Early Learning Cottage

Licensed Child-Care Home

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: New Braunfels / Comal / 78130
Capacity: 10
Ages served: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 07:30 AM-05:15 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: July 3, 2014
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

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Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Street address is not shown for home-based child care on this site. See the official HHSC record for location details. Official HHSC record.

Summary of state inspection records

Texas HHSC records list 3 inspections dated between October 10, 2023 and October 10, 2026.

The most recent inspection in these records is dated June 29, 2026.

The same records list 3 cited deficiencies dated August 22, 2024 to July 15, 2025 (HHSC risk levels: 1 Medium High, 1 Medium, 1 Medium Low).

Correction status recorded by HHSC: 0 corrected at inspection, 3 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

HHSC lists a verified correction date for 3 of these citations.

The official HHSC record has the full inspection history and the latest information.

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Summary of the record

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 3 cited deficiencies for Early Learning Cottage in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 Medium High, 1 Medium, 1 Medium Low).

Records list 3 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-06-29.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	0
Medium High	1
Medium	1
Medium Low	1
Low	0
Unknown	0

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

Recent citations in the summary window

2025-07-15 · 747.501(9) · Medium

Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights

The parent right information was not available for review in the operational policies.

Correction date recorded: 2025-07-15

2025-07-15 · 747.1323(a)(2) · Medium High

Documented annual training - Each primary caregiver if allow child access to swimming pool

The primary caregiver did not have an annual swimming training available for review.

Correction date recorded: 2025-07-15

2024-08-22 · 747.1305(g) · Medium Low

Caregivers Required Annual Training-Instructor Led 80%

The substitute teacher did not have 5 hours of instructor led training completed.

Correction date recorded: 2024-09-06

Full citation history from HHSC (4)

2025-07-15 · 747.1323(a)(2) · Medium High
Documented annual training - Each primary caregiver if allow child access to swimming pool
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-15. Correction verified: 2025-07-24.
The primary caregiver did not have an annual swimming training available for review.
2025-07-15 · 747.501(9) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-15. Correction verified: 2025-07-24.
The parent right information was not available for review in the operational policies.
2024-08-22 · 747.1305(g) · Medium Low
Caregivers Required Annual Training-Instructor Led 80%
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-09-06. Correction verified: 2024-09-06.
The substitute teacher did not have 5 hours of instructor led training completed.
2023-08-29 · 747.605(7) · High
Required Admission Information - Release Information
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-08-29. Correction verified: Not recorded.
One out of six children's file did not have the phone number of the person the child can be released to. This was corrected at inspection.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1147302

Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers. Check the official record for the latest information.

Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.