Higher Ground Learning Center LLC

166 N COUNTY ROAD 1060 LOT A, Kingsville, TX 78363 · Kleberg County

8cited violations

0serious

20inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 58
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Rene Galvan
Phone: (361) 522-5024
Regulated since: Apr 25, 2024
HHSC IDs: Operation 1464482 · number 1788252
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 4
Records & paperwork 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	8	0	Supervision & ratios (4), Records & paperwork (4)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 24, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Observed a caregiver supervising a group of 8 infants ages ranging from 3 months to 17 months during nap time. Child/caregiver ratios is 2:8. Note: A second caregiver stepped into classroom.
  
  HHSC 746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-03-24. Correction verified 2026-04-02.
- Supervision & ratios
  A group of 9 children was left briefly unsupervised while they were napping. NOTE: Caregiver stepped into classroom.
  
  HHSC 746.1613(a)(6) — Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-03-24. Correction verified 2026-04-02.
- Records & paperwork
  Director is not maintaining an attendance record.
  
  HHSC 746.801(5) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-03-27. Correction verified 2026-04-02.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 24, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Observed a caregiver supervising a group of 8 infants ages ranging from 3 months to 17 months during nap time. Child/caregiver ratios is 2:8. Note: A second caregiver stepped into classroom.
  
  HHSC 746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-03-24. Correction verified 2026-04-02.
- Supervision & ratios
  A group of 9 children was left briefly unsupervised while they were napping. NOTE: Caregiver stepped into classroom.
  
  HHSC 746.1613(a)(6) — Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Caregivers Physically Present
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-03-24. Correction verified 2026-04-02.
- Records & paperwork
  Director is not maintaining an attendance record.
  
  HHSC 746.801(5) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-03-27. Correction verified 2026-04-02.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 21, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2026-01-30. Correction verified 2026-02-27.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 21, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2026-01-30. Correction verified 2026-02-27.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 27, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 27, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 31, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 31, 2023 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 Higher Ground Learning Center LLC, 166 N COUNTY ROAD 1060 LOT A, Kingsville, TX 78363-2612 (operation ID 1464482, operation number 1788252), 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.