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Tender Care Learning

Licensed Center · Bellville, Austin County, TX · Operation No. 1791072

Tender Care Learning holds a Full Permit issued July 2, 2025. In the state's 60-month public window it has 12 inspections on record with 24 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.

License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
July 2, 2025
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
114 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Address
128 S Mathews St, Bellville, TX 77418
The 60-month record
12
Inspections
0
Assessments
1
Self reports
24
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 8 · Medium High 8 · Medium 8 · Medium Low 0 · Low 0. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
DateActivityDeficiencies cited
Jul 20, 2026 Inspection 9
Jan 20, 2026 Inspection 0
May 30, 2025 Inspection 2
Apr 23, 2025 Inspection 1
Mar 25, 2025 Inspection 1
Nov 1, 2024 Inspection 1
Oct 18, 2024 Report 0
Aug 14, 2024 Inspection 0
Aug 7, 2024 Report 0
Jul 31, 2024 Inspection 1
Jun 3, 2024 Inspection 0
Jun 3, 2024 Report 1
May 31, 2024 Report 0
May 3, 2024 Inspection 1
Apr 29, 2024 Report 4
Apr 11, 2024 Inspection 0
Jan 23, 2024 Inspection 3
Deficiency records
July 20, 2026 Standard § 746.1301(a)(8)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Water Safety training
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Employees water safety trainings were not available during the inspection time.
Corrected: August 3, 2026
July 20, 2026 Standard § 746.1301(a)(1)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Three employees were missing orientation traininigs in files.
Corrected: August 3, 2026
July 20, 2026 Standard § 746.1301(a)(7)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Director's transportation trainings was observed expired during the inspection time.
Corrected: August 3, 2026
July 20, 2026 Standard § 746.901(6) - Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Five employees did not have completed annual trainings in their files.
Corrected: August 3, 2026
July 20, 2026 Standard § 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
A child was missing inmunizations records in the file.
Corrected: August 3, 2026
July 20, 2026 Standard § 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Four staff have expired CPR/First aid trainings certificates.
Corrected: August 14, 2026
July 20, 2026 Standard § 746.1311(b) - Director Annual Training - Required 6 hours
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Staff caring children with special care needs did not have specific topic of training in their files.
Corrected: August 3, 2026
July 20, 2026 Standard § 746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Three employees were missing pre-service trainings during the inspection time,
Corrected: August 3, 2026
July 20, 2026 Standard § 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
A child was missing a health statement in the file.
Corrected: August 3, 2026
May 30, 2025 Standard § 746.2505(4)(A) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
It was observed that the children's bottles in five classrooms were not labeled.
Corrected: June 13, 2025
May 30, 2025 Standard § 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The infant's feeding instructions were not updated. Documentation shows the forms were updated a month ago.
Corrected: June 13, 2025
April 23, 2025 Standard § 746.5607(d) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Child 12 Years and Younger Must Not Ride in Front Seat
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection an eleven years old child was observed riding in the front seat of the van.
Corrected: April 23, 2025
March 25, 2025 Standard § 746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
There was no observed surfacing material in use zones around and under the rotating or moving equipment.
Corrected: April 10, 2025
November 1, 2024 Standard § 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Infant feeding plans for 9 infants were not current.
Corrected: November 5, 2024
July 31, 2024 Standard § 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Three seperate classroom's caregivers did not know the number of children in each classroom. School Age said there were 16, but 15 were present. Four year olds said there were 16, but 17 were present. Two year olds said there were 10, but 11 were present.
Corrected: July 31, 2024
June 3, 2024 Standard § 746.3001(3) - Field Trips - Written List of Children
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Based on investigation findings a child was left at the location of a field trip. This child's name was not written on the list because the child arrived after the field trip began.
Corrected: July 30, 2024
May 3, 2024 Standard § 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
High
Verbatim from the agency record
A caregiver present in the two year old classroom did not have an eligible background check. Note: The caregiver left during inspection and the background check was submitted.
Corrected: May 3, 2024
April 29, 2024 Standard § 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
An incident report was not provided to the parent of the child who was inappropriately disciplined on April 29th within 48 hours.
Corrected: May 28, 2024
April 29, 2024 Standard § 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Based on findings during an investigation a three-year-old was inappropriately disciplined by spanking and kicking the child.
Corrected: May 28, 2024
April 29, 2024 Standard § 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
High
Verbatim from the agency record
A 3-year-old child was disciplined inappropriately. The operation notified parents 4 days after the incident occurred.
Corrected: May 28, 2024
April 29, 2024 Standard § 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
High
Verbatim from the agency record
Based on information obtained in the investigation there is sufficient evidence to show that a Director did not ensure compliance with the minimum standards when they engaged in prohibited punishment and did not report the incident to Child Care Regulation.
Corrected: May 28, 2024
January 23, 2024 Standard § 746.5607(b) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Booster seats on transportation van were expired. Note: Seats were removed from van during inspection.
Corrected: January 30, 2024
January 23, 2024 Standard § 746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
High
Verbatim from the agency record
The transportation van does not have a child safety alarm installed on it.
Corrected: January 30, 2024
January 23, 2024 Standard § 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
High
Verbatim from the agency record
A caregiver was present with a pending background check. Note: The caregiver left during the inspection.
Corrected: January 23, 2024
About these records

These records come from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission database and cover the state's 60-month public window. Records synced from the agency on August 29, 2026. They reflect the agency's database as of that date; recent inspections may not appear yet, so verify current status with the agency or on the official record ↗. Facility operators can request a review through our corrections process.

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