Bright Beginnings Preschool and Elementary
Licensed Center in Sherman, Texas. License #1806598, issued May 22, 2025.
- Address
- 711 N Elm St, Sherman, TX 75090
- Phone
- (903) 998-0075
- Licensed capacity
- 83 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- brightbeginningsbluejays.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since August 5, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 12, 2026.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 4,625 standards at Bright Beginnings Preschool and Elementary between November 19, 2024 and October 26, 2026 and recorded 12 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 371 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 337 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 474 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 180 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 452 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 312 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 375 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 5 | 480 | 1 |
| Pools | 4 | 120 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 269 | 1 |
| Transportation | 4 | 196 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,601 of those standards. The remaining 24, including 9 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 21 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 26, 2026, and 12 citations.
One of those visits began with Bright Beginnings Preschool and Elementary reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 4High
- 3Medium High
- 5Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 12. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium June 19, 2025 Correction verified July 7, 2025
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
The operation did not records for a child who was in care at the time of the incident.
- High June 12, 2025 Corrected at inspection
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
During the investigation inspection a person was present and caring for children without a cleared background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the individual was asked to leave.
- High June 10, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 2025
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
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A child jumped over a fence of the operation's playground and walked down the sidewalk unsupervised by the operation's caregiver. The child then returned to the playground through a gate located on the other side of the playground. Two other children were observed climbing up the fence and throwing objects over the fence via video footage.
- Medium June 10, 2025 Correction verified July 7, 2025
746.901: Required Personnel Records
The operation does not have personnel records for one employee. The employee was caring for children and has an active background check on file for the operation.
- Medium April 22, 2025 Correction verified May 21, 2025
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Infant feeding instructions for two infants who are not ready to eat table food were not updated for the current month.
- Medium February 5, 2025 Correction verified March 20, 2025
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not share an incident report with the parent within the required time frame.
- High February 5, 2025 Correction verified March 20, 2025
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
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A child was left outside by a caregiver for an undetermined amount of time. Another adult who was present returned the child to the facility.
- High December 3, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.201(11): AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity
During the inspection there were 36 children in care. The opereation's total licenced capacity is 35 children. This was corrected during the inspection when children were picked up by parents.
- Medium December 3, 2024 Correction verified December 4, 2024
746.301(2): Notification of Change in Space
During the inspection the operation was caring for children in two unlicenced rooms within the facility.
- Medium High December 3, 2024 Correction verified December 4, 2024
746.301(5): Notification of Change in Age Range of Children In Care
During the inspection there were two infants and eight toddlers present. The operation is currently licenced for care for Pre-K and School aged children.
- Medium High November 19, 2024 Correction verified November 20, 2024
746.5103: Documentation of Fire Inspection
The operation has had a fire inspection but does not have a copy of the latest fire inspection report.
- Medium High November 19, 2024 Correction verified November 25, 2024
746.4805(b): Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
The use zones surrounding the slide does not extend 6 feet around the entirety of the slide's use zone.
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