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The Pillars Christian Learning Center

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

31 state inspections, last 2 years
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
13 high or medium-high risk
October 20, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued October 10, 2025
Capacity
206 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
1803221

Where

2144 Gabriels Pl
New Braunfels, TX 78130

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 10
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 0
  • 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 9, 2026High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered from interviews and during the inspection, a teacher was heard using an unpleasant yelling type of tone with the children during naptime. Note: The teacher is no longer employed.”
August 31, 2026
August 9, 2026High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “Video evidence and interviews collected during this investigation showed a caregiver using a hand that was placed on a child?s shoulder and the other hand on the forearm while lifting the child off the ground to be placed down on a mat. The child was observed to be upset and crying. This teacher is no longer employed.”
August 31, 2026
June 10, 2026High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered from interviews, a teacher was heard using a yelling unpleasant type of tone with children in the classroom. Note: The teacher is no longer employed.”
July 8, 2026
April 17, 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: “Based on interviews and videos, two staff did not make a name to face count or a thorough sweep of the playground when transitioning the children from outside to the inside of the building resulting in a child being left on the toddler playground for 1 minute and 3 seconds. The PreK and the afterschool areas were being utilized at this time, but staff were u…”
May 8, 2026
April 17, 2026High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The Licensing intake line was not called when the operation was made aware of allegations that two caregivers left a child on the playground without conducting a name to face count.”
May 8, 2026
April 9, 2026High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “At the time of the inspection, the caregiver in the PreK room did not know how many children were in her care. She stated there were 16 children in her care when there were 17.This was corrected when the caregiver recounted the children on the Ipad.”
April 9, 2026
October 31, 2025High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “The Preschool teacher stated there were 15 children in care and changed the number to 14. After verifying on the Ipad there were only 13 children in care.”
October 31, 2025
October 28, 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: “Based on the interviews and video the operation staff did not do a name to face count or a sweep of the classroom when transitioning the children from indoors to outside resulting in a child being left unattended in the room for approximately 8 minutes.”
November 21, 2025
May 5, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on the video, a teacher was seen holding a child?s hand and dragging the child while still walking on the playground even after the child drops to the ground on his bottom.”
June 3, 2025
March 10, 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: “Operation staff did not do a name to face count or a sweep of the classroom when transitioning from indoors to outside resulting in a child being left unattended in the room for approximately 10 minutes.”
April 10, 2025
March 4, 2025Medium High746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
State’s note: “More than one bottle between the two infant rooms were missing the last initial of the infant's name that is required. This was corrected when the last name initial was added to the bottles.”
At the inspection
February 6, 2025Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “Two food allergy emergency plans did not have a parent signature.”
February 6, 2025
November 13, 2024Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The plastic containers in two rooms that hold toys were damaged, leaving rough edges that could pose a risk to children. This was corrected when the containers were removed. The bathroom doorknobs in the afterschool room were broken and sharp to the touch. This was accessible to children while opening the bathroom doors. This was temporarily corrected by …”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Pillars Christian Learning Center?

Texas HHSC's file lists 31 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 20, 2026. 11 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Pillars Christian Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 10 high-risk, 3 medium-high-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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