Timber Path KinderCare

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 9 cited deficiencies for Timber Path KinderCare in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (5 High, 1 Medium High, 2 Medium, 1 Low).

Records list 24 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-07.

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

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Full citation history from HHSC (14)

• 2026-06-22 · 746.3809 · Medium

  Medication No Longer Used

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-17. Correction verified: 2026-07-20.

  There were two medications that were expired.

• 2026-03-20 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High

  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: 2026-04-17. Correction verified: 2026-04-27.

  During investigation it was found, a child was able to open the door to the playground and was unattended for less than a minute.

• 2025-08-26 · 746.611(a)(1) · Low

  Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-23. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.

  Five out of ten children's files reviewed did not have a health statement on file.

• 2025-07-17 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High

  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: 2025-08-13. Correction verified: 2025-08-26.

  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.

• 2025-03-31 · 746.307(c) · Medium

  Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-04. Correction verified: 2025-06-12.

  A injury occurred to a child, and the parents were not notified.

• 2024-11-26 · 746.3505(c) · Medium High

  Diapering Procedures - Use Disposable Gloves

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-26. Correction verified: 2024-12-20.

  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.

• 2024-04-08 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High

  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: 2024-04-22. Correction verified: 2024-05-03.

  During the course of the investigation, it was confirmed a child was left unsupervised in the playground on 4.5.24.

• 2024-01-12 · 746.2805(1) · High

  Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-09. Correction verified: 2024-02-20.

  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.

• 2023-12-20 · 746.1205(a)(2) · High

  Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-20. Correction verified: 2023-12-22.

  At time of inspection, a toddler teacher did not know how many children they were responsible for during nap time.

• 2023-09-11 · 746.1601 · Medium High

  Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-31. Correction verified: 2023-11-10.

  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.

• 2023-09-11 · 746.1003(1) · High

  Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-31. Correction verified: 2023-11-10.

  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.

• 2023-09-11 · 746.1203(10) · Medium High

  Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-31. Correction verified: 2023-11-10.

  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.

• 2023-02-22 · 745.641 · High

  AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-02-22. Correction verified: 2023-03-06.

  At time of inspection there was a caregiver with no active background check. This was corrected at inspection, caregiver left operation.

• 2021-09-14 · 746.2805 · High

  Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-08. Correction verified: 2021-11-09.

  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.