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St. John Lutheran Parochial Day Care

Licensed child care center

594 S Center St
Marion, TX 78124

Report Date
Nov 1, 2026
Data Through
Oct 31, 2026
Report ID
VR-TX-112978-2611
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Provider Category
Childcare
Location
Marion, TX
Record Period
2021–2026
Source Documents
16
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01

The Essentials

Summary

Across 15 licensing visits from December 2021 to April 2026, HHSC cited 11 deficiencies at St. John Lutheran Parochial Day Care; 11 have a recorded correction.

Visits
15
2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies
11
Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected
11
Of 11 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations
3
Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Deficiencies by Year

  • Deficiencies
  • Of which, high risk
2021: 0 deficiencies across 2 visits020212 visits2022: 4 deficiencies across 6 visits420226 visits2023: 3 deficiencies across 3 visits; of which, high risk: 1320233 visits2024: 1 deficiency across 1 visit120241 visit2025: 2 deficiencies across 1 visit220251 visit2026: 1 deficiency across 2 visits12026*2 visits2021: 0 deficiencies across 2 visits020212 visits2022: 4 deficiencies across 6 visits420226 visits2023: 3 deficiencies across 3 visits; of which, high risk: 1320233 visits2024: 1 deficiency across 1 visit120241 visit2025: 2 deficiencies across 1 visit220251 visit2026: 1 deficiency across 2 visits12026*2 visits

* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.

Deficiencies by year
YearVisitsDeficienciesOf which, high risk
2021200
2022640
2023331
2024110
2025120
2026210

What the Record Shows

  • 11 of 11 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
  • 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.
  • 3 visits in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
  • The latest inspection, April 2, 2026, recorded 1 deficiency (most serious: Medium-high risk).
02

Chronology

Inspection History

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. 2026

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.5205(1)Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 10, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038147

  2. 2026

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038146

  3. 2025

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.3503(a)Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean SurfaceMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 16, 2025
    • 746.801(8)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance RecordsMedium riskCorrected Apr 21, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038145

  4. 2024

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.1311(d)Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 monthsMedium-high riskCorrected May 1, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038144

  5. 2023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038143

  6. 2023

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.1315(a)Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.Medium-high riskCorrected Jun 16, 2023
    • 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 13, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038142

  7. 2023

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.3807(1)Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to ChildrenHigh riskCorrected May 22, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038141

  8. 2022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038140

  9. 2022

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.2421(b)Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 DaysMedium riskCorrected Jun 17, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038139

  10. 2022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038138

  11. 2022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038137

  12. 2022

    Investigation

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.3407(11)Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 23, 2022
    • 746.3417(3)Children Handwashing After Toileting or DiaperingMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 23, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905194659

  13. 2022

    Investigation

    1 deficiency

    Opened on a report the operation made itself.

    • 746.305(a)(4)Report Outbreak of Communicable IllnessMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 28, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905194658

  14. 2021

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905038136

  15. 2021

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Opened on a report the operation made itself.

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905194657

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

03

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

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

No citation repeats across the 15 visits in this window, and no deficiency is waiting on a verified correction. That is what the record shows; it is not a judgment of care. The questions that follow still apply.

    04

    For Your Next Visit

    Questions to Ask on Your Visit

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

    1. 01

      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.

    2. 02

      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.

    05

    The Evidence

    Sources and Coverage

    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 · 112978

      Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905194657

      Visit Dec 9, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038136

      Visit Dec 17, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905194658

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

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905194659

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

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038137

      Visit Feb 25, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038138

      Visit Mar 30, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038139

      Visit Jun 14, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038140

      Visit Dec 13, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038141

      Visit May 22, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038142

      Visit Jun 13, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038143

      Visit Oct 23, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038144

      Visit Apr 23, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038145

      Visit Apr 16, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038146

      Visit Mar 10, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗
    • 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 · 905038147

      Visit Apr 2, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

      View Dataset ↗

    Coverage

    Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026

    • This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
    • Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
    • HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.

    What This Report Cannot Tell You

    Inspector narratives
    Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
    Enforcement actions
    HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
    Complaints not investigated
    Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
    Staff qualifications and turnover
    Not part of the published licensing record.

    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.