Brilliant Star Child Learning Center
Brilliant Star Child Learning Center is a licensed child care center in La Vernia, TX, licensed for up to 85 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 9 times. Inspectors recorded 19 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (6 of 19). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 11% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 7 centers in La Vernia and better than 7% of licensed centers statewide.
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According to the Texas Comptroller website, the business entity's Franchise Tax Account Status is Inactive/Forfeited. The operation is currently providing care to children with an inactive status.
The last completed emergency drill was documented in September 2025. Fire drills are required to be performed and documented once a month. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the operation staff and children in care completed a fire drill.
Since November 14th, 2025, the operation has not designated a qualified director.
Recite: The operation did not provide training certificates for caregivers in required topics, such as Child Maltreatment and Understanding building and physical premises safety.
Recite: The operation did not provide training certificates for caregivers in required topics, such as Child Maltreatment, Emergency Preparedness, Administering medication, Preventing and Responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, and Understanding building and physical premises safety.
Six of the eight staff files reviewed did not have the Pre-employment affidavit, form 2912, available for review.
There was not documentation available for review to verify that the director is maintaining her hours present at the operation per. 746.1011. Noted: This was discussed with the director and her time was documented for the day.
The health inspection available for review was dated 7/24/24. There was not a current health inspection available for review.
The director's file did not have training certificates in required topics, such as Emergency Preparedness, Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, and Understanding building and physical premises safety, available for review. Additionally, the director did not have verification of training for additional required topics to include, caring for children under 24 months, and topics such as Child growth and development, Guidance and discipline, Age-appropriate curriculum, Teacher-child interaction, and Serving children with special care needs
Seven of the eight staff files reviewed had CPR certifications that were obtained through an online source that did not include hands-on skill-based instruction. The source of the training was American Health Care Academy.
One of the eight children's files reviewed did not include emergency care authorization. Additionally, the record did not include information for the child's physician or an emergency-care facility.
Four of the seven caregiver files reviewed did not have training certificates available for review that totaled the required 24 hours of training. . Additionally, one caregiver lacked training in caring for children under 24 months of age. and one caregiver lacked training in listed topics, such as, Child growth and development, Guidance and discipline, Age-appropriate curriculum, and Teacher-child interactions.
The fire inspection available for review was dated 8/23/24. There was not a current inspection available for review.
Four of the eight staff files reviewed were found to be missing required items, such as a date indicating when orientation was conducted and a signed and dated statement indicating the employee received the operational and personnel policies.
Two children who have been enrolled in care for over 12 months did not have a signed health care provider statement on file.
1 out of the 8 children's files evaluated did not have signed Emergency Care Authorization.
A child with a known allergy that requires medication did not have required information of special care needs on file.
Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity was missing from operational policies.
The loose-fill in the both the big and small playgrounds measured less than 6 inches in depth.
About this center
Common questions
Does Brilliant Star Child Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Brilliant Star Child Learning Center’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Brilliant Star Child Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Brilliant Star Child Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Brilliant Star Child Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Alamo area, which includes La Vernia, is $42.00 a day for infants, $40.40 a day for toddlers and $39.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Brilliant Star Child Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 7, 2026: “Franchise Tax Delinquent.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Brilliant Star Child Learning Center compare with other daycares in La Vernia?
It is #6 of 7 centers in La Vernia by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 7% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Brilliant Star Child Learning Center last inspected?
Aug 4, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1791367 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.