The Pillars Christian Learning Center
2144 GABRIELS PL, New Braunfels, TX 78130 · Comal County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 206
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Shaquairee Winfield
- Phone
- (830) 310-0017
- Regulated since
- Oct 10, 2025
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1487357 · number 1803221
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (1), Other (3) |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (1), Other (2) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | Cleanliness & sanitation (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 9, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Video evidence and interviews collected during this investigation showed a caregiver using a hand that was placed on a child?s shoulder and the other hand on the forearm while lifting the child off the ground to be placed down on a mat. The child was observed to be upset and crying. This teacher is no longer employed.
HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-08-31. Correction verified 2026-09-14.
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Other Serious
Based on the information gathered from interviews and during the inspection, a teacher was heard using an unpleasant yelling type of tone with the children during naptime. Note: The teacher is no longer employed.
HHSC 746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-08-31. Correction verified 2026-09-14.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Jul 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 10, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Other Serious
Based on the information gathered from interviews, a teacher was heard using a yelling unpleasant type of tone with children in the classroom. Note: The teacher is no longer employed.
HHSC 746.2805(5) — Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-08. Correction verified 2026-07-20.
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Other Serious
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May 18, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 29, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
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 18, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Based on interviews and videos, two staff did not make a name to face count or a thorough sweep of the playground when transitioning the children from outside to the inside of the building resulting in a child being left on the toddler playground for 1 minute and 3 seconds. The PreK and the afterschool areas were being utilized at this time, but staff were unaware of the child that was left until the child was noticed by a caregiver.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-05-08. Correction verified 2026-05-18.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The Licensing intake line was not called when the operation was made aware of allegations that two caregivers left a child on the playground without conducting a name to face count.
HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-05-08. Correction verified 2026-05-18.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Apr 9, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
At the time of the inspection, the caregiver in the PreK room did not know how many children were in her care. She stated there were 16 children in her care when there were 17.This was corrected when the caregiver recounted the children on the Ipad.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-09. Correction verified 2026-04-21.
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Other Serious
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Feb 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 4, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 13, 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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Other Serious
The Preschool teacher stated there were 15 children in care and changed the number to 14. After verifying on the Ipad there were only 13 children in care.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-10-31. Correction verified 2025-11-13.
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Other Serious
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Oct 28, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Based on the interviews and video the operation staff did not do a name to face count or a sweep of the classroom when transitioning the children from indoors to outside resulting in a child being left unattended in the room for approximately 8 minutes.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-21. Correction verified 2025-12-04.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Sep 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 4, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 21, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 20, 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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Aug 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 31, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 18, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 27, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 5, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Other Serious
Based on the video, a teacher was seen holding a child?s hand and dragging the child while still walking on the playground even after the child drops to the ground on his bottom.
HHSC 746.2805(3) — Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-06-03. Correction verified 2025-06-18.
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Other Serious
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Apr 21, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 21, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 13, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 10, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Operation staff did not do a name to face count or a sweep of the classroom when transitioning from indoors to outside resulting in a child being left unattended in the room for approximately 10 minutes.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-04-10. Correction verified 2025-04-21.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Mar 4, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Food & allergies Serious
More than one bottle between the two infant rooms were missing the last initial of the infant's name that is required. This was corrected when the last name initial was added to the bottles.
HHSC 746.2419(6) — Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-03-04.
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Food & allergies Serious
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Feb 6, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
Two food allergy emergency plans did not have a parent signature.
HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-02-06. Correction verified 2025-02-07.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Dec 12, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 13, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
The plastic containers in two rooms that hold toys were damaged, leaving rough edges that could pose a risk to children. This was corrected when the containers were removed. The bathroom doorknobs in the afterschool room were broken and sharp to the touch. This was accessible to children while opening the bathroom doors. This was temporarily corrected by covering the knobs with tape until the replacement knobs arrive.
HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-11-13.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
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Oct 30, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 9, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 8, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 8, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 23, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via 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.