Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.94
- Local median
- 0.6
Colonial Farms Day Care
18471 IH 35 S, Lytle, TX 78052-9525
- Operation number:
- 507879
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Bexar
- Capacity:
- 130
- License effective:
- April 12, 1994
- Hours:
- 06:00 AM-06:15 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 8307724642
- Email:
- colonialfarms4642@att.net
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 16 available inspections for Colonial Farms Day Care from November 8, 2021 through July 29, 2026.
Eight inspections recorded violations, with 15 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on July 9, 2026 and involved equipment or readiness.
Health or food records was a higher-concern topic that showed up in five inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 16
- Recorded violations
- 15
- Higher-concern violations
- 13
- Repeated topics
- 3
6 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
16 total inspections vs 15 local median in Bexar County
Compared to 554 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 44%
- Local median
- 27%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 33%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 3
- Local average
- 1.61
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 5 recorded violations.
August 13, 2024July 9, 2026Health or food records
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
August 28, 2023July 22, 2025July 9, 2026Equipment or readiness
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
July 22, 2025July 9, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- A caregiver did not sanitize the diaper changing area after changing a diaper. This was corrected at inspection when it was addressed with the caregivier and the diaper changing table was sanitized.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
- Official code
- 746.3505(e)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- A child's hands were not washed immediately after having their diaper changed. The child was allowed to join the group of children. This was corrected at inspection when it was addressed with the caregiver and the child's hands were washed.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
- Official code
- 746.3417(3)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The loose-fill on the playground where the monkey bars are located was very compacted with grass growing through. The loose-fill was not maintained at the proper depth.
- Correction deadline
- July 23, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 29, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
- Official code
- 746.4907(d)
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Four out of ten children's records evaluated were lacking current immunizations on file.
- Correction deadline
- July 23, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 29, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
- Official code
- 746.613(b)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The loose-fill for two monkey bar structures was not maintained to the proper 6 inch depth. There was grass growing through and the loose fill was very compacted.
- Correction deadline
- August 5, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 25, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
- Official code
- 746.4907(d)
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Two out of ten children records evaluated had out of date immunizations.
- Correction deadline
- August 5, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 22, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
- Official code
- 746.613(b)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- An employee did not wash their hands in between changing diapers.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
- Official code
- 746.3415(4)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Todder's hands were not washed after diapering.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3505(b) - Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
- Official code
- 746.3505(b)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The diaper changing surface was not sanitized in between diaper changes for multiple children.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
- Official code
- 746.3505(e)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Two of ten children's records evaluated did not have a health statement on file.
- Correction deadline
- September 8, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 19, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.611(a)(3) - Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
- Official code
- 746.611(a)(3)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Two out of seven infants were observed sleeping in a restrictive device. The caregiver promptly removed the infants and placed them in a crib.
- Correction deadline
- July 11, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 24, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
- Official code
- 746.2426(a)(1)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Diaper changing was observed, however the infants hands were not washed after diaper changing.
- Correction deadline
- June 27, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 11, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3505(b) - Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
- Official code
- 746.3505(b)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Four out of ten children records evaluated lacked an updated immunization record.
- Correction deadline
- October 3, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 20, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
- Official code
- 746.613(b)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- One of Eleven children's records evaluated did not have a health statement on file.
- Correction deadline
- November 12, 2021
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 10, 2021
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.611(a)(3) - Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
- Official code
- 746.611(a)(3)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- One caregivers' records reviewed lacked a current CPR and first aid training. The caregiver was observed to be in charge of a classroom unsupervised until the caregiver was placed with a qualified caregiver.
- Correction deadline
- November 19, 2021
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 9, 2021
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
- Official code
- 746.1301(3)(A)