The Acorn - A School For Young Children

3501 BROADWAY ST, San Antonio, TX 78209 · Bexar County

3cited violations

0serious

7inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 92
Ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 08:40 AM-03:30 PM
Director / administrator: Wendy Starnes
Phone: (210) 826-8804
Regulated since: Feb 17, 1987
HHSC IDs: Operation 97006 · number 138591
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Safety & premises 1
Staff background & training 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	2	0	Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1)
2023	1	0	Illness & medication (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jan 27, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 1, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 1, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One of eight staff records reviewed did not have documentation of completing orientation.
  
  HHSC 746.1301(a)(1)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-06. Correction verified 2024-03-05.
- Safety & premises
  One of eight child's records reviewed did not have their food allergy emergency plan signed by the parent.
  
  HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-03-05. Correction verified 2024-03-05.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 25, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  The operation had expired medication on file for one of the children enrolled. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the operation removed the expired medication from the child's file.
  
  HHSC 746.3809 — Medication No Longer Used
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-04-25.
HHSC inspection history
May 18, 2022 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 The Acorn - A School for Young Children, 3501 BROADWAY ST, San Antonio, TX 78209-6513 (operation ID 97006, operation number 138591), 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.