Bright Start Early Learning Center

143 ROY DAVIS RD, Elgin, TX 78621 · Bastrop County

3cited violations

0serious

7inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 20
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Terrilyn Scott
Phone: (737) 268-6401
Regulated since: Jan 24, 2025
HHSC IDs: Operation 1484007 · number 1800641
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 1
Records & paperwork 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	0	Records & paperwork (2)
2024	1	0	Safety & premises (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 26, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 18, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 13, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  There was one file that did not have a notarized affidavit available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-27. Correction verified 2025-01-13.
- Records & paperwork
  There was an employee that did not have their Identification Card in their file. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director made a copy of the Identification card, and added it to the file.
  
  HHSC 746.901(9) — Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-01-13.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 12, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 23, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 29, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  There was only one way off the playground.
  
  HHSC 746.4307 — Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-08-03. Correction verified 2024-08-07.
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 Bright Start Early Learning Center, 143 ROY DAVIS RD, Elgin, TX 78621-2151 (operation ID 1484007, operation number 1800641), 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.