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Timber Path KinderCare

8787 TIMBER PATH, San Antonio, TX 78250-4353

Operation number:
189725- 747
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:
108
License effective:
July 22, 1986
Hours:
06:30 AM-06:30 PM
Days:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Phone:
2106802825
Email:
300864@kindercare.com

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

The records include recorded violations parents may want to understand before enrolling. These are conversation starters, not a pass-or-fail judgment.

Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Summary

This summary covers 55 available inspections for Timber Path KinderCare from September 14, 2021 through August 7, 2026.

12 inspections recorded violations, with 14 recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on June 22, 2026 and involved medication.

Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in four 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
55

11 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
14

3 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
11

1 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

55 total inspections vs 25.5 local median in 78250

Compared to 16 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.25
Local median
0.46

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
16%
Local median
22%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
22%
Local median
24%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
1.63

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

Medium concern: Medication
Report finding
There were two medications that were expired.
Correction deadline
July 17, 2026
Correction status
Correction evaluated July 20, 2026
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
Official code
746.3809
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Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
During investigation it was found, a child was able to open the door to the playground and was unattended for less than a minute.
Correction deadline
April 17, 2026
Correction status
Correction evaluated April 27, 2026
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.1205(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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
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Low concern: Health or food records
Report finding
Five out of ten children's files reviewed did not have a health statement on file.
Correction deadline
September 23, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated October 8, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Low
Report section
746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Official code
746.611(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
During the investigation, it was determined that a child had been left unsupervised on the playground for three minutes before being found and returned to the classroom.
Correction deadline
August 13, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated August 26, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.1205(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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
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Medium concern: Parent rights
Report finding
A injury occurred to a child, and the parents were not notified.
Correction deadline
June 4, 2025
Correction status
Correction evaluated June 12, 2025
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium
Report section
746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
Official code
746.307(c)
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Higher concern: Facility condition
Report finding
At time of inspection, a toddler caregiver did not wash hands after conducting diaper change and removed gloves. At time of inspection, a toddler class did not hand wash children's hands before snack time.
Correction deadline
November 26, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated December 20, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.3505(c) - Diapering Procedures - Use Disposable Gloves
Official code
746.3505(c)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
During the course of the investigation, it was confirmed a child was left unsupervised in the playground on 4.5.24.
Correction deadline
April 22, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated May 3, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.1205(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
Official code
746.1205(a)(4)
View official report
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
A caregiver at the operation did not use appropriate discipline methods when they hit a child in the hand to stop them from fighting over a toy.
Correction deadline
February 9, 2024
Correction status
Correction evaluated February 20, 2024
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Official code
746.2805(1)
View official report
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
Report finding
At time of inspection, a toddler teacher did not know how many children they were responsible for during nap time.
Correction deadline
December 20, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated December 22, 2023
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)
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Higher concern: Licensing compliance
Report finding
The director failed to ensure that the toddler classroom was within ratio at the time of the incident subject of this investigation. The director was notified that the classroom was over ratio and failed to send a second caregiver to bring it into compliance for a full thirty-four minutes, during which time a child was injured while in care.
Correction deadline
October 31, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated November 10, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
Official code
746.1003(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
A toddler caregiver failed to communicate with the incoming caregiver and administration of a child injury that occurred while caregiver was supervising children alone in the playground.
Correction deadline
October 31, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated November 10, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1203(10) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers
Official code
746.1203(10)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
At the time of the incident under investigation, there were nineteen children with a specified age group of three years of age with one caregiver. The child-to-caregiver ratio for this specified age group is one caregiver to fifteen children. Toddler class was out of ratio for thirty-four minutes.
Correction deadline
October 31, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated November 10, 2023
More details
Official Texas risk level
Medium High
Report section
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Official code
746.1601
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Higher concern: Background screening
Report finding
At time of inspection there was a caregiver with no active background check. This was corrected at inspection, caregiver left operation.
Correction deadline
February 22, 2023
Correction status
Correction evaluated March 6, 2023
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
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Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Based on information gathered, it was determined that caregiver yelled and pulled child's arm and slapped the child's hand, while attempting to remove the child from the sink area. Based on information gathered, a caregiver dragged a child by his arm. Note: Both caregiver's were reprimanded prior to inspection.
Correction deadline
November 8, 2021
Correction status
Correction evaluated November 9, 2021
More details
Official Texas risk level
High
Report section
746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Official code
746.2805