ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Tender Care

605 E 4TH ST, HEARNE, TX 77859

License #900451 | Expires: Apr 15, 2009

Day Care Center
Type
12
Capacity
11
Inspections
26
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
15
Serious
7
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Oct 29, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 3, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 25, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Sep 24, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 5
Aug 12, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 28, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Aug 5, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 6
Sep 28, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Apr 10, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Oct 20, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Nov 17, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

The primary caregiver had first aid and CPR training that expired on 9/21/25.

Corrected: Oct 2, 2025

Serious Corrected

The primary caregiver had five three year olds and four two-year-olds in care. This was corrected during when the primary caregiver called an assistant caregiver to come help.

Corrected: Sep 25, 2025

Moderate Corrected

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that the child-care home was out of ratio during a field trip, as there was a thirteen-month-old, ten two-year-olds, and a three-year-old with one caregiver.

Corrected: Oct 22, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that five of the children who went on a field trip did not have completed emergency medical consent forms and the children on the field trip were not wearing any identification with the child-care home's name and phone number.

Corrected: Oct 29, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that the primary caregiver did not know the number of children they were responsible for during a field trip.

Corrected: Oct 22, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that children were left unsupervised during a field trip when a caregiver left the field trip location while the primary caregiver was in a different room and unaware of the children's ongoing activities.

Corrected: Oct 22, 2025

Serious Corrected

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence to determine that the primary caregiver provided an inspector with incorrect ages of children during a field trip and did not have information with the correct ages on hand.

Corrected: Oct 22, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The first aid kit did not have a guide to first aid.

Corrected: Aug 8, 2025

Serious Corrected

There were no recorded fire, severe weather, or lockdown drills in 2025 and no record of testing the fire safety equipment. A fire drill was completed during the inspection and the children were able to exit in less than three minutes. The smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, and fire extinguisher were also checked during the insepction.

Corrected: Aug 15, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The children's product certification form was last signed in 2023.

Corrected: Aug 15, 2025

Serious Corrected

The gate leading to the playground was broken; the inside of the home was cluttered with toys, books, bins, boxes, and other various items; and there was a bottle of Lysol on a bookshelf within reach of children. During the inspection, the Lysol was moved out of the reach of children.

Moderate Corrected

Two children out of 5 did not have a current immunization record on file.

Serious Corrected

Observed the grass on the playgroung to be high. Also observed the entry way to the playground to be blocked by toys, and equipment.

Critical Corrected

The operation did not have a working fire extinguisher that could be reviewed.

Serious Corrected

Observed the operation did not have a fire drill completed since 9/13/2023. A fire drill was completed during the inspection and everone was able to exit in 1 minute and 7 seconds.

Serious Corrected

Observed an assistant caregvier without 24 hours of training. The training that was oberved in the file was from 2019 and older.

Serious Corrected

The fire extinguisher in the home was bought in 2021 and had not been serviced since the purchase.

Serious Corrected

One child in care has a peanut allergy and the operation did not have a food allergy plan on file.

Serious Corrected

There was cluttered (toys, clothes, boxes) observed in the classroom utilized by the children. The infant room was observed to have an obstructed pathway. The outside area was observed to have furnishings and random items piled together.

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not have a CPSC form for review.

Serious Corrected

The operation did not have an Emergency Preparedness Plan for review.

Moderate Corrected

While conducting an assessment it was found the operation did not update liability insurance by the annual anniversary date of 11/2/22.

Serious Corrected

Observed 3 children sitting in high chairs that were no strapped into the device. This was corrected at inspection when the children were removed from the high chairs.

Serious Corrected

Observed 2 boards missing out of the wooden fence which children could get out of. I also observed a small amount of trash to include a grill lighter on the ground in the reach of the children.

Moderate Corrected

Observed 4 children records out of 10 children. All four records were missing health statements from the doctor. I spoke to the primary caregiver about the importance of health statements.

Serious Corrected

During the inspection it was found that the fire extinguisher has not been serviced. The operation purchased it last November and there is no receipt to show purchase date.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.