The Vardell Report.Bright Stars CDC

Across 18 licensing visits from November 2021 to July 2026, HHSC cited 34 deficiencies at Bright Stars CDC; 34 have a recorded correction.

Visits

18

2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments

Deficiencies

34

Standards cited by HHSC inspectors

Corrected

34

Of 34 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date

Investigations

4

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. Jul 222026

   Inspection

   3 deficiencies

   • 746.5202(1)Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down proceduresMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 5, 2026
   • 746.5202(5)Emergency Preparedness Plan-Reunification PlanMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 5, 2026
   • 746.5202(4)Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children ReleasedMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 5, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082491

2. Jul 312025

   Inspection

   5 deficiencies

   • 746.801(3)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training RecordsMedium riskCorrected Aug 8, 2025
   • 746.605(13)Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age ChildMedium riskCorrected Aug 15, 2025
   • 746.603(a)(3)Children's Records - Health StatementMedium riskCorrected Aug 15, 2025
   • 746.605(16)Required Admission Information - Water Activity PermissionMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 15, 2025
   • 746.1105(4)Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)Low riskCorrected Aug 8, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082490

3. Jan 312025

   Assessment

   2 deficiencies

   • 745.651(2)(A)Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current listMedium riskCorrected Feb 4, 2025
   • 746.303(b)Report Number of EmployeesMedium-low riskCorrected Feb 4, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905251567

4. Aug 162024

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.3407(12)Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Aug 16, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082489

5. Feb 292024

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082488

6. Feb 202024

   Inspection

   2 deficiencies

   • 746.2911Adequate Lighting During NaptimeMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 20, 2024
   • 746.1205(a)(4)Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activityHigh riskCorrected Feb 20, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082487

7. Feb 82024

   Investigation

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905213290

8. Oct 122023

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082486

9. Oct 22023

   Investigation

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905213289

10. Sep 202023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082485

11. Sep 62023

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905213288

12. Aug 182023

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 745.651(2)(A)Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current listMedium riskCorrected Aug 21, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082484

13. Aug 172023

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905213287

14. Jan 272023

    Assessment

    1 deficiency

    • 746.303(b)Report Number of EmployeesMedium-low riskCorrected Jan 27, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905251566

15. Nov 282022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082483

16. Mar 22022

    Assessment

    1 deficiency

    • 746.303(b)Report Number of EmployeesMedium-low riskCorrected Mar 2, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905251565

17. Dec 212021

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082482

18. Nov 292021

    Inspection

    18 deficiencies

    • 746.3421(b)Infant Handwashing - Raised to SinkMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 29, 2021
    • 746.611(b)Health Statement on File within 1 Week of AdmissionMedium riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.605(6)Required Admission Information - Emergency ContactMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.605(11)Required Admission Information - Physician InformationMedium riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.201(1)Policies Comply with RulesHigh riskCorrected Feb 4, 2022
    • 746.1203(2)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible ForHigh riskCorrected Nov 29, 2021
    • 746.2207(c)(4)Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest TimesMedium riskCorrected Nov 29, 2021
    • 746.2431Infant Daily Report - Share with ParentMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 29, 2021
    • 746.1301(1)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - OrientationMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.1203(4)Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Nov 29, 2021
    • 746.605(14)Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age ChildMedium riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.1003(1)Director Responsibilities - Operate in ComplianceHigh riskCorrected Nov 29, 2021
    • 746.1309(e)Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.401(9)Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last nameMedium-low riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.1311(e)Director Annual Training - Additional required topicsMedium riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.2507(1)Activities for Toddlers - Outdoor PlayMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.2206(1)Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play OpportunitiesMedium riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022
    • 746.3419Handwashing ProceduresMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 29, 2021

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905082481

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

   Report Number of Employees, Cited in Three Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.303(b) in March 2022, January 2023 and January 2025. The agency describes it this way: Report Number of Employees. None rose above medium-low risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   212122222323232323232324242424252526746.303(b) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest
2. 2

   Citation 745.651(2)(A), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 745.651(2)(A) in August 2023 and January 2025. The agency describes it this way: Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   212122222323232323232324242424252526745.651(2)(A) across all 18 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 746.303(b) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Report Number of Employees: cited in three visits, none above medium-low risk.

2. 02

   What changed after 745.651(2)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 745.651(2)(A): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

3. 03

   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.

4. 04

   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 · 1075446

  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 · 905082481

  Visit Nov 29, 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 · 905082482

  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 · 905251565

  Visit Mar 2, 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 · 905082483

  Visit Nov 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 · 905251566

  Visit Jan 27, 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 · 905213287

  Visit Aug 17, 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 · 905082484

  Visit Aug 18, 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 · 905213288

  Visit Sep 6, 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 · 905082485

  Visit Sep 20, 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 · 905213289

  Visit Oct 2, 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 · 905082486

  Visit Oct 12, 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 · 905213290

  Visit Feb 8, 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 · 905082487

  Visit Feb 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 · 905082488

  Visit Feb 29, 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 · 905082489

  Visit Aug 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 · 905251567

  Visit Jan 31, 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 · 905082490

  Visit Jul 31, 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 · 905082491

  Visit Jul 22, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

Data architecture: Cierto supplies the source-backed machine-readable bundle. Life by Vardell independently creates the narrative, design, and consumer report.