Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.41
- Local median
- 0.82
Tender Care Learning
128 S MATHEWS ST, Bellville, TX 77418
- Operation number:
- 1791072
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Austin
- Capacity:
- 114
- License effective:
- July 2, 2025
- Hours:
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9792705054
- Email:
- Not listed
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 17 available inspections for Tender Care Learning from January 23, 2024 through July 20, 2026.
10 inspections recorded violations, with 24 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on July 20, 2026 and involved staff training.
Transportation was a higher-concern topic that showed up in three inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 17
- Recorded violations
- 24
- Higher-concern violations
- 16
- Repeated topics
- 4
2 in last 12 months
9 in last 12 months
5 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
17 total inspections vs 11 local median in Austin County
Compared to 12 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 47%
- Local median
- 39%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 59%
- Local median
- 49%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 4
- Local average
- 1.58
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 7 recorded violations.
May 30, 2025July 20, 2026Health or food records
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
November 1, 2024May 30, 2025July 20, 2026Transportation
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
January 23, 2024April 23, 2025July 20, 2026Background screening
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
January 23, 2024May 3, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Three employees were missing orientation traininigs in files.
- Correction deadline
- August 3, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 4, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(a)(1)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
- Official code
- 746.1301(a)(1)(A)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Staff caring children with special care needs did not have specific topic of training in their files.
- Correction deadline
- August 3, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 6, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.1311(b) - Director Annual Training - Required 6 hours
- Official code
- 746.1311(b)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Three employees were missing pre-service trainings during the inspection time,
- Correction deadline
- August 3, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 4, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
- Official code
- 746.1301(a)(2)(A)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Four staff have expired CPR/First aid trainings certificates.
- Correction deadline
- August 14, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 17, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
- Official code
- 746.1301(a)(3)(A)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Employees water safety trainings were not available during the inspection time.
- Correction deadline
- August 3, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 6, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(a)(8)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Water Safety training
- Official code
- 746.1301(a)(8)(A)
Higher concern: Transportation
- Report finding
- Director's transportation trainings was observed expired during the inspection time.
- Correction deadline
- August 3, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 4, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(a)(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
- Official code
- 746.1301(a)(7)(A)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- A child was missing inmunizations records in the file.
- Correction deadline
- August 3, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 4, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
- Official code
- 746.603(a)(4)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- A child was missing a health statement in the file.
- Correction deadline
- August 3, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 6, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
- Official code
- 746.603(a)(3)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Five employees did not have completed annual trainings in their files.
- Correction status
- Correction due by August 3, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.901(6) - Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
- Official code
- 746.901(6)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The infant's feeding instructions were not updated. Documentation shows the forms were updated a month ago.
- Correction deadline
- June 13, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 16, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
- Official code
- 746.2421(b)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- It was observed that the children's bottles in five classrooms were not labeled.
- Correction deadline
- June 13, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 16, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2505(4)(A) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
- Official code
- 746.2505(4)(A)
Higher concern: Transportation
- Report finding
- During the inspection an eleven years old child was observed riding in the front seat of the van.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5607(d) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Child 12 Years and Younger Must Not Ride in Front Seat
- Official code
- 746.5607(d)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- There was no observed surfacing material in use zones around and under the rotating or moving equipment.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated April 10, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
- Official code
- 746.4901(a)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Infant feeding plans for 9 infants were not current.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 5, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
- Official code
- 746.2421(b)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Three seperate classroom's caregivers did not know the number of children in each classroom. School Age said there were 16, but 15 were present. Four year olds said there were 16, but 17 were present. Two year olds said there were 10, but 11 were present.
- Correction deadline
- July 31, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 14, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
- Official code
- 746.1205(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Other violations
- Report finding
- Based on investigation findings a child was left at the location of a field trip. This child's name was not written on the list because the child arrived after the field trip began.
- Correction deadline
- July 30, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 31, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.3001(3) - Field Trips - Written List of Children
- Official code
- 746.3001(3)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- A caregiver present in the two year old classroom did not have an eligible background check. Note: The caregiver left during inspection and the background check was submitted.
- Correction deadline
- May 3, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 4, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
- Official code
- 745.641
Higher concern: Parent rights
- Report finding
- A 3-year-old child was disciplined inappropriately. The operation notified parents 4 days after the incident occurred.
- Correction deadline
- May 28, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 3, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
- Official code
- 746.307(b)(4)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- An incident report was not provided to the parent of the child who was inappropriately disciplined on April 29th within 48 hours.
- Correction deadline
- May 28, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 3, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
- Official code
- 746.701(5)
Higher concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- Based on information obtained in the investigation there is sufficient evidence to show that a Director did not ensure compliance with the minimum standards when they engaged in prohibited punishment and did not report the incident to Child Care Regulation.
- Correction deadline
- May 28, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 3, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
- Official code
- 746.1003(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Based on findings during an investigation a three-year-old was inappropriately disciplined by spanking and kicking the child.
- Correction deadline
- May 28, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 3, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
- Official code
- 746.2805
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Transportation
- Report finding
- The transportation van does not have a child safety alarm installed on it.
- Correction deadline
- January 30, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 29, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
- Official code
- 746.5625(a)
Higher concern: Transportation
- Report finding
- Booster seats on transportation van were expired. Note: Seats were removed from van during inspection.
- Correction deadline
- January 30, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 23, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5607(b) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
- Official code
- 746.5607(b)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- A caregiver was present with a pending background check. Note: The caregiver left during the inspection.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 23, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
- Official code
- 745.641