Licensed child care center · public record
One Step Ahead VLV Learning Center LLC
Penitas, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
3 state inspections, last 2 years
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
April 28, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued October 19, 2017
- Capacity
- 46 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1649035
Where
1010 Expressway 83
Penitas, TX 78576
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 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “A caregiver was caring for 5 children ages from 6months to 12months.” |
| April 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing State’s note: “A caregiver present at the operation and careing for children has an expired First Aid and CPR certification with a date of 12/2025.” |
| April 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Ceiling tiles in the toddler and after school room were observed with water stains dark in color.” |
| May 29, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information State’s note: “5 out of 6 children's records reviewed are missing the following: 1) Emergency contact address, special care statement, parents rights 2) Parents rights 3) Parents rights 4) Parents rights 5) Admission Date, Emergency care authorization” |
| May 29, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly State’s note: “Carbon monoxide detector had not been tested for the year 2025. *This was corrected at inspection when the carbon monoxide detector was tested and documented.” |
| May 29, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “5 out of 5 employee records reviewed are missing the following: 1) Allergies, Building safety 2) SIDS, Allergies, Building safety 3) Allergies 4) Allergies, Building safety 5) SIDS, Building safety” |
| May 29, 2025 | High | 746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions State’s note: “The child safety alarm was observed not functioning.” |
| June 21, 2023 | Medium | 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two State’s note: “Children under two years of age observed with to be watching an animated cartoon (coco melon) on anchored television in room. CORRECTED at inspection when television was turned off.” |
| July 14, 2022 | Medium | 746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment State’s note: “Four stationary play structure slides observed in play area, Use zone was under 4 ft.” |
| July 14, 2022 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “Operational policies are missing physical activity updated information.” |
| July 14, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner State’s note: “Trash can observed in school age room, lid was open and trash was close to top of bin accessible to children. CORRECTED when trash bag was removed from room and bin was covered with lid.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- April 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 10, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 21, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 11, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 14, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected One Step Ahead VLV Learning Center LLC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 28, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does One Step Ahead VLV Learning Center LLC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 1 high-risk, 5 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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