Cindy's Daycare

417 W 1ST ST, Shiner, TX 77984 · Lavaca County

6cited violations

2serious

12inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:10 PM
Director / administrator: Cynthia Kresta
Phone: (361) 798-6732
Regulated since: Jun 16, 2020
HHSC IDs: Operation 1345298 · number 1701336
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	6	2	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (4)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Sep 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 6, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not record that fire extinguishers were checked monthly.
  
  HHSC 747.5107(a) — Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-11-08. Correction verified 2024-11-08.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The primary caregiver did not document the test of the smoke detectors since January.
  
  HHSC 747.5115 — Smoke Detectors Testing
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-11-08. Correction verified 2024-11-08.
- Safety & premises
  One out of three children files reviewed lacked an address for an emergency contact.
  
  HHSC 747.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-11-08. Correction verified 2024-11-08.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 6, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not record that fire extinguishers were checked monthly.
  
  HHSC 747.5107(a) — Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-11-08. Correction verified 2024-11-08.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The primary caregiver did not document the test of the smoke detectors since January.
  
  HHSC 747.5115 — Smoke Detectors Testing
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-11-08. Correction verified 2024-11-08.
- Safety & premises
  One out of three children files reviewed lacked an address for an emergency contact.
  
  HHSC 747.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-11-08. Correction verified 2024-11-08.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 4, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 4, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 14, 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 Cindy's Daycare, 417 W 1ST ST, Shiner, TX 77984-5535 (operation ID 1345298, operation number 1701336), 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.