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Licensed child care center · public record

Light the Way Child Learning Center

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

8 state inspections, last 2 years
5 deficiencies on the state’s summary
4 high or medium-high risk
May 21, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued May 1, 2007
Capacity
68 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:45 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
864409

Where

302 Miller St
Broaddus, TX 75929

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 0
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 1
  • 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
December 30, 2025High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “A child was left on the playground for approximately 2 minutes due to the caregiver not knowing that the child was in her group.”
January 7, 2026
December 30, 2025High746.1205(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 child was left on the playground for approximately 2 minutes unsupervised.”
January 7, 2026
March 7, 2025High746.2401(7) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
State’s note: “An infant was left unsupervised on the playground for 8 minutes. The child was uninjured. The director is taking proactive measures to mitigate risk by implementing new staff trainings on active supervision and policy changes to appropriately address the situation.”
March 11, 2025
September 29, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “A caregiver exhibited poor judgment in her aggressive handling of an infant in care. The caregiver was terminated for her actions.”
November 4, 2024
January 26, 2024Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “The operation did not report via online provider account the number of employees who ceased working at the center during the previous calendar year by January 15th as required.”
January 29, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Light the Way Child Learning Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on May 21, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Light the Way Child Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 5: 4 high-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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