Licensed child-care home · public record
Ms. Penguin's Preschool
San Antonio, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
9 state inspections, last 2 years
23 deficiencies on the state’s summary
20 high or medium-high risk
May 15, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child-care home
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued April 4, 2025
- Capacity
- 12 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 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
- 1797431
Where
San Antonio, TX 78254
This is a home-based operation, so we show the city and ZIP only.
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2026 | High | 747.1503(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for |
| April 28, 2026 | Medium High | 747.2811 - Adequate Lighting During Naptime |
| April 28, 2026 | Medium High | 747.3203(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner |
| November 7, 2025 | Medium | 747.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space |
| October 22, 2025 | High | 747.4403(3) - Prohibited Equipment - Trampolines |
| October 22, 2025 | Medium High | 747.3701(2) - Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions |
| October 22, 2025 | Medium High | 747.3203(13) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Separate from Food and Inaccessible |
| October 22, 2025 | High | 747.1503(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 |
| October 22, 2025 | High | 747.4403(2) - Prohibited Equipment - Allows Children To Fall Inside Structure |
| October 22, 2025 | Medium High | 747.4607(a) - Measurement of Use Zone for Swings - in Front and Rear |
| March 6, 2025 | High | 747.4403(3) - Prohibited Equipment - Trampolines |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium | 747.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 747.3619 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional |
| December 5, 2024 | High | 747.5115 - Smoke Detectors Testing |
| December 5, 2024 | Medium High | 747.5337(a)(2) - Electric or Battery Operated CO System-Test Monthly |
| December 5, 2024 | Medium High | 747.5005(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes |
| December 5, 2024 | Medium High | 747.5103 - Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal |
| September 26, 2024 | Medium High | 747.3703(a) - Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations |
| September 26, 2024 | High | 747.5331 - Registered or Licensed Child-Care Home Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System, unless located in a School Facility |
| September 26, 2024 | High | 747.3505(a) - Weapons In Homes Kept in Locked Cabinet, Inaccessible to Children |
| September 26, 2024 | High | 747.5111 - Smoke-Detection System |
| September 26, 2024 | Medium | 747.3703(b) - Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian |
| September 26, 2024 | Medium High | 747.3701(2) - Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions |
Recent inspections and visits
- May 15, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 7, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 22, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 21, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 6, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 23, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 9, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 26, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Ms. Penguin's Preschool?
Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on May 15, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Ms. Penguin's Preschool have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 23: 9 high-risk, 11 medium-high-risk, 3 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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