Kid Corral
Licensed Child-Care Home in Karnes City, Texas. License #887401, issued June 2, 2008.
- Address
- 14352 N Fm 81, Karnes City, TX 78118
- Phone
- (830) 299-0696
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, 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
No Texas Rising Star rating
Texas Rising Star is voluntary, and a program joins it by applying. It is tied to accepting child care scholarships, so most programs that are not in it never applied rather than failed. Roughly three in five licensed programs in Texas have no rating.
This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 21 areas it checked 3,173 standards at Kid Corral between December 21, 2021 and September 1, 2026 and recorded 23 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 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 291 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 275 | 5 |
| Personnel | 3 | 392 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 124 | 1 |
| Activities | 3 | 95 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 233 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 4 | 175 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 329 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 223 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 125 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 2 | 138 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 156 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 176 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,148 of those standards. The remaining 25, including 11 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 11 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 1, 2026, and 23 citations.
- 4High
- 7Medium High
- 10Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 23. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium September 1, 2026 Correction verified September 17, 2026
747.901: Personnel Records
The personnel record for the assistant caregiver was not available for review.
- Medium High September 1, 2026 Correction verified September 3, 2026
747.5005(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
A fire drill was not conducted in the month of August.
- Medium Low September 1, 2026 Correction verified September 17, 2026
747.401(a)(5): Posting Requirements-List of Employees
The operation did not have a list of employees posted on the parent board.
- Medium High September 1, 2026 Corrected at inspection
747.5337(a)(2): Electric or Battery Operated CO System-Test Monthly
The carbon monoxide (CO) detector was not tested in August. This was corrected at inspection when the CO detector was tested.
- High September 1, 2026 Correction verified September 16, 2026
747.5111: Smoke-Detection System
The smoke detector was not working.
- Medium September 1, 2026 Correction verified September 3, 2026
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
Two of four children's records audited did not have current health statements on file.
- Medium October 17, 2024 Correction verified October 25, 2024
747.1309(a): Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
Primary caregiver did not have the required 30 hour annual trainings for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium High October 17, 2024 Correction verified October 22, 2024
747.2307: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Use of Safety Straps
The infant on the swing did not have their safety straps fastened. This was corrected at inspection when the infant's safety straps were fastened.
- Medium Low October 17, 2024 Correction verified October 25, 2024
747.1305(g): Caregivers Required Annual Training-Instructor Led 80%
An assistant caregiver did not have five of the required 24 annual training hours from instructor-led training.
- High October 17, 2024 Correction verified October 22, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver who was caring for the children did not have an active and eligible background check. The background check states it's pending.
- Medium April 16, 2024 Correction verified April 22, 2024
747.209(2): Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
Proof of liability of insurance was not provided annually by the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit.
- Medium November 30, 2023 Correction verified January 30, 2024
747.901(9): Required Personnel Records- Licensed Homes - signed dated statement that caregiver attended child maltreatment training
Three out of the four staff files reviewed did not include orientation.
- Medium November 30, 2023 Correction verified December 14, 2023
747.801(7): Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
The emergency relocation and evacuation diagram was not available for review during inspection.
- Medium November 30, 2023 Correction verified December 14, 2023
747.801(3): Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
One out of the four staff files reviewed during inspection did not have trainings available for review.
- Medium High November 30, 2023 Corrected at inspection
747.3213(1): Children Handwashing Before Eating
Children hands were not observed washed before eating snack. Note: This was corrected at inspection when children washed their hands before lunch was served.
- Medium High November 30, 2023 Corrected at inspection
747.3501: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Hazards such as roach spray were observed in an unlocked cabinet sink located in the children's restroom. Note: This was corrected at inspection as the spray was removed.
- Medium December 2, 2022 Corrected at inspection
747.3935(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The annual Child Product Safety Commission form for recalled products was not available for review. This was corrected at inspection when the primary caregiver completed, signed, and posted the form.
- Medium December 2, 2022 Correction verified December 16, 2022
747.207(8): Liability Insurance Maintained
The liability insurance policy was unavailable for review.
- Medium December 2, 2022 Correction verified December 28, 2022
747.901: Personnel Records
The complete personnel records were unavailable for review at inspection.
- High June 23, 2022 Corrected at inspection
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
There was one caregiver providing care at the operation that did not have a background check.
- Medium High December 21, 2021 Correction verified January 4, 2022
747.3213(1): Children Handwashing Before Eating
Zero children were observed to wash hands prior to eating a morning snack.
- High December 21, 2021 Correction verified January 4, 2022
747.207(10): AP Never exceed capacity of the home
There were fourteen children in care with a maximum capacity of twelve. This was corrected when a parent was called and two children were picked up.
- Medium High December 21, 2021 Correction verified January 4, 2022
747.1801: Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home
There were fourteen children in care with one caregiver. There were two children between the age of zero to seventeen months; eight children ages eighteen months to three years; and four children ages four years and older. The maximum number of children allowed for this age group was ten children to one caregiver. Therefore the child to caregiver ratio was deficient. This was corrected when one more caregiver was added and two children were picked up and removed from the operation. This left twelve children and two caregivers which is compliant for ratio.
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About this record
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