The Vardell Report.Abc Lighthouse Childcare Center

Across 16 licensing visits from November 2021 to June 2026, HHSC cited 38 deficiencies at Abc Lighthouse Childcare Center; 38 have a recorded correction.

Visits

16

2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments

Deficiencies

38

Standards cited by HHSC inspectors

Corrected

38

Of 38 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date

Investigations

1

Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.

1. Jun 182026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148369

2. Jun 112026

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.1205(a)(3)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and agesMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 11, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148368

3. Nov 52025

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148367

4. Oct 272025

   Inspection

   2 deficiencies

   • 746.1205(a)(2)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible forHigh riskCorrected Oct 27, 2025
   • 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 7, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148366

5. Mar 42025

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148365

6. Feb 242025

   Inspection

   4 deficiencies

   • 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 7, 2025
   • 746.2419(3)Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop BottlesHigh riskCorrected Feb 24, 2025
   • 746.4751(b)Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance ChecklistMedium riskCorrected Feb 28, 2025
   • 746.4135(a)Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe productsMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 28, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148364

7. Nov 252024

   Inspection

   4 deficiencies

   • 746.603(a)(3)Children's Records - Health StatementMedium riskCorrected Dec 2, 2024
   • 746.5205(3)Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar yearMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 26, 2024
   • 746.5205(2)Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar yearMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 26, 2024
   • 746.5205(1)Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 13, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148363

8. Apr 162024

   Investigation

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905237644

9. Mar 202024

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Apr 10, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148362

10. Mar 62024

    Inspection

    12 deficiencies

    • 746.2429Covering Infant's Head or CribHigh riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024
    • 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024
    • 746.3901(2)Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary ConditionsMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 7, 2024
    • 746.1013(c)Director's Absence - Employees Know Who Is in ChargeMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 13, 2024
    • 746.2426(a)(1)Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive DeviceHigh riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024
    • 746.3503(b)Diaper Changing Equipment - No Play or Eating Surfaces UsedMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024
    • 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024
    • 746.2401(7)Basic Requirements for Infants - Never UnsupervisedHigh riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024
    • 746.5603(c)Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained SafelyMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024
    • 746.3407(8)Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary MannerMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024
    • 746.2424Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or MatHigh riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024
    • 746.605(12)Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical AuthorizationHigh riskCorrected Mar 6, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148361

11. Aug 92023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148360

12. Mar 72023

    Inspection

    8 deficiencies

    • 746.2201Planned Activities Designed to Meet Individual NeedsMedium riskCorrected Mar 7, 2023
    • 746.2207(a)Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under TwoMedium riskCorrected Mar 7, 2023
    • 746.1203(3)(D)Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video gamesMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 7, 2023
    • 746.3429(a)Children Not Allowed in Areas with Pesticide ResidueMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 7, 2023
    • 746.2403(2)Infant Care Area - Safe, Open Floor SpaceMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 7, 2023
    • 746.3501(1)Diaper Changing Steps- PromptMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 7, 2023
    • 746.5015(c)Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's ReachMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 7, 2023
    • 746.2401(3)Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and ComfortingMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 7, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148359

13. Aug 152022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148358

14. Feb 282022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148357

15. Dec 212021

    Inspection

    6 deficiencies

    • 746.5205(2)Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar yearMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.5537(a)(3)Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and InstallationMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.5205(3)Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar yearMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.4135(b)Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.5307(a)Inspect Fire Extinguishers MonthlyMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.5205(1)Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148356

16. Nov 82021

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905148355

Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1. 1

   Safety - Areas Free From Hazards, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.3701 in March 2024 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222232324242424252525252626746.3701 across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
2. 2

   Citation 746.5101(a), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.5101(a) in March 2024 and March 2024. The agency describes it this way: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222232324242424252525252626746.5101(a) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
3. 3

   Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.5205(1) in December 2021 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222232324242424252525252626746.5205(1) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
4. 4

   Citation 746.5205(2), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.5205(2) in December 2021 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222232324242424252525252626746.5205(2) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
5. 5

   Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.5205(3) in December 2021 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222232324242424252525252626746.5205(3) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

1. 01

   What changed after 746.3701 was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Safety - Areas Free From Hazards: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

2. 02

   What changed after 746.5101(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 746.5101(a): cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.

3. 03

   What changed after 746.5205(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

4. 04

   What changed after 746.5205(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 746.5205(2): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

5. 05

   What changed after 746.5205(3) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

6. 06

   What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?

   Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.

7. 07

   Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?

   HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.

Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.

• Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1728947

  Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148355

  Visit Nov 8, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148356

  Visit Dec 21, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148357

  Visit Feb 28, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148358

  Visit Aug 15, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148359

  Visit Mar 7, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148360

  Visit Aug 9, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148361

  Visit Mar 6, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148362

  Visit Mar 20, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905237644

  Visit Apr 16, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148363

  Visit Nov 25, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148364

  Visit Feb 24, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148365

  Visit Mar 4, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148366

  Visit Oct 27, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148367

  Visit Nov 5, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148368

  Visit Jun 11, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905148369

  Visit Jun 18, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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