Bright Star Learning Center
30310 STATE HIGHWAY 249, Tomball, TX 77375 · Harris County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 68
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Marine Hernandez
- Phone
- (281) 516-2960
- Regulated since
- May 4, 2010
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 633769 · number 1124906
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | Safety & premises (2) |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | Staff background & training (2) |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (2) |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | Staff background & training (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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May 18, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 13, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 16, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
One playground structure has five loose screws and two holes on the equipment.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-01-30. Correction verified 2026-02-06.
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Safety & premises Serious
The fire extinguisher in the vehicle was not in a located that secured the extinguisher.
HHSC 746.5617(a)(5) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-01-23. Correction verified 2026-02-05.
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Safety & premises
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Sep 2, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 19, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 20, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
While evaluating personnel trainings it was observed that the director had 9 hours of the required 30 hours of training for the evaluation year. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection due to the director having obtained 21 hours of trainings for the current training year. These trainings were counted and will be recompleted by the director.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(6)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-02-20.
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Safety & premises
While reviewing 10 childrens files, the following was observed: One child did not have an emergency care authorization. Two children did not have an Emergency Contact Address. One Child did not have a Health Statement.
HHSC 746.603(a) — Children's Records Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-03-06. Correction verified 2025-03-19.
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Staff background & training
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Feb 7, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
As of 2/7/2025, the operation has not completed the survey for Employees Who Left Employment in 2024. A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 Survey data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-02-14. Correction verified 2025-02-10.
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Supervision & ratios
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Jan 22, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 Survey data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-24. Correction verified 2025-02-07.
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Records & paperwork
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Feb 26, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
One caregiver had 6 of the required 24 training hours for the evaluation year.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(5)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-11. Correction verified 2024-02-29.
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Staff background & training
The driver and director do not have documentation of current 2 hours of transportation training.
HHSC 746.1301(a)(7)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-08. Correction verified 2024-03-19.
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Staff background & training
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Sep 28, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
6 childrens records were evaluated and the following was observed: 1 child did not have Healthcare Information or an Emergency Care Authorization 1 child did not have an address for their emergency contact. 1 child did not have updated immunizations on file.
HHSC 746.603(a) — Children's Records Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-10-05. Correction verified 2023-10-18.
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Illness & medication
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Mar 14, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
The first aid kit in the transportation van did not have scissors. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when scissors were added to the first aid kit.
HHSC 746.4003(a)(5) — First Aid Kit Incomplete - Scissors
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-03-14.
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Safety & premises
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Mar 8, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The Operational Policies were missing the following: Transportation, Field Trips and Water Activities.
HHSC 746.201(1) — Policies Comply with Rules
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-03-22. Correction verified 2023-03-14.
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Safety & premises
5 childrens files were missing the following: One child was missing the addmision date, Transportation, Field Trip and Water activities permission as well as healthcare information and emergency care authorization. The child was missing a hearing and vision test. Two children were missing healthcare information and emergency care authorization. One child was missing the admission date, healthcare information and emergency care authorization. One child was missing an emergency contact address and admission date.
HHSC 746.603(a) — Children's Records Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-03-22. Correction verified 2023-03-14.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Jan 27, 2023 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operation did report the number of employees by the required date of 1/21/23.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-02-01. Correction verified 2023-01-27.
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Supervision & ratios
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Sep 27, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 30, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
At arrival Infant room had 1 caregiver to 5 infants. A second caregiver was placed in the infant room immediately.
HHSC 746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-08-18.
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Supervision & ratios
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Jan 25, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 4, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 15, 2021 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
operation has been using their own contact e-mail address and a secondary contact e-mail address when submitting a background checks. Email addresses must belong to the belong to the subject of the background check.
HHSC 746.201(6) — Background Checks Kept Confidential
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-10-18. Correction verified 2021-10-19.
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Staff background & training
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