Brighter Transitions LLC
None, None, TX
Program
- Type
- General residential operation
- Licensed capacity
- 9
- Ages
- 0-17
- Hours
- -
- Director / administrator
- Pamela Rodriguez
- Phone
- (682) 375-1269
- Regulated since
- May 23, 2025
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1469249 · number 1791182
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (2) |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (4) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | Staff background & training (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 6, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 20, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 18, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 14, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 27, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 21, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 6, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 26, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 21, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 20, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 4, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 1, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
While under the supervision of a caregiver, a child in care gained access to alcohol and drank until visibly intoxicated, which resulted in emergency medical treatment.
HHSC 748.685(a)(4) — Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-05-13. Correction verified 2026-04-21.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Feb 3, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 12, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 12, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
It was determined that the operation is not mitigating the risk when children are taking each other's personal items. It was also determined that an older child was giving a younger child a bath, but the caregiver was present and was not supervising them.
HHSC 748.685(a)(4) — Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-02-17. Correction verified 2026-03-04.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Dec 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 15, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The people list was reviewed, and the former administrator did not have their background check inactivated within seven days of leaving the operation on 12/1/25.
HHSC 745.651(1) — Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-12-16. Correction verified 2025-12-15.
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Staff background & training
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Dec 9, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other
Youth in care made an outcry and mentioned wanting to harm themselves on 10-24-25. There was no suicide screening administered.
HHSC 748.125(d)(4)(E) — Suicide Screening- Must be administered immediately if the child exhibits warning signs that necessitate a suicide screening be conducted.
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-02-13. Correction verified 2026-02-13.
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Other
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Dec 4, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 20, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The freezer thermometer was observed to be at negative fifteen degrees celcius which is equivalent to five degrees Farenheit. This was corrected during the inspection by changing the thermometer to negative eighteen degrees celcius which is below zero degrees Farenheit.
HHSC 748.3443(b)(2) — Food Preparation-Must have a thermometer in freezers & store frozen food at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-11-20.
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 31, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
1 out of 1 serious incident report did not include the operation's physical address and the telephone number.
HHSC 748.311(1) — Serious Incident Documentation-Includes name of the operation, physical address, and telephone number
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-11-07. Correction verified 2025-11-03.
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Records & paperwork
1 out of 1 serious incident report reviewed did not include the gender and the date of admission of the child.
HHSC 748.311(3) — Serious Incident Documentation-Includes name, age, gender, and date of admission of the child or children involved
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-11-07. Correction verified 2025-11-03.
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Other
3 out of 3 first aid kits did not have disposable gloves.
HHSC 748.3273(10) — First Aid Kits-Each one must contain waterproof, disposable gloves
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-11-07. Correction verified 2025-11-20.
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Other
3 out of 3 first aid kits were missing scissors.
HHSC 748.3273(6) — First Aid Kits-Each one must contain scissors
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-11-07. Correction verified 2025-11-20.
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Supervision & ratios
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Oct 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 23, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 10, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 19, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 24, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 30, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 18, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 7, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 19, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
This standard was found to be deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.
HHSC 748.1101(b)(1)(B) — Children's rights-Adhere to the child's rights to be free of abuse, neglect, and exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-06-06. Correction verified 2025-06-19.
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Other
During the course of this investigation, it was determined that a caregiver encouraged one child to physically injure another child.
HHSC 748.507(1) — Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-06-06. Correction verified 2025-06-19.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Feb 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 7, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 3, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Personnel record reviewed during inspection was missing the required documentation regarding the training completed and hours completed.
HHSC 748.363(12) — Personnel records-Include record of training and training hours.
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-04-25. Correction verified 2024-04-25.
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Staff background & training
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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.