First United Methodist Day School and Afterschool
Licensed Center in San Marcos, Texas. License #503561, issued April 18, 1994.
- Address
- 129 W Hutchison St, San Marcos, TX 78666
- Phone
- (512) 396-3236
- Licensed capacity
- 92 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- fumcsm.org/day-school
Programs listed with the state: After School Care, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes, Part Time Care.
Openings
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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 November 17, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 23, 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 4,106 standards at First United Methodist Day School and Afterschool between November 30, 2021 and June 18, 2026 and recorded 9 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 | 4 | 481 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 222 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 270 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,075 of those standards. The remaining 31, including 8 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 26 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 10, 2026, and 9 citations.
3 of those visits began with First United Methodist Day School and Afterschool 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.
- 6High
- 2Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 9. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High May 23, 2025 Correction verified July 23, 2025
746.2401(6): Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
It was found that an infant was laid down in their crib with an iPad equipped with a shoulder strap that presented a choking hazard.
- High December 12, 2024 Correction verified January 14, 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
It was found that a child was left alone in a classroom during the transition to the outdoor play area.
- Medium High November 16, 2023 Correction verified November 17, 2023
746.605(16): Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
Three children with diagnosed food allergy plans did not have a complete food allergy plan in file as parent signatures were missing on the plan.
- Medium December 13, 2022 Correction verified January 23, 2023
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
The operation has not documented emergency drills since August 2022.
- High October 10, 2022 Correction verified November 8, 2022
746.2805(6): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Caregiver used prohibited punishment when they took a child to the infant room and attempted to strap the child into a chair.
- High October 10, 2022 Correction verified November 8, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
During the investigation it was found that a child was placed in an unlocked room without a caregiver. The caregiver remained on the outside of the closed door.
- High January 21, 2022 Correction verified January 24, 2022
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was present at the operation without an eligble background check. This was corrected when the caregiver was asked to leave the operation.
- High November 30, 2021 Correction verified December 16, 2021
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
A child was left unattended in the classroom for approximaely three to four minutes.
- Medium High November 30, 2021 Correction verified December 16, 2021
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
This standard was reviewed and found to be deficient.
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About this record
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