Safe Steps Home Daycare

2813 RIDGE BERRY RD, New Braunfels, TX 78130 · Guadalupe County

10cited violations

0serious

18inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 08:00 AM-04:45 PM
Director / administrator: Caroljane Ancheta
Phone: (510) 410-7010
Regulated since: Mar 2, 2022
HHSC IDs: Operation 1388089 · number 1728123
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Discipline & child guidance 2
Safety & premises 4
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2026	2	Other (2)
2025	2	Discipline & child guidance (2)
2023	2	Safety & premises (2)
2021	4	Illness & medication (2), Safety & premises (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jan 22, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Upon arrival, the television was on during naptime. This was corrected when the tv was turned off during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.2105(c)(4) — Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-01-22.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 22, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Upon arrival, the television was on during naptime. This was corrected when the tv was turned off during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.2105(c)(4) — Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-01-22.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 5, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Discipline & child guidance
  The parent right to review video was not available for review in the operational policy.
  
  HHSC 747.521(8) — Parent right to review video recordings of alleged incident of abuse or neglect involving parent child
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-05. Correction verified 2025-02-13.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 5, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Discipline & child guidance
  The parent right to review video was not available for review in the operational policy.
  
  HHSC 747.521(8) — Parent right to review video recordings of alleged incident of abuse or neglect involving parent child
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-05. Correction verified 2025-02-13.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 20, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 20, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 9, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The last time the fire extinguisher was serviced was in September 2021.
  
  HHSC 747.5107(b) — Fire Extinguishers Serviced
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-09. Correction verified 2023-03-09.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 9, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The last time the fire extinguisher was serviced was in September 2021.
  
  HHSC 747.5107(b) — Fire Extinguishers Serviced
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-09. Correction verified 2023-03-09.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Feb 15, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 15, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 4, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 4, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 23, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  There was a long nail sticking out of an area on the plastic playscape located outside that was eye level with the children that posed a hazard. This was CORRECTED when the nail was removed by the provider.
  
  HHSC 747.3203 — Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-11-23.
- Illness & medication
  Two types of medication was found to be expired. This was CORRECTED when the provider informed the parent for it to be returned.
  
  HHSC 747.3609 — Medication No Longer Used
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-11-23.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 23, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  There was a long nail sticking out of an area on the plastic playscape located outside that was eye level with the children that posed a hazard. This was CORRECTED when the nail was removed by the provider.
  
  HHSC 747.3203 — Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-11-23.
- Illness & medication
  Two types of medication was found to be expired. This was CORRECTED when the provider informed the parent for it to be returned.
  
  HHSC 747.3609 — Medication No Longer Used
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-11-23.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 28, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 28, 2021 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 Safe Steps Home Daycare, 2813 RIDGE BERRY RD, New Braunfels, TX 78130-6593 (operation ID 1388089, operation number 1728123), 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.