Gruene Tree Learning Center
2629 COMMON ST, New Braunfels, TX 78130 · Comal County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 135
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Karmin Box
- Phone
- (830) 625-7200
- Regulated since
- Apr 11, 2013
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1089462 · number 1496406
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | Other (2) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | Cleanliness & sanitation (2) |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | Illness & medication (2), Safety & premises (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 14, 2026 Report · Recorded (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 14, 2026 Report · Recorded (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Apr 15, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
A 4-year-old room was missing a cover for an electrical outlet accessible to children. This was corrected when covers were placed in the outlet.
HHSC 746.3701(1) — Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-04-15.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Other
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Apr 15, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
A 4-year-old room was missing a cover for an electrical outlet accessible to children. This was corrected when covers were placed in the outlet.
HHSC 746.3701(1) — Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-04-15.
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Other
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Apr 30, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 30, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jan 9, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jan 9, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Dec 5, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 5, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Dec 4, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
Based upon interviews, staff did not do a name to face after transitioning children back into the classroom from a bathroom break. This resulted in a child being left unsupervised in the hallway near the classroom for approximately 1-2 minutes until the child was found by the director.
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 2023-12-27. Correction verified 2024-01-09.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
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Dec 4, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
Based upon interviews, staff did not do a name to face after transitioning children back into the classroom from a bathroom break. This resulted in a child being left unsupervised in the hallway near the classroom for approximately 1-2 minutes until the child was found by the director.
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 2023-12-27. Correction verified 2024-01-09.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
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May 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 8, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
A 3 year old room had a purse out that was accessible to children and a 4 year old room had purses stored in a lower cabinet and the latch was not locked allowing the purses to be accessible to children. This was CORRECTED when the cabinet was locked.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-08.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Safety & premises
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Sep 8, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
A 3 year old room had a purse out that was accessible to children and a 4 year old room had purses stored in a lower cabinet and the latch was not locked allowing the purses to be accessible to children. This was CORRECTED when the cabinet was locked.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-09-08.
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Safety & premises
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Feb 15, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Illness & medication
The operation did not notify Licensing about two positive COVID cases within the 2 days allowed. This was corrected when the director returned to the operation and completed the self-report email to the shared mailbox that was received on 02/15/22.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-16. Correction verified 2022-02-16.
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Illness & medication
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Feb 15, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Illness & medication
The operation did not notify Licensing about two positive COVID cases within the 2 days allowed. This was corrected when the director returned to the operation and completed the self-report email to the shared mailbox that was received on 02/15/22.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-16. Correction verified 2022-02-16.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Illness & medication
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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.