Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.9
- Local median
- 1.38
Kerrville's Bright Beginnings
551 MEADOWVIEW LN, Kerrville, TX 78028-5558
- Operation number:
- 1822881
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Kerr
- Capacity:
- 159
- License effective:
- October 6, 2025
- Hours:
- 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 8307923770
- Email:
- kerrville@usabrightbeginnings.com
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for Kerrville's Bright Beginnings from September 23, 2025 through July 31, 2026.
Five inspections recorded violations, with 19 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on June 24, 2026 and involved equipment or readiness.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
Two later inspections, from July 28, 2026 through July 31, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 19
- Higher-concern violations
- 13
- Repeated topics
- 4
10 in last 12 months
19 in last 12 months
13 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 13 local median in 78028
Compared to 13 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 45%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 55%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 4
- Local average
- 2.38
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Hazardous access
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
September 23, 2025June 24, 2026Equipment or readiness
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
September 23, 2025June 24, 2026Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
September 23, 2025June 24, 2026Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
January 6, 2026June 24, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The loose fill around the two playscapes and under the swing set is less than an inch in depth or not evident at the end of the slides.
- Correction deadline
- July 10, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 28, 2026
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: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- There were two out of ten child files evaluated missing their enrollment start date.
- Correction deadline
- June 25, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 28, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.605(3) - Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
- Official code
- 746.605(3)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Seven out of 10 child files evaluated were missing or had incomplete emergency contact addresses.
- Correction deadline
- July 8, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 28, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
- Official code
- 746.605(6)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- One out of ten child files evaluated was missing a health statement upon enrollment in October.
- Correction deadline
- July 8, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 28, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
- Official code
- 746.611(b)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Two out of ten child files evaluated did not contain a copy of the child's vaccination records.
- Correction deadline
- July 8, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 28, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
- Official code
- 746.603(a)(4)
Higher concern: Other violations
- Report finding
- A water hose attached to the faucet off the infant back door had not been secured.
- Correction deadline
- June 25, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 17, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5015(c) - Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's Reach
- Official code
- 746.5015(c)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- There is a protruding circular piece of metal in the rock area of the older playground and a covered water pipe full of water in a portion of the playground where children have to pass through to get to the back playground. Children can lift the lid and have access to the standing water.
- Correction deadline
- July 1, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 17, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 746.3701
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver who had unsupervised access to children did not have first aid certification.
- Correction deadline
- June 12, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 2, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
- Official code
- 746.1315(a)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- A caregiver was observed pulling a child by the leg twice while they were sitting outside to bring the child closer to the caregiver. The second time, the child fell backwards, hitting their head on the ground. The same caregiver was observed pulling a child by their clothing and pushing them away from an object while on the playground.
- Correction deadline
- June 12, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 24, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1203(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
- Official code
- 746.1203(5)
Medium concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- During the investigation, a caregiver reported putting a book on a child's back during naptime to create the feeling of a weight to put the child to sleep.
- Correction deadline
- June 12, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 24, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
- Official code
- 746.2905(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- A caregiver used poor judgment when they pushed an infant's head onto a mat they were laying on outside and began rubbing the side of the infant's head on the mat in order to clean their face after the infant spit up. The same caregiver was later observed picking up a child by one arm and carrying them upside down to return them to their cot during naptime. A second caregiver was observed carrying a child right below their wrists to another caregiver while on the playground.
- Correction deadline
- June 12, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 24, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
- Official code
- 746.1201(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The last Health Inspection was conducted on 11/6/2024.
- Correction deadline
- January 16, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 23, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
- Official code
- 746.3401(a)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- There wasn't a health statement on file for the pet guinea pig in the Kinder-ready room. NOTE: The caregiver took the guinea pig home during the inspection.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.3903(b) - Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
- Official code
- 746.3903(b)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- The red climber on the 2 yr old playground had peeling paint. One blue boat on the prek playground had broken boards. There were two carpets in the school-age room that were curling on the edges.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701(5) - Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
- Official code
- 746.3701(5)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- There wre three metal, stationary riding toys anchored to the ground that had the metal base exposed.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.4601(6) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Anchoring devices Below Level of Playing Surface
- Official code
- 746.4601(6)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- On the older playground, there was a balance beam and a bench within 3 ft of eachother.
- Correction deadline
- September 24, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
- Official code
- 746.4803
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Three classroom restrooms had mop buckets and water accessible to the children. Classrooms use soap and water buckets to clean table tops. Spray bottles were accessible in the restroom to children in the prek room. There was a toilet brush laying on top of the toilet lid in the 2 yr room.
- Correction deadline
- September 24, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
- Official code
- 746.3407(12)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Two trash cans in the prek room restrooms, one in the toddler room restroom, and one outside of the gym restrooms did not have a lid.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 3, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
- Official code
- 746.3407(8)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- A caregiver relieved another caregiver in the infant room for break and did not have an eligibility letter on file. NOTE: The caregiver was sent home and a background check request was entered during the inspection.
- Correction deadline
- September 23, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated September 25, 2025
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