La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care
La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care is a licensed child care center in La Vernia, TX, licensed for up to 150 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2002. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 34 times and investigated 17 reports. Inspectors recorded 22 citations, 12 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (10 of 22). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 14% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #2 of 7 centers in La Vernia and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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During the investigation, it was noted a child was left unsupervised for less than one minute in the office.
Two infants were found to have expired written feeding instructions.
Cleaning supplies were stored unsecured under the hand washing sinks in two bathrooms located in the Family Life Building used by children.
During an investigation, it was determined that a child was left in a bathroom unsupervised for approximately three minutes until found.
The operational policies do not meet minimum standards.
A child subsequently gained access to the knife and sustained a minor cut.
One out of the medications inspected was expired on July 2024.
One out of the ten reviewed children files did not have the updated and required information for the food allergy emergency plan.
There was approximately one inch of loose fill at the end of the slide. This was corrected at inspection when a staff member distributed the loose fill to the necessary spot to maintain the 6 inch loose fill requirement.
Gas was last inspected on 01/29/2020.
Training for SIDS for 2023-2024 was unavailable for review.
Medications were observed to have expired for children no longer enrolled.
A child was left unattended in a restroom down the hallway from the classroom. The caregivers did not conduct a name to face count prior to leaving the restroom or upon arriving at their assigned classroom.
Based on the information provided, a child was wandering the hallway unsupervised.
A child was left in a classroom unsupervised; line of sight was lost when the door was closed, and class was in the restroom.
A caregiver did not double check to ensure she had all the children after leaving the bathroom and one child was left in the bathroom. Two additional caregivers walked into the bathroom; however, they were not responsible for this child and were not aware that the child was in the bathroom.
Two children were left unsupervised in the restroom.
A child was left unsupervised by a caregiver for one minute during naptime.
The Child Product Safety Commission form available was dated 09/06/2020. This is outside of the required annual update. This was corrected at inspection when the director updated and posted a new Child Product Safety Commission form which was dated 09/09/2022.
Garbage can in the three year old classroom was missing it lid. Lid was broken and garbage was accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection when director replaced garbage can with a working lid.
During of the course of the investigation it was proven a four year old child was left unattended in classroom for two minutes.
A sixteen month old left was unsupervised in the hallway about one minute
About this center
Common questions
Does La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care 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 La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 12 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 13, 2026: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care compare with other daycares in La Vernia?
It is #2 of 7 centers in La Vernia by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was La Vernia United Methodist Church Child Care last inspected?
Sep 14, 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 814187 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.