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Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies
State records list 6 cited deficiencies dated November 29, 2023 to November 15, 2025 (3 High, 2 Medium High, 1 Medium Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 6 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
High risk · Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control (746.1201(1)) Cited November 15, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 29, 2025; correction verified January 16, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: A caregiver grabbed a child who fell after running away from the caregiver.
High risk · Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children (746.1201(2)) Cited September 9, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 21, 2024; correction verified November 8, 2024; technical assistance given). What the record describes: A caregiver did not relate to 2 children in care with courtesy and patience.
High risk · Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation (746.1201(5)) Cited September 9, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 21, 2024; correction verified November 8, 2024; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Two caregivers who knew about the incidents did not immediately report concerns about possible abuse of a child in care.
Medium High risk · Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children (746.1601) Cited December 18, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 18, 2023; correction verified January 12, 2024); November 29, 2023 (correction date recorded: November 29, 2023; correction verified December 18, 2023; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Narratives describe caregivers supervising more children than allowed by the child-to-caregiver ratios for their age groups.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b)) Cited January 18, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 19, 2024; correction verified January 19, 2024). What the record describes: The center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by the required deadline of January 15, 2024.
Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.
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Texas Health and Human Services records list 6 cited deficiencies for Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (3 High, 2 Medium High, 1 Medium Low).
Records list 9 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-06-25.
HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight
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3
Medium High
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Medium
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Medium Low
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Low
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HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, a caregiver failed to use good judgement and inappropriately grabbed a child that fell after they ran away from them
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, two caregivers who were aware of the incidents did not immediately report concerns regarding possible abuse of a child in care.
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, the caregiver failed to relate to children with courtesy and patience when they inappropriately interacted with 2 children in care.
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-29. Correction verified: 2026-01-16.
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, a caregiver failed to use good judgement and inappropriately grabbed a child that fell after they ran away from them
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-21. Correction verified: 2024-11-08.
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, the caregiver failed to relate to children with courtesy and patience when they inappropriately interacted with 2 children in care.
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-21. Correction verified: 2024-11-08.
Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, two caregivers who were aware of the incidents did not immediately report concerns regarding possible abuse of a child in care.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-19. Correction verified: 2024-01-19.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-18. Correction verified: 2024-01-12.
1 classroom was still observed to be over ratio. A caregiver was with 6 children 12-18 months old, the SAG was 12-17 months. The caregiver was over ratio by 1 child.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-29. Correction verified: 2023-12-18.
4 classrrooms were observed to be over ratio Classroom 1: caregiver with 6 children 7-10 months, the SAG was 0-11 months. The classroom was over ratio by 2 children Classroom 2: 1 caregiver with 7 children 8-12 months, the SAG was 0-11 months. The classroom was over ratio by 3 children. Classroom 3: 1 caregiver with 6 children 14-18 months, the SAG was 12-17 months. The classroom was over ratio by 1 child. Classroom 4: 1 caregiver with 7 children 15-17 months, the SAG was 12-17 months. The classroom was over ratio by 2 children
Requirements for Feeding Infants-Hold through 6-months
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-09-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A caregiver was observed feeding a 3 month old while the infant was laying propped up on a pillow. This was correct during the inspection with the caregiver picking the infant up to feed them.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-30. Correction verified: 2023-11-16.
A caregiver left a child unattended outside, until another caregiver noticed the child on the playground. The child was unharmed during the couple of minutes they were left unattended.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=148737
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