Colonial Farms Day Care
Licensed Center in Lytle, Texas. License #507879, issued April 12, 1994.
- Address
- 18471 Ih 35 S, Lytle, TX 78052
- Phone
- (830) 772-4642
- Licensed capacity
- 130 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:15 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
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 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since September 1, 2024. From the state's provider report of September 18, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 3,520 standards at Colonial Farms Day Care between November 8, 2021 and July 29, 2026 and recorded 15 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 | 2 | 234 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 328 | 2 |
| Personnel | 2 | 290 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 5 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 2 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,499 of those standards. The remaining 21, including 6 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 16 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 29, 2026, and 15 citations.
- 1High
- 12Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High July 9, 2026 Correction verified July 29, 2026
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
The loose-fill on the playground where the monkey bars are located was very compacted with grass growing through. The loose-fill was not maintained at the proper depth.
- Medium High July 9, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.3505(e): Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
A caregiver did not sanitize the diaper changing area after changing a diaper. This was corrected at inspection when it was addressed with the caregivier and the diaper changing table was sanitized.
- Medium High July 9, 2026 Correction verified July 29, 2026
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Four out of ten children's records evaluated were lacking current immunizations on file.
- Medium High July 9, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
A child's hands were not washed immediately after having their diaper changed. The child was allowed to join the group of children. This was corrected at inspection when it was addressed with the caregiver and the child's hands were washed.
- Medium High July 22, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 2025
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Two out of ten children records evaluated had out of date immunizations.
- Medium High July 22, 2025 Correction verified August 25, 2025
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
The loose-fill for two monkey bar structures was not maintained to the proper 6 inch depth. There was grass growing through and the loose fill was very compacted.
- Medium High August 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3505(e): Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
The diaper changing surface was not sanitized in between diaper changes for multiple children.
- Medium High August 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3415(4): Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
An employee did not wash their hands in between changing diapers.
- Medium High August 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3505(b): Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
Todder's hands were not washed after diapering.
- Medium August 28, 2023 Correction verified September 19, 2023
746.611(a)(3): Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
Two of ten children's records evaluated did not have a health statement on file.
- High July 11, 2023 Correction verified July 24, 2023
746.2426(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Two out of seven infants were observed sleeping in a restrictive device. The caregiver promptly removed the infants and placed them in a crib.
- Medium High June 27, 2023 Correction verified July 11, 2023
746.3505(b): Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
Diaper changing was observed, however the infants hands were not washed after diaper changing.
- Medium High September 19, 2022 Correction verified September 20, 2022
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Four out of ten children records evaluated lacked an updated immunization record.
- Medium High November 8, 2021 Correction verified November 9, 2021
746.1301(3)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
One caregivers' records reviewed lacked a current CPR and first aid training. The caregiver was observed to be in charge of a classroom unsupervised until the caregiver was placed with a qualified caregiver.
- Medium November 8, 2021 Correction verified November 10, 2021
746.611(a)(3): Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
One of Eleven children's records evaluated did not have a health statement on file.
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About this record
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