of Arrival/Departure State’s note: “The operation failed to use their attendance taking system when children arrived from public school and were not aware that a school-age child did not get off the public school bus at the operation.” |
| September 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “The operation scheduled one caregiver for the first 30 minutes of operating hours to accept and care for infants-4 year olds. All children met in the 2-3 year old classroom.” |
| September 2, 2026 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “The operation failed to report to Child Care Regulation that a child had received medical treatment after an injury occurred while the child was in care.” |
| September 2, 2026 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “The operation failed to provide incident/illness report 7239 to the parent or obtain parent signature on an initial injury report after a child received an injury while in care.” |
| September 2, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “The training certificate that was provided for the caregiver who provided first aid at the time of the accident did not meet the requirements for first aid certification.” |
| July 24, 2026 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times State’s note: “During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the school-age classroom utilized screen time during nap time during the summer.” |
| July 24, 2026 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(3) - Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily State’s note: “During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the school-age room has screen time for up to four hours on one day and one and a half hours on another day during the summer.” |
| June 24, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Seven out of 10 child files evaluated were missing or had incomplete emergency contact addresses.” |
| June 24, 2026 | Medium | 746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission State’s note: “One out of ten child files evaluated was missing a health statement upon enrollment in October.” |
| June 24, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Two out of ten child files evaluated did not contain a copy of the child's vaccination records.” |
| June 24, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5015(c) - Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's Reach State’s note: “A water hose attached to the faucet off the infant back door had not been secured.” |
| June 24, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing State’s note: “The loose fill around the two playscapes and under the swing set is less than an inch in depth or not evident at the end of the slides.” |
| June 24, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.605(3) - Required Admission Information - Date of Admission State’s note: “There were two out of ten child files evaluated missing their enrollment start date.” |
| June 24, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “There is a protruding circular piece of metal in the rock area of the older playground and a covered water pipe full of water in a portion of the playground where children have to pass through to get to the back playground. Children can lift the lid and have access to the standing water.” |
| May 20, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver who had unsupervised access to children did not have first aid certification.” |
| May 14, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1203(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children State’s note: “A caregiver was observed pulling a child by the leg twice while they were sitting outside to bring the child closer to the caregiver. The second time, the child fell backwards, hitting their head on the ground. The same caregiver was observed pulling a child by their clothing and pushing them away from an object while on the playground.” |
| May 14, 2026 | Medium | 746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep State’s note: “During the investigation, a caregiver reported putting a book on a child's back during naptime to create the feeling of a weight to put the child to sleep.” |
| May 14, 2026 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “A caregiver used poor judgment when they pushed an infant's head onto a mat they were laying on outside and began rubbing the side of the infant's head on the mat in order to clean their face after the infant spit up. The same caregiver was later observed picking up a child by one arm and carrying them upside down to return them to their cot during naptime.…” |
| January 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The last Health Inspection was conducted on 11/6/2024.” |
| September 23, 2025 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “Three classroom restrooms had mop buckets and water accessible to the children. Classrooms use soap and water buckets to clean table tops. Spray bottles were accessible in the restroom to children in the prek room. There was a toilet brush laying on top of the toilet lid in the 2 yr room.” |
| September 23, 2025 | High | 746.4601(6) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Anchoring devices Below Level of Playing Surface State’s note: “There wre three metal, stationary riding toys anchored to the ground that had the metal base exposed.” |
| September 23, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3701(5) - Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe State’s note: “The red climber on the 2 yr old playground had peeling paint. One blue boat on the prek playground had broken boards. There were two carpets in the school-age room that were curling on the edges.” |
| September 23, 2025 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “A caregiver relieved another caregiver in the infant room for break and did not have an eligibility letter on file. NOTE: The caregiver was sent home and a background check request was entered during the inspection.” |
| September 23, 2025 | Medium | 746.3903(b) - Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian State’s note: “There wasn't a health statement on file for the pet guinea pig in the Kinder-ready room. NOTE: The caregiver took the guinea pig home during the inspection.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 26, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 28, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- September 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 4, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 2, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- August 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 31, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 29, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 24, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- June 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 20, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Kerrville's Bright Beginnings?
Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 26, 2026. 8 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Kerrville's Bright Beginnings have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 27: 4 high-risk, 14 medium-high-risk, 8 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-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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