First Methodist Church Preschool
Licensed Center in Palestine, Texas. License #905924, issued March 3, 2009.
- Address
- 422 S Magnolia St, Palestine, TX 75801
- Phone
- (903) 729-2710
- Licensed capacity
- 75 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:45 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 3,059 standards at First Methodist Church Preschool between November 8, 2021 and May 12, 2026 and recorded 8 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 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 1 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,047 of those standards. The remaining 12, including 4 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 15 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 18, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 3Medium High
- 5Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium March 3, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The children's product certification has not been completed. This was corrected at the inspection when the director signed up and filled the form.
- Medium April 1, 2025 Correction verified April 8, 2025
746.611(b): Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
While reviewing children's files, 5 children did not have a health care statement from a health care professional.
- Medium April 1, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.501(a)(20): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
While reviewing the operational policy, the parent's rights information was not in it and there was not an acknowledgment that the parents had received the information. This was corrected when the operation added the information to the handbook and sent it out via BrightWheel.
- Medium High April 16, 2024 Correction verified May 9, 2024
746.3505(b): Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
While observing diaper changes in a classroom, the caregiver did not ensure that the child's hands was washed after the diaper change. This was corrected when the caregiver washed the child's hands after being asked by CCR.
- Medium High April 19, 2023 Correction verified April 24, 2023
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
During inspection, one caregiver was observed on a personal device unrelated to childcare while supervising children.
- Medium April 19, 2023 Correction verified April 24, 2023
746.2207(c)(1): Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
One class was observed utilizing screen time not related to the educational goals of the day.
- Medium May 16, 2022 Correction verified May 31, 2022
746.801(3): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
During HASA inspection, personnel training records were unavailable for review.
- Medium High November 8, 2021 Correction verified December 17, 2021
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
11/8/21 - At the follow-up inspection the loose-fill does not measure 6 inches at the slide exits or swings. During the inspection the loose-fill was measured and did not meet 6 inches at the slide exits.
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About this record
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