Harper Community Preschool

1099 S RANCH ROAD 783, Harper, TX 78631 · Gillespie County

14cited violations

2serious

22inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 37
Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:00 PM
Director / administrator: Vicki Westbrook
Phone: (830) 864-4848
Regulated since: Aug 30, 2004
HHSC IDs: Operation 255527 · number 841443
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 2
Illness & medication 6
Supervision & ratios 4
Discipline & child guidance 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Illness & medication (2)
2023	6	2	Cleanliness & sanitation (2), Illness & medication (2), Discipline & child guidance (2)
2022	2	0	Illness & medication (2)
2021	4	0	Supervision & ratios (4)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  One out of five child files evaluated was missing page two of their vaccination record that included Hep A, Varicella, and MMR.
  
  HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-25. Correction verified 2026-09-01.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  One out of five child files evaluated was missing page two of their vaccination record that included Hep A, Varicella, and MMR.
  
  HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-25. Correction verified 2026-09-01.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 19, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  Garbage cans in 2 out of 4 classrooms did not have a lid preventing children from having access to the contents.
  
  HHSC 746.3407(8) — Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-22. Correction verified 2023-10-06.
- Illness & medication
  One out of four child files evaluated was missing an updated immunization record.
  
  HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-10-06.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 19, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  Garbage cans in 2 out of 4 classrooms did not have a lid preventing children from having access to the contents.
  
  HHSC 746.3407(8) — Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-22. Correction verified 2023-10-06.
- Illness & medication
  One out of four child files evaluated was missing an updated immunization record.
  
  HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-10-06.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 18, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  A caregiver hit the top of a child's hand to stop the child from getting into a trashcan in the room.
  
  HHSC 746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-09-22. Correction verified 2023-10-06.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 18, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  A caregiver hit the top of a child's hand to stop the child from getting into a trashcan in the room.
  
  HHSC 746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-09-22. Correction verified 2023-10-06.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 26, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  1 out of 5 child files evaluated for immunization records was missing an updated record for a child, 32 mos. The child was missing their 4th DTaP and 4th PCV vaccinations.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-11-11. Correction verified 2022-11-14.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 26, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  1 out of 5 child files evaluated for immunization records was missing an updated record for a child, 32 mos. The child was missing their 4th DTaP and 4th PCV vaccinations.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-11-11. Correction verified 2022-11-14.
HHSC inspection history
May 10, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 10, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 2, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 2, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 29, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation's emergency preparedness plan did not contain information on how the operation will evacuate children who are not mobile and under 24 mos of age.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(1) — Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-03. Correction verified 2021-12-06.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation's emergency preparedness plan did not contain information on how the staff will ensure to provide continuous care to the children at the relocation site during an emergency evacuation.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(4) — Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-03. Correction verified 2021-12-06.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 29, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation's emergency preparedness plan did not contain information on how the operation will evacuate children who are not mobile and under 24 mos of age.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(1) — Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-03. Correction verified 2021-12-06.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation's emergency preparedness plan did not contain information on how the staff will ensure to provide continuous care to the children at the relocation site during an emergency evacuation.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(4) — Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-03. Correction verified 2021-12-06.
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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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 Harper Community Preschool, 1099 S RANCH ROAD 783, Harper, TX 78631-9379 (operation ID 255527, operation number 841443), 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.