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Tivy Child Development Center
Licensed child care center
Corner of Tivy and 3Rd St
Kerrville, TX 78028
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Kerrville, TX
- Record Period
- 2022–2026
- Source Documents
- 19
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 18 licensing visits from March 2022 to May 2026, HHSC cited 27 deficiencies at Tivy Child Development Center; 27 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 18
- 2022–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
- Deficiencies
- 27
- Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
- Corrected
- 27
- Of 27 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
- Investigations
- 4
- Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them
Deficiencies by Year
- Deficiencies
- Of which, high risk
* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Deficiencies | Of which, high risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 27 of 27 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.
- 4 visits in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- The latest inspection, May 14, 2026, recorded 3 deficiencies (most serious: Medium-high risk).
What to Ask About
- Citation 746.307(b)(4), Cited in Three Visits
- Citation 746.1205(a)(4), Cited in Two Visits
- Citation 746.1301(5)(A), Cited in Two Visits
- Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training, Cited in Two Visits
- Citation 746.1301(a)(4)(A), Cited in Two Visits
- Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, Cited in Two Visits
- Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Tivy Child Development Center
- Address
- Corner of Tivy and 3Rd St, Kerrville, TX 78028
- Operation Number
- TX-850613
- License Type
- Licensed child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 56 children
- Permit
- Full Permit
- Ages Served
- infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten, school age
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026
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.
- 2026
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 746.1301(a)(2)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected May 27, 2026
- 746.1301(a)(4)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected May 27, 2026
- 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 May 22, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068325
- 2026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068324
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068323
- 2025
Investigation
5 deficiencies
- 746.2419(3)Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop BottlesHigh riskCorrected Dec 16, 2025
- 746.305(a)(6)Report Situation Placing Children at RiskHigh riskCorrected Dec 16, 2025
- 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 Dec 16, 2025
- 746.2429Covering Infant's Head or CribHigh riskCorrected Dec 16, 2025
- 746.307(b)(4)Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at RiskHigh riskCorrected Dec 16, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905207221
- 2025
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 746.5103Documentation of Fire InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 3, 2025
- 746.1301(a)(4)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 3, 2025
- 746.1301(a)(3)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue BreathingMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 3, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068322
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068321
- 2025
Investigation
1 deficiency
- 746.2407Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety StrapsMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 8, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905207220
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068320
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068319
- 2024
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068318
- 2024
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068317
- 2024
Investigation
3 deficiencies
Opened on a report the operation made itself.
- 746.305(a)(6)Report Situation Placing Children at RiskHigh riskCorrected Apr 1, 2024
- 746.307(b)(4)Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at RiskHigh riskCorrected Apr 1, 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 Apr 1, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905207219
- 2023
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068316
- 2022
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 746.603(a)(6)Children's Records - Vision and Hearing ScreeningLow riskCorrected Sep 23, 2022
- 746.1301(6)(A)Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 23, 2022
- 746.1301(5)(A)Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 23, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068315
- 2022
Inspection
6 deficiencies
- 746.1301(5)(A)Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 2, 2022
- 746.605(6)Required Admission Information - Emergency ContactMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 17, 2022
- 746.603(a)(6)Children's Records - Vision and Hearing ScreeningLow riskCorrected Sep 2, 2022
- 746.1301(6)(A)Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 2, 2022
- 746.5101(b)Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire MarshalMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 26, 2022
- 746.603(a)(3)Children's Records - Health StatementMedium riskCorrected Aug 26, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068314
- 2022
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068313
- 2022
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905068312
- 2022
Investigation
3 deficiencies
Opened on a report the operation made itself.
- 746.1203(4)Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of ChildrenHigh riskCorrected Apr 25, 2022
- 746.1203(2)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible ForHigh riskCorrected Apr 25, 2022
- 746.307(b)(4)Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at RiskMedium-high riskCorrected Apr 25, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905207218
Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Citation 746.307(b)(4), Cited in Three Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.307(b)(4) in March 2022, March 2024 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk. 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.
222222222223242424252525252525252626746.307(b)(4) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Citation 746.1205(a)(4), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1205(a)(4) in March 2024 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity. 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.
222222222223242424252525252525252626746.1205(a)(4) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Citation 746.1301(5)(A), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1301(5)(A) in August 2022 and September 2022. The agency describes it this way: Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222222223242424252525252525252626746.1301(5)(A) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1301(6)(A) in August 2022 and September 2022. The agency describes it this way: Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222222223242424252525252525252626746.1301(6)(A) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Citation 746.1301(a)(4)(A), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1301(a)(4)(A) in September 2025 and May 2026. The agency describes it this way: Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222222223242424252525252525252626746.1301(a)(4)(A) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.305(a)(6) in March 2024 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk. 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.
222222222223242424252525252525252626746.305(a)(6) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.603(a)(6) in August 2022 and September 2022. The agency describes it this way: Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening. None rose above low risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
222222222223242424252525252525252626746.603(a)(6) across all 18 visits, oldest to newest
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.
- 01
What changed after 746.307(b)(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.307(b)(4): cited in three visits, including high-risk standards.
- 02
What changed after 746.1205(a)(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.1205(a)(4): cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.
- 03
What changed after 746.1301(5)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.1301(5)(A): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 04
What changed after 746.1301(6)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 05
What changed after 746.1301(a)(4)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.1301(a)(4)(A): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 06
What changed after 746.305(a)(6) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.
- 07
What changed after 746.603(a)(6) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening: cited in two visits, none above low risk.
- 08
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.
- 09
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.
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)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 850613
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905207218
Visit Mar 30, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068312
Visit Apr 1, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068313
Visit May 9, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068314
Visit Aug 17, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068315
Visit Sep 12, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068316
Visit May 2, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905207219
Visit Mar 4, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068317
Visit Mar 7, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068318
Visit Apr 16, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068319
Visit Jan 14, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068320
Visit Apr 14, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905207220
Visit Aug 15, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068321
Visit Aug 25, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068322
Visit Sep 24, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905207221
Visit Nov 17, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068323
Visit Nov 19, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068324
Visit Jan 6, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905068325
Visit May 14, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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.
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