The Vardell Report.The Learning Tree

Across 18 licensing visits from February 2022 to July 2026, HHSC cited 28 deficiencies at The Learning Tree; 28 have a recorded correction.

Visits

18

2022–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments

Deficiencies

28

Standards cited by HHSC inspectors

Corrected

28

Of 28 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 212026

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.901(5)Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)Medium-low riskCorrected Jul 21, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087495

2. Aug 262025

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Sep 5, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087494

3. Oct 292024

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087493

4. Jul 252024

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087492

5. May 292024

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087491

6. May 242024

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.1605(1)Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in AgeMedium-high riskCorrected May 24, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087490

7. Apr 162024

   Investigation

   4 deficiencies

   • 746.305(a)(6)Report Situation Placing Children at RiskHigh riskCorrected May 21, 2024
   • 746.2805(6)Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane LanguageHigh riskCorrected May 21, 2024
   • 746.2805(3)Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and PullingHigh riskCorrected May 21, 2024
   • 746.307(b)(4)Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at RiskHigh riskCorrected May 21, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905215188

8. Jan 82024

   Inspection

   7 deficiencies

   • 746.1301(a)(1)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - OrientationMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 12, 2024
   • 746.5205(4)Documentation of DrillsMedium riskCorrected Jan 19, 2024
   • 746.605(6)Required Admission Information - Emergency ContactMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 12, 2024
   • 746.611(a)(3)Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statementMedium riskCorrected Jan 26, 2024
   • 746.1309(e)Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium riskCorrected Jan 19, 2024
   • 746.1309(c)Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatmentMedium riskCorrected Jan 19, 2024
   • 746.613(a)Required ImmunizationsHigh riskCorrected Jan 19, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087489

9. Feb 152023

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 15, 2023

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087488

10. Jan 172023

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087487

11. Dec 122022

    Investigation

    1 deficiency

    • 746.3803(a)(1)Medication Authorization - Signed and DatedMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 12, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905215187

12. Sep 272022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087486

13. Sep 162022

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905215186

14. Aug 172022

    Inspection

    4 deficiencies

    • 746.5205(4)Documentation of DrillsMedium riskCorrected Aug 24, 2022
    • 746.3407(12)Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Aug 17, 2022
    • 746.1301(7)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 22, 2022
    • 746.1311(d)Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 monthsMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 22, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087485

15. Mar 162022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087484

16. Mar 72022

    Inspection

    6 deficiencies

    • 746.1301(6)(A)Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 21, 2022
    • 746.2209Posting of Activity PlanMedium riskCorrected Mar 8, 2022
    • 746.2431Infant Daily Report - Share with ParentMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 7, 2022
    • 746.4901(a)Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary SurfacingMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 15, 2022
    • 746.605(6)Required Admission Information - Emergency ContactMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 9, 2022
    • 746.1301(5)(A)Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 21, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087483

17. Feb 112022

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Feb 25, 2022
    • 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected Feb 14, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905087482

18. Feb 82022

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905215185

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

   Citation 746.5101(a), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.5101(a) in February 2022 and August 2025. 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.

   222222222222222223232424242424242526746.5101(a) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest
2. 2

   Documentation of Drills, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.5205(4) in August 2022 and January 2024. The agency describes it this way: Documentation of Drills. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   222222222222222223232424242424242526746.5205(4) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest
3. 3

   Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.605(6) in March 2022 and January 2024. The agency describes it this way: Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   222222222222222223232424242424242526746.605(6) 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 746.5101(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?

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

2. 02

   What changed after 746.5205(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Documentation of Drills: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

3. 03

   What changed after 746.605(6) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

4. 04

   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.

5. 05

   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 · 1354110

  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 · 905215185

  Visit Feb 8, 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 · 905087482

  Visit Feb 11, 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 · 905087483

  Visit Mar 7, 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 · 905087484

  Visit Mar 16, 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 · 905087485

  Visit Aug 17, 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 · 905215186

  Visit Sep 16, 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 · 905087486

  Visit Sep 27, 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 · 905215187

  Visit Dec 12, 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 · 905087487

  Visit Jan 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 · 905087488

  Visit Feb 15, 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 · 905087489

  Visit Jan 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 · 905215188

  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 · 905087490

  Visit May 24, 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 · 905087491

  Visit May 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 · 905087492

  Visit Jul 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 · 905087493

  Visit Oct 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 · 905087494

  Visit Aug 26, 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 · 905087495

  Visit Jul 21, 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.