Licensed child care center · public record
Little Bear Child Care Center, Inc.
La Vernia, 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
29 deficiencies on the state’s summary
20 high or medium-high risk
October 8, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 29, 2017
- Capacity
- 129 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
- 1630112
Where
12992 Us Highway 87 W
La Vernia, TX 78121
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 29.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “One of five children's files evaluated did not have current immunization records available for review.” |
| February 5, 2026 | High | 746.2424 - Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat State’s note: “Two infants were observed to be asleep in places other than their crib. One infant was asleep in a swing and the other was asleep in a Boppy pillow on the floor. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the caregivers placed them in their cribs.” |
| October 16, 2025 | High | 746.3807(1) - Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “A bottle of cough syrup was stored in a child's personal cubby. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the medication from the cubby.” |
| October 16, 2025 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “Cleaning supplies were stored under the hand washing sink accessible to children in the toddler room. Note: This was corrected at inspection when director removed the chemicals.” |
| March 5, 2025 | High | 746.4601(7) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points State’s note: “The piece of lumbar at the platform of the car metal equipment play is broken and did not hold on weight. Note: This was corrected when a caregiver removed the play equipment from the playground.” |
| March 5, 2025 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “There were nine medications that were expired in the medicine box. Note: This was corrected when the director dispose the expired medication.” |
| August 8, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5537(a)(3) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and Installation State’s note: “No documentation for the carbon monoxide was available at the time of inspection. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection.” |
| August 8, 2024 | Medium | 746.605(14) - Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child State’s note: “One of the ten children files was missing school-age information. One of the ten children files was missing food allergy information. Five of the ten children files were missing special care statements.” |
| August 8, 2024 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Five of the ten children files were missing updated immunization records. Four of the ten children records were missing healthcare statements.” |
| August 8, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit State’s note: “One of the ten staff records were missing an affidavit and photo ID. NOTE: Corrected at inspection.” |
| August 8, 2024 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “Two medications stored in the office were expired.” |
| August 8, 2024 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “Fire inspection was last conducted on 7.3.23.” |
| August 8, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages State’s note: “The caregiver in the PreK classroom stated there were 14 children when it was verified there were 15 children in care.” |
| January 12, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced State’s note: “Four fire extinguishers in the operation had not been serviced in over one year.” |
| January 10, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “The emergency practices log reflects that there has been no fire drill done since July/2023. Only two severe weather/lockdown drills were conducted during the last calendar year.” |
| January 13, 2023 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit State’s note: “Eight of the ten personnel files reviewed did not have a notarized affidavit.” |
| January 13, 2023 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Two of the ten children's files reviewed did not have the health statement signed by a physican within twelve months of enrollment.” |
| January 13, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “The last fire drill documented was in July 2022.” |
| January 13, 2023 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Four of the ten children's files reviewed did not contain updated immunization records” |
| January 13, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “A child with an allergy did not have an allergy action plan readily available for review in their file.” |
| January 13, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5207(b) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room State’s note: “The emergecny evacuation diagrams were not posted in each classroom.” |
| January 13, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner State’s note: “Several trash cans in the operation containing food scraps did not have lids” |
| August 17, 2022 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The previous fire inspection occurred on 10/27/2020 which is past the required annual timeframe.” |
| August 17, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps State’s note: “In the infant room, there were two children seated in a toddler table and the safety straps were not secured. This was corrected at inspection when the children were removed from the toddler table.” |
| August 17, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “In the outdoor play area, there was one board missing in the fence which left a gap large enough that a child could become entangled or escape through the fence.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 10, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 5, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 14, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 8, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 12, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 10, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 1, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 16, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 13, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 5, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 17, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 14, 2022 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Little Bear Child Care Center, Inc.?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 8, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Little Bear Child Care Center, Inc. have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 29: 10 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 7 medium-risk, 2 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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