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Guiding Light Child Care Learning Center

1420 N Newsom St, Mineola, TX 75773 · Wood County (903) 569-9242 License #867023 · first licensed May 7, 2007
18
inspections on file
16
recorded violations
4
health & safety class
Mar 27, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Inspection history for Guiding Light Child Care Learning Center
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Mar 27, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Mar 3, 2026InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Nov 21, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Nov 20, 2025ReportDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Apr 8, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Mar 25, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Apr 23, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jun 6, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
May 19, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited5Agency record
Sep 14, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Sep 13, 2022ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 19, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Aug 17, 2022ReportDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Jul 29, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jul 21, 2022ReportDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Jun 23, 2022InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Dec 10, 2021InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Dec 8, 2021ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Mar 3, 2026Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills

“At the inspection, the emergency fire drills have not been conducted or documented since October of 2025.”

Corrected Mar 17, 2026
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4135(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification

“At the inspection, the annual certification of the children's products is dated 1/1/2025 and has expired.”

Corrected Mar 17, 2026
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5307(b) — Fire Extinguishers Serviced

“At the inspection, the fire extinguishers have expired and are due for service.”

Corrected Mar 17, 2026
Nov 20, 2025Report · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.307(c) — Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries

“This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The operation did not inform the parent at pick up time about the bite marks the child received that morning while in care.”

Corrected Dec 19, 2025
Mar 25, 2025Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4751(c) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

“At the inspection, three boards are broken on the fence of the infant playground and need to be replaced.”

Corrected Apr 15, 2025
May 19, 2023Inspection · 5 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1301(a)(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training

“At the inspection, 1 out 6 training records reviewed did not meet the required 24 hours of annual training, and the caregiver needs 9 hours to complete the training year 2021-2022.”

Corrected Jun 16, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“At the inspection, the operation did not have a passed fire inspection report.”

Corrected May 22, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations

“At the inspection, 1 out of 7 children's records did not include an updated immunization record.”

Corrected Jun 2, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.605(15) — Required Admission Information - Special School-age Permissions

“At the inspection, 2 out 7 children's records reviewed did not include the parental permission for the school age children to ride the public school bus.”

Corrected Jun 2, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

“At the inspection, the loose-fill does not meet the required depth of 6 inches for the climbing equipment present on the playground. The mulch measured less than 1 inch deep.”

Corrected Jun 2, 2023
Aug 17, 2022Report · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. A caregiver inappropriately disciplined a child by grabbing a child's face in a harsh manner between her thumb and fingers while aggressively holding the child's face.”

Corrected Aug 31, 2022
Jul 21, 2022Report · 2 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined the director did not use good judgement when observed in video using inappropriate discipline actions with a child.”

Corrected Sep 1, 2022
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined a caregiver did not exhibit acceptable discipline and guidance with children by placing their hands behind their back inappropriately.”

Corrected Sep 1, 2022
Jun 23, 2022Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3317(6) — Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders

“A group of children were eating snack from the bare table and did not use a sanitary surface.”

Corrected Jun 23, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“1 out of the 2 infant written feeding instructions had not been updated since 3/18/2022.”

Corrected Jun 30, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4907(a)(1) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

“The loose-fill on the playground measured 1 1/2 inches deep at the slide exit of the climbing equipment and does not meet the 6 inch surfacing material requirement.”

Corrected Jul 21, 2022

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