Licensed child care center · public record
KRH's Little Safari
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
26 deficiencies on the state’s summary
21 high or medium-high risk
October 21, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Initial, issued December 12, 2025
- Capacity
- 125 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
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1826819
Where
1220 Jefferson St
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 26.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2026 | Medium | 746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission State’s note: “Seven out of 10 child files did not have a health statement on file.” |
| September 25, 2026 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “Ten child files were reviewed. One child's file evaluated had a partial vaccination affidavit and partial vaccination record on file. Three children files evaluated did not have a vaccination record on file.” |
| September 25, 2026 | High | 746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization State’s note: “Two out of ten child files evaluated did not contain Emergency Medical Authorization from the parent.” |
| September 25, 2026 | High | 746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File State’s note: “A 4 month old was observed being swaddled while asleep in their crib.” |
| July 28, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “There is a broken window in one of the prek classrooms that is covered by cardboard. There is broken glass still in the window frame. There are also numerous trashbags throughout the center and infant playgrounds that contain old or broken toys and children were observed playing around and under the bags.” |
| July 23, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing State’s note: “Based on staff training records, four caregivers did not have first aid training completed. One caregiver's first aid certificate expired June 2026.” |
| July 23, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR State’s note: “Based on document review, one caregiver had an expired CPR certificate from June 2026.” |
| July 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “There were 5 children ages 13 mos, 14 mos, 16 mos and two 17 mos olds combined with 3 year old children. There was a 23 month age gap between the youngest and oldest child.” |
| July 6, 2026 | Medium | 746.1611(a)(1) - Exceeding Maximum Group Size - 18 Mons - 4 Years (30 mins) State’s note: “A classroom measured for 10 children had 23 children ages 13 mos-3 yrs of age in one classroom.” |
| July 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1609 - Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children State’s note: “A classroom with a specified age group of 2 yr olds had 23 children with two caregivers. The class was over by one child.” |
| June 23, 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: “A school-age child was observed exiting one building, walkthing through the breezway, and entering the main building and their classroom alone.” |
| June 10, 2026 | High | 746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers State’s note: “An infant was observed in their crib wearing a bib. The infant was rolling from back to stomach.” |
| June 10, 2026 | High | 746.2427 - AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant State’s note: “A 7 month old infant was observed being placed on their stomachin their crib to sleep.” |
| June 10, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering State’s note: “A child's hands were not washed after being diapered and was placed to sleep in their crib directly after the diaper change.” |
| June 10, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “A caregiver was observed not washing their hands after changing a child and before beginning to change a second child's diaper.” |
| June 10, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection State’s note: “The operation last had a fire inspection in April 2025.” |
| June 10, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3415(1) - Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food State’s note: “A caregiver was observed putting gloves on to serve lunch and did not wash their hands.” |
| June 10, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “At the time of inspection the caregiver in the Kinder Ready room did not know how many children were in her care. She stated there were 20 children in their care when there were 21.” |
| June 10, 2026 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “Two children with medication kept at the operation for allergy plans were expired. One expired January 2026 and the second May 2026.” |
| April 2, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2803(4)(C) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior State’s note: “A caregiver was overheard telling children to stop, get on red, that's what happens, should have been listening, and go sit down to correct the behaviors of the children in the class.” |
| February 26, 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: “A caregiver failed to conduct a name-to-face attendance check when bringing in the classroom from the playground to the classroom resulting in a child being left on the playground for a minute and a half.” |
| December 2, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4607(b)(2) - Maximum Height - Under Age 5 State’s note: “The metal slide on the Kinder Ready playground exceeds 5 ft from the use zone surface below to the platform of the slide. Children that utilize the playground include 4 yr olds.” |
| November 13, 2025 | Medium | 746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment State’s note: “There were 4 stationary toys on the preschool playground that were under 6 feet from another piece of equipment.” |
| November 13, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “A Health Inspection was not available for review during the inspection.” |
| November 13, 2025 | Medium | 746.4407(a) - Toilets - 13 or More Children State’s note: “A toilet in Toddler 2 was being used as storage and not accessible to children.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 25, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 24, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 23, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 10, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 26, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- December 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected KRH's Little Safari?
Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 21, 2026. 10 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does KRH's Little Safari have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 26: 7 high-risk, 14 medium-high-risk, 5 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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