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Licensed Center · Texas

Tender Care Learning

128 S Mathews St, Bellville

Last inspected Jul 20, 2026 · Map

9 deficiencies cited

About this program

Licensed capacity
114
Ages served
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
Hours
07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Days
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Programs
School Age Care,Before School Care,Meals Provided ,After School Care,Snacks Provided,Drop-In Care,Part Time Care,Transportation to/from School ,Field Trips
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
License type
Full Permit
Issued
Jul 2, 2025
Phone
9792705054

No adverse action, corrective action or permit conditions on record.

State compliance summary

How many deficiencies Texas has recorded for this program, by risk level. This is not a quality rating: it describes compliance with the state’s minimum licensing standards.

8High risk
8Medium-high risk
8Medium risk
0Medium-low risk
0Low risk
12Inspections and investigations on record

Inspection history

Jul 20, 2026 · Inspection
9 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
    Inspector's note: Five employees did not have completed annual trainings in their files. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-08-03.
  • Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
    Inspector's note: Three employees were missing orientation traininigs in files. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-08-03.
  • Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
    Inspector's note: A child was missing inmunizations records in the file. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-08-03.
  • Non-critical Children's Records - Health Statement
    Inspector's note: A child was missing a health statement in the file. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-08-03.
  • Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
    Inspector's note: Four staff have expired CPR/First aid trainings certificates. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-08-14.
  • Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Water Safety training
    Inspector's note: Employees water safety trainings were not available during the inspection time. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-08-03.
  • Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
    Inspector's note: Director's transportation trainings was observed expired during the inspection time. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-08-03.
  • Non-critical Director Annual Training - Required 6 hours
    Inspector's note: Staff caring children with special care needs did not have specific topic of training in their files. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-08-03.
  • Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
    Inspector's note: Three employees were missing pre-service trainings during the inspection time, Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-08-03.
Jan 20, 2026 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

May 30, 2025 · Inspection
2 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
    Inspector's note: The infant's feeding instructions were not updated. Documentation shows the forms were updated a month ago. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-13.
  • Non-critical Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
    Inspector's note: It was observed that the children's bottles in five classrooms were not labeled. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-13.
Apr 23, 2025 · Inspection
1 deficiency cited
  • Critical Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Child 12 Years and Younger Must Not Ride in Front Seat
    Inspector's note: During the inspection an eleven years old child was observed riding in the front seat of the van. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
Mar 25, 2025 · Inspection
1 deficiency cited
  • Critical Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
    Inspector's note: There was no observed surfacing material in use zones around and under the rotating or moving equipment. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-04-10.
Nov 1, 2024 · Inspection
1 deficiency cited
  • Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
    Inspector's note: Infant feeding plans for 9 infants were not current. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-11-05.
Oct 18, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Aug 14, 2024 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Aug 7, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Jul 31, 2024 · Inspection
1 deficiency cited
  • Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
    Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-07-31.
Jun 3, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
1 deficiency cited
  • Critical Field Trips - Written List of Children
    Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-07-30.
Jun 3, 2024 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

May 31, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

May 3, 2024 · Inspection
1 deficiency cited
  • Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
    Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-05-03.
Apr 29, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
4 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
    Inspector's note: A 3-year-old child was disciplined inappropriately. The operation notified parents 4 days after the incident occurred. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-05-28.
  • Non-critical Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
    Inspector's note: An incident report was not provided to the parent of the child who was inappropriately disciplined on April 29th within 48 hours. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-05-28.
  • Critical Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
    Inspector's note: 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. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-05-28.
  • Critical Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
    Inspector's note: Based on findings during an investigation a three-year-old was inappropriately disciplined by spanking and kicking the child. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-05-28.
Apr 11, 2024 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Jan 23, 2024 · Inspection
3 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
    Inspector's note: Booster seats on transportation van were expired. Note: Seats were removed from van during inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-01-30.
  • Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
    Inspector's note: A caregiver was present with a pending background check. Note: The caregiver left during the inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-01-23.
  • Critical Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
    Inspector's note: The transportation van does not have a child safety alarm installed on it. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-01-30.

Records come from Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation. They describe conditions on the inspection date and may not reflect current conditions.