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Spirit's Heart Childcare Center

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

10 state inspections, last 2 years
22 deficiencies on the state’s summary
18 high or medium-high risk
September 17, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 1, 2020
Capacity
60 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 06:00 AM-06:00 AM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1697951

Where

3155 Ackerman Rd Ste 113
San Antonio, TX 78219

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 8
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 4
  • Medium-low 0
  • 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
August 7, 2026High746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
State’s note: “A caregiver did not know the number of children in their care when asked.”
August 7, 2026
August 6, 2026High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “During the investigation process, it was determined that daycare staff yell at the children when they are misbehaving.”
September 4, 2026
August 3, 2026Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “A child, identified as 18 months, was observed to be watching cartoons on the tablet.”
August 3, 2026
August 3, 2026High746.1205(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: “Recite: Active supervision was not practiced when a child left his assigned group to attempt to open the operation door to let the CCR inspector in, when the caregiver left the group to open the door to let the CCR inspector in, and when a child was observed to be stabbing other children with a pencil.”
August 3, 2026
August 3, 2026Medium High746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
State’s note: “The caregiver in the toddler room was unable to provide the ages of the children in her care.”
August 3, 2026
August 3, 2026High746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “A infant was observed to be seated in a swing that was placed in a crib.”
August 3, 2026
July 14, 2026High746.1205(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: “It was determined in an investigation that proper supervision was not utilized when a child was left alone and an unfamiliar person was able to enter the building and classroom spaces and access a child.”
July 28, 2026
April 29, 2025Medium High746.3317(6) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
State’s note: “Children were observed eating snack on the floor.”
At the inspection
April 29, 2025High746.3317(7) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk
State’s note: “Whole grapes were served to children 2-4 years of age.”
April 29, 2025
October 14, 2024High746.1205(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: “During an investigation inspection, a ten year old was left supervising a two year old child using the restroom while the caregiver took the remaining children to the school age classroom to lay down for naptime. The children were alone with no supervision for less than one minute.”
October 14, 2024
October 14, 2024Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “A fourteen month old infant was in the transition classroom where the oldest child was ten years old.”
October 14, 2024
May 20, 2024Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed not washing a child's hands after changing a diaper. The caregiver did not wash her own hands after diapering a child while wearing gloves. Toddlers resumed class activities without washing their hands after returning to class from the outdoor playground.”
May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “A screen time device that was playing a video was placed in front of an infant who was sitting in a restrictive device while caregiver changed another infants diaper.”
May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The health inspection had not been conducted. The last report is dated 5/12/23.”
June 24, 2024
September 21, 2023Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, a folding table and two loose wooden panels that were leaning on wall fell over and blocked the door to the mens restroom from opening, thus trapping the investigator inside.”
November 1, 2023
August 11, 2023Medium High746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
State’s note: “One of seven caregivers did not have First Aid certification. Her start date was 7/31/23, she has provided unsupervised care to children.”
August 31, 2023
August 19, 2022Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “Two of six files did not have an updated immunization record in the file.”
September 2, 2022
July 25, 2022Medium High746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
State’s note: “Operation failed to report COVID cases within 48 hours after receiving notification. Operation was notified on 7/21 and 7/22 but reported to CCR on 7/25/22.”
August 5, 2022
March 23, 2022Medium High746.2803(4) - Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
State’s note: “During investigation it was determined that the caregiver involved in allegation admittedly used threats of write ups instead of alternate positive methods of discipline. Caregiver also admitted to grabbing and holding onto child by the arm and not releasing when child pulled away, instead grip became tighter causing pain.”
May 20, 2022
March 23, 2022Medium High746.1203(6) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
State’s note: “Observed caregiver in toddler class viewing her cell phone during snack time.”
March 29, 2022
January 28, 2022Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “The children's product form has not been re-certified. Note: Corrected at Inspection; when person in charge re-certified the form, and the form was posted.”
At the inspection
December 22, 2021High746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
State’s note: “The new center van is not equipped with an electric child safety alarm.”
January 12, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Spirit's Heart Childcare Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 10 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 17, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Spirit's Heart Childcare Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 22: 8 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 4 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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