Mrs. Val's Childcare

907 E LAKE ST, Brownfield, TX 79316 · Terry County

10cited violations

0serious

20inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:15 AM-05:15 PM
Director / administrator: Valerie Saenz
Phone: (806) 778-4725
Regulated since: Feb 25, 2022
HHSC IDs: Operation 1383857 · number 1725249
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Supervision & ratios 2
Records & paperwork 4
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	8	0	Supervision & ratios (2), Records & paperwork (4), Other (2)
2022	2	0	Illness & medication (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Dec 15, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  4 dogs were observed to be present that did not have a current vaccination record.
  
  HHSC 747.3703(a) — Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-01-09. Correction verified 2026-01-15.
- Supervision & ratios
  A first aid kit was observed to have alcohol wipes with an expiration date of 3/2025.
  
  HHSC 747.3803(b) — First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-16. Correction verified 2025-12-29.
- Other
  During the inspection it was observed that the primary caregiver last reviewed the CPSC website and signed the children's product certification form on 8/02/2021.
  
  HHSC 747.3935(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-16. Correction verified 2025-12-29.
- Records & paperwork
  A caregivers file ws observed to not have documentation of their hire date.
  
  HHSC 747.901(1) — Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-12-16. Correction verified 2025-12-29.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 15, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  4 dogs were observed to be present that did not have a current vaccination record.
  
  HHSC 747.3703(a) — Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-01-09. Correction verified 2026-01-15.
- Supervision & ratios
  A first aid kit was observed to have alcohol wipes with an expiration date of 3/2025.
  
  HHSC 747.3803(b) — First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-16. Correction verified 2025-12-29.
- Other
  During the inspection it was observed that the primary caregiver last reviewed the CPSC website and signed the children's product certification form on 8/02/2021.
  
  HHSC 747.3935(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-16. Correction verified 2025-12-29.
- Records & paperwork
  A caregivers file ws observed to not have documentation of their hire date.
  
  HHSC 747.901(1) — Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-12-16. Correction verified 2025-12-29.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Feb 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Feb 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 19, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 19, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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May 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 1, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 1, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 4, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Illness & medication
  Based on the evidence it determine that the operation did not notify Licensing timely of a communicable disease.
  
  HHSC 747.303(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-16. Correction verified 2022-02-18.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 4, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Illness & medication
  Based on the evidence it determine that the operation did not notify Licensing timely of a communicable disease.
  
  HHSC 747.303(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-16. Correction verified 2022-02-18.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 23, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 23, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 8, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 8, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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 Mrs. Val's Childcare, 907 E LAKE ST, Brownfield, TX 79316-3807 (operation ID 1383857, operation number 1725249), 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]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

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.