Nam Ok Cotham

3656 GAMBLE, Schertz, TX 78154 · Guadalupe County

8cited violations

2serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Registered child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Phone: (210) 862-9626
Regulated since: Jun 9, 2004
HHSC IDs: Operation 247569 · number 837867
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 4
Supervision & ratios 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Other (2)
2024	2	0	Illness & medication (2)
2022	4	2	Illness & medication (2), Supervision & ratios (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 16, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The provider did not have a current CPSC form at time of review.
  
  HHSC 747.3935(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-24. Correction verified 2026-07-17.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 16, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The provider did not have a current CPSC form at time of review.
  
  HHSC 747.3935(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-24. Correction verified 2026-07-17.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  A child's Epi-Pen medication expired 07/2023.
  
  HHSC 747.3609 — Medication No Longer Used
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-07-30. Correction verified 2024-07-30.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  A child's Epi-Pen medication expired 07/2023.
  
  HHSC 747.3609 — Medication No Longer Used
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-07-30. Correction verified 2024-07-30.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 13, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policies did not include information on safe sleep.
  
  HHSC 747.501(6) — Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-30. Correction verified 2022-09-22.
- Illness & medication Serious
  One out of the four children's records evaluated did not have an updated immunization record on file.
  
  HHSC 747.613(a) — Required Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-30. Correction verified 2022-09-21.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 13, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policies did not include information on safe sleep.
  
  HHSC 747.501(6) — Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-30. Correction verified 2022-09-22.
- Illness & medication Serious
  One out of the four children's records evaluated did not have an updated immunization record on file.
  
  HHSC 747.613(a) — Required Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-30. Correction verified 2022-09-21.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Nam Ok Cotham, 3656 GAMBLE, Schertz, TX 78154-2671 (operation ID 247569, operation number 837867), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.