ACTIVE POOR Compliance

First Protestant School

205 S CASTELL AVE, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130

License #1690392 | Expires: May 31, 2019

Day Care Center
Type
251
Capacity
34
Inspections
31
Violations

Compliance Summary

7
Critical
17
Serious
7
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Jan 5, 2026 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Sep 22, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 31, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 17, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 2
Jul 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jun 26, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 23, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
May 21, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 16, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 13, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
May 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 7, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Apr 1, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 22, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Mar 10, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 10, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 3, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 22, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Oct 21, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Oct 8, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jul 18, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Jul 18, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jun 24, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 21, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Feb 7, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Mar 15, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Jan 24, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 17, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Apr 8, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Jun 25, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 3, 2021 OTHER Violations Found 1
May 6, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Apr 5, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 31, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

A fire drill was not conducted for the months of November and December.

Corrected: Jan 5, 2026

Serious Corrected

Two children were not buckled in during lunch time due to the bucket seats not having any seatbelts. This was corrected when a new seatbelt was found and another one ordered and the bucket seats removed until the seatbelts get put on.

Corrected: Jan 5, 2026

Serious Corrected

Several bottles were observed with the first name and no last initial. This was corrected when the bottles were labeled correctly.

Corrected: Jan 5, 2026

Serious Corrected

A caregiver was using a cell phone to create Tik Tok videos while caring for children.

Corrected: Sep 12, 2025

Critical Corrected

A caregiver was engaged in social media activity while caring for children.

Corrected: Sep 12, 2025

Serious Corrected

A plastic container in a 4-year-old room that holds toys was damaged, leaving rough edges that could pose a risk to children. This was corrected when the container was replaced. Rain gutters with sharp edges located on the playground were exposed to children.

Corrected: Jul 8, 2025

Serious Corrected

Several rooms had peeling paint on the wall exposed to children.

Corrected: Jul 8, 2025

Moderate Corrected

An incident report form was not used during an incident that involved the safety of children. Parents were informed about the incident via phone.

Corrected: Jun 11, 2025

Serious Corrected

A child was served an identified food that was listed on the child's food allergy emergency plan.

Corrected: May 30, 2025

Critical Corrected

Based on the information gathered from interviews, a teacher was heard using a yelling unpleasant type of tone with a child in the classroom. According to the information gathered during interviews the same teacher was heard humiliating a child in front of the other children.

Corrected: Mar 6, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The monthly maintenance checklist was last recorded in May.

Moderate Corrected

Two children's medication was found to be expired. This was corrected when the medication was set aside to return to parents at pick-up time. This was corrected when they were removed by the director to return to parents.

Serious Corrected

Several purses were observed in rooms that were accessible to children. This was CORRECTED when the purses were placed in a locked cabinet or up high.

Serious Corrected

The gas leak test was due in March 2024, and the last one was conducted on March 6, 2022.

Moderate Corrected

The incident report was shared with the parent verbally, but it was not signed within the 48-hour timeframe. The incident occurred on 10/7, and the report was signed on 10/21.

Critical Corrected

A staff was hired in March of 2023 and has been working in the operation without receiving the eligibility notification from the background check unit.

Serious Corrected

The daily buildings and grounds checklist was not available for review.

Serious Corrected

Three out of ten children were missing a special needs statement. This was corrected when the director updated the form.

Moderate Corrected

Two children's medication was found to be expired and one child was withdrawn from the center. This was corrected when the medication was set aside to return to parents at pick-up time and the other one was discarded.

Critical Corrected

The last fire inspection was conducted on 11/18/21. Fire inspections are due annually.

Serious Corrected

A two-year room was observed serving snack on a bare table. This was corrected when the caregivers were made aware and paper towels were given to the children.

Serious Corrected

The last time the fire extinguishers were serviced was in November 2021.

Serious Corrected

There was one child's medication missing a medication authorization from signed by a parent.

Critical Corrected

Based on the information gathered from interviews, a caregiver was heard using a yelling unpleasant type of tone with the children while in the classroom. The caregiver was also using a method of time-out by having the children face the wall.

Critical Corrected

A caregiver was observed in the infant room with direct access to children without receiving an eligibility letter from the background unit. This was corrected when the caregiver was removed out of the room.

Moderate Corrected

The promotion of Physical Activity was not available for review in the Operational Policies. This was corrected when it was added during the inspection.

Moderate Corrected

Two expired medications were observed. This was corrected when the director left them out to return to the parents at pick-up.

Serious Corrected

Two outlet covers were observed to be cracked and one was sharp to the touch. This was corrected when the outlet covers were replaced. Chip paint was observed on the wall in two rooms. This was corrected when maintenance was called to do the repair.

Serious Corrected

One teacher working in the infant room had an expired SIDS training. This was corrected when the director had the staff complete the training during the inspection.

Critical Corrected

A caregiver did not use good judgment when she allowed two-22 -month old's to stand on a two-step stool to do water play with a toy in the hand-washing sink. This resulted in a child falling and busting his lip open and had to get stitches.

Serious Corrected

There were several bottles observed in the infant room with only the first name and not the last initial. This was corrected when the last initial was added to the bottles.

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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.