Baptist Temple Day Care Center
901 E DREXEL AVE, San Antonio, TX 78210 · Bexar County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 234
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Patricia Mejia
- Phone
- (210) 533-0165
- Regulated since
- Aug 12, 1987
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 94407 · number 26127
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Safety & premises (1) |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | Safety & premises (2) |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (1) |
| 2022 | 9 | 7 | Cleanliness & sanitation (3), Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (1), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 3, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 5, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 15, 2026 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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Feb 10, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
The center had a child's medication in their cabinet without the knowledge of the medication being expired. This was corrected when the medication was removed from the cabinet to return back to parent.
HHSC 746.3809 — Medication No Longer Used
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-02-10.
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Safety & premises Serious
The annual fire inspection is currently expired 2/8/2024.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-02-25. Correction verified 2025-02-25.
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Illness & medication
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Sep 20, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 23, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 14, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
At time of inspection, an infant was observed sleeping in a crib wearing a bib. At time of inspection, a bib was observed inside a crib while infant was sleeping. This was corrected during inspection.
HHSC 746.2401(6) — Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-02-14. Correction verified 2024-02-22.
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Safety & premises Serious
At time of inspection, a child was sitting in an infant table chair and was not strapped in. This was corrected at inspection.
HHSC 746.2407 — Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-02-14. Correction verified 2024-02-22.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Nov 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 4, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 16, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Food & allergies Serious
The bottles in one infant classroom did not have the required labels including the child's first name and last initial. *This was corrected at the inspection*
HHSC 746.2419(6) — Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-02-16.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation made changes to the space, which included the infant classrooms without notifying licensing. Note: This was corrected the day of the inspection when new measurements of the space were taken.
HHSC 746.301(2) — Notification of Change in Space
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-02-22.
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Safety & premises Serious
The annual fire inspection expired on 02/01/2022
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-03-02. Correction verified 2023-03-01.
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Food & allergies Serious
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Nov 18, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
One child in the infant room was observed eating a snack of apples off of the bare table without a napkin, plate, or sanitary barrier. This was corrected when the apples were removed from the table and a sanitary serving container was provided.
HHSC 746.3317(6) — Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-11-18.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
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Oct 18, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 14, 2022 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
During inspection, one caregiver observed failed to wash their hands after diaper changing.
HHSC 746.3415(4) — Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-14. Correction verified 2022-10-18.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
During inspection, one caregiver observed failed to sanitize the diaper changing station after changing a child's diaper.
HHSC 746.3505(e) — Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-14. Correction verified 2022-10-18.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
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Sep 21, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Neglect occurred when a child left the classroom and went outside to the parking lot unsupervised.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-11-17. Correction verified 2022-11-18.
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Other Serious
A caregiver did not know the group they for which they were responsible which led to a child leaving the classroom without the caregiver's knowledge.
HHSC 746.1203(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-11-17. Correction verified 2022-11-18.
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Other Serious
Due to the children being out of control in the classroom, one child left the room unsupervised without any caregiver's knowledge.
HHSC 746.1203(5) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Children in Control
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-11-17. Correction verified 2022-11-18.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Sep 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 20, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 15, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 12, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 26, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 30, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 19, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A caregiver was unable to provide information on how an injury occurred to a child that was in their direct care.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-07-22. Correction verified 2022-07-26.
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Staff background & training
During inspection, there were no records available to review regarding a substitute caregiver who was at the operation.
HHSC 746.801(3) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-07-22. Correction verified 2022-07-26.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Apr 13, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
The first aid kit in the van used for transportation was missing the required thermometer. This was corrected at inspection when the director added a thermometer to the first aid kit.
HHSC 746.4003(a) — First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-04-13.
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Safety & premises
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Mar 22, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 4, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 1, 2021 Report · 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.