Brotherhood Academy
394 ESPERANZA WAY, Salado, TX 76571 · Bell County
Program
- Type
- General residential operation
- Licensed capacity
- 19
- Ages
- 10-17
- Hours
- -
- Director / administrator
- Julie Ann Tarver
- Phone
- (254) 727-0548
- Regulated since
- Oct 11, 2024
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1458782 · number 1784559
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | Illness & medication (1) |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | Discipline & child guidance (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (1) |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | Illness & medication (2), Discipline & child guidance (1), Staff background & training (3), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 25, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 23, 2026 Inspection
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 10, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 7, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 7, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 4, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 1, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 24, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Illness & medication
There is evidence that a caregiver grabbed a child?s arm to remove a toy in a non-emergency situation.
HHSC 748.2455(a)(2) — Emergency Behavior Intervention-Basis for EBI is an emergency situation or to administer medication
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-19. Correction verified 2026-08-18.
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Illness & medication
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Jun 22, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 6, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 4, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 26, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 24, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 27, 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 10, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 5, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 5, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 7, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 18, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 5, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 1, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 31, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 3, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Five of seven records reviewed shows missing affidavit for employment affidavit for employment.
HHSC 748.505(b)(5) — Minimum qualifications for employees- Must complete a Pre-Employment Affidavit for Applicants for Employment.
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-10-10. Correction verified 2025-10-10.
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Staff background & training
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Sep 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 19, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 26, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
It was determined that a child in care in care was treated in an unnecessary manner and harsh manner when a caregiver pushed them.
HHSC 748.1101(b)(4)(A) — Children's rights-The right to be free from any harsh, cruel, unusual, unnecessary, demeaning, or humiliating treatment or punishment.
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-09-19. Correction verified 2025-09-25.
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Other
It was determined that a caregiver cursed at a child in care.
HHSC 748.2307(9) — Other Prohibited Punishments-subjecting a child to abusive or profane language
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-19. Correction verified 2025-09-25.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Aug 24, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 22, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 21, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 12, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 5, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 22, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 4, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
During the inspection, it was found that the reference checks were not completed fully and missing minimum standard requirements.
HHSC 748.753(a)(2) — Pre-Employment Screening-You must contact each of the two references to verify that the applicant is suitable to work with or around children.
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-09-20. Correction verified 2024-10-10.
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Other
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Aug 30, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 28, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 24, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 15, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
During the inspection one child file was evaluated. It was found that one child has been administered medication for sleep that was discontinued by the health care professional as of 6/29/24.
HHSC 748.2003(b)(3) — AP Administration of prescription medication-Administer medications according to instructions or a prescribing health-care professional's orders
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-07-15. Correction verified 2024-09-04.
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Illness & medication
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May 28, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 27, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 25, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
It was determined that a caregiver did not have a current background check on file with the operation.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-29. Correction verified 2024-02-15.
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Illness & medication Serious
During the inspection, it was found that the non-prescription cabinet for medications was unlocked. This was corrected at inspection.
HHSC 748.2101(1) — Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-02-02.
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Discipline & child guidance
During the inspection, one staff file reviewed was missing the signed/dated statement for immediately reporting abuse/neglect, exploitation to the A/N hotline.
HHSC 748.363(9) — Personnel records - Include signed dated statement by the employee that he must immediately report suspected child abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-02. Correction verified 2024-02-02.
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Staff background & training
During the inspection, one staff file reviewed was missing the Affidavit of Employment.
HHSC 748.505(b)(4) — Minimum qualifications for employees-Complete notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-02. Correction verified 2024-02-02.
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Staff background & training
During the inspection, it was found that the staff file didn't have documentation to show that the staff obtained a high school diploma or a GED or documentation for home schooling, if applicable.
HHSC 748.681(2) — Caregiver qualifications- HS diploma or GED from program recognized by TEA, TPSAC, other state or documentaion of equivalency from home schooling
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-02. Correction verified 2024-02-02.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Dec 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 19, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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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.