Sunshine Day Care Center
Sunshine Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Pearsall, TX, licensed for up to 85 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1987. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 24 times and investigated 10 reports. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 7 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (6 of 11). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 17 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 5 centers in Pearsall and better than 58% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
A child walked out of the classroom into the hallway unsupervised.
There were two separate incidents in which a caregiver stepped out of the infant room leaving the infant room out of ratio.
A caregiver in the infant room dozed off in the rocking chair while holding an infant during feeding.
A child went to the restroom and wondered into the next classroom over. There was no caregiver in the next classroom which left the child unsupervised.
A caregiver was observed on their tablet while they were suppose to be supervising children.
One infant was observed in the crib with a pacifier strap attached to the pacifier.
School age Caregiver, was unaware how many children she had in care.
Supervision was inadequate when the caregiver in the after school room left a child unsupervised in the restroom and another child unsupervised in the classroom.
This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegation and found to be deficient. Caregivers did not supervise the children appropriately when leaving the classroom without aa child and without counting the children.
Based on the caregiver's interviews the caregiver did not redirect the children in a positive manner.
Two out of eight infant feeding schedules were not updated in the past month.
About this center
Common questions
Does Sunshine Day Care Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Sunshine Day Care Center’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Sunshine Day Care Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Sunshine Day Care Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 7 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 19, 2025: “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 Sunshine Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Pearsall?
It is #3 of 5 centers in Pearsall by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 58% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Sunshine Day Care Center last inspected?
Jan 21, 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 138682 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.