Rachel Gehrer
Registered Child-Care Home in San Antonio, Texas. License #1751701, issued November 10, 2022.
- Address
- 4938 Orchid Star, San Antonio, TX 78218
- Phone
- (442) 264-9742
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
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 21 areas it checked 5,153 standards at Rachel Gehrer between August 15, 2022 and June 9, 2026 and recorded 17 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 | 5 | 473 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 5 | 464 | 7 |
| Personnel | 5 | 664 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 5 | 155 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 161 | 1 |
| Infants | 5 | 391 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 93 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 85 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 95 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 80 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 5 | 219 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 549 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 379 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 211 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 5 | 345 | 1 |
| Swimming pools | 5 | 127 | 1 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 260 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 176 | 0 |
The table adds up to 5,142 of those standards. The remaining 11, including 2 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 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 9, 2026, and 17 citations.
- 2High
- 5Medium High
- 9Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 17. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High April 17, 2026 Correction verified June 9, 2026
747.4407(b): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play Space - Hazards Removed or Repaired
During the inspection a playground checklist was not available. This was emailed to the operation.
- Medium April 17, 2026 Correction verified June 9, 2026
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
One enrolled child was missing the physician health statement.
- Medium High April 28, 2025 Correction verified May 2, 2025
747.1314: Transportation Safety Training-Primary Caregiver and Employee Transporting
At time of inspection primary caregiver did not have the two-hour transportation training.
- Medium High April 28, 2025 Correction verified May 19, 2025
747.3203: Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
At time of inspection, operation backyard was observed with dog feces. At time of inspeciton operation backyard grass was about five inches tall.
- Medium April 28, 2025 Correction verified May 19, 2025
747.1309(a): Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
At time of inspection, primary caregiver had nineteen hours of the thirty required annual training hours.
- High April 28, 2025 Correction verified May 19, 2025
747.4805: Above Ground Swimming Pools
During the inspection, it was noted that the operation had an above-ground pool filled with water, which lacked a surrounding gate or fence.
- Medium April 30, 2024 Correction verified June 11, 2024
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
Two of the six files reviewed did not include a signed physician's statement.
- Medium April 30, 2024 Correction verified June 3, 2024
747.801(7): Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
The permit holder did not have her up-to-date emergency practices log. She stated they are conducted monthly, but she does not know where the checklist is.
- Medium April 30, 2024 Correction verified June 11, 2024
747.801(6): Records Maintained and Made Available - Pet Vaccinations
Two of the four pet dogs in the home were missing up-to-date vaccination records.
- Medium High June 5, 2023 Corrected at inspection
747.5005(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Permit holder did not document that she did her fire drills monthly. Last drill documented was in January/2023. A fire drill was conducted and documented during inspection.
- Medium May 1, 2023 Correction verified June 23, 2023
747.901: Personnel Records
Permit holder did not have personnel records for neither herself nor her assistant.
- Medium May 1, 2023 Correction verified June 5, 2023
747.801(7): Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
Permit holder did not have record of safety drills conducted for the year.
- Medium May 1, 2023 Correction verified June 5, 2023
747.2101: Planned Activities - Designed to meet individual needs and developmental levels of children in the group
The permit holder did not have a plan for activities for children while in care.
- Medium Low May 1, 2023 Correction verified June 5, 2023
747.603(b): Children's Records- Kept at home and available for review
Permit holder did not have all children's files available for review.
- Medium High May 1, 2023 Correction verified June 5, 2023
747.501(6): Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
The operational policies did not include: the safe sleep policy for infants under 12 months of age. the promotion of indoor/outdoor physical activities, weather permitting procedures for parents to review a copy of the most recent licensing inspection report. There is no statement advising that the permit holder does not carry liability insurance.
- Medium October 6, 2022 Correction verified October 21, 2022
747.3803(a): First Aid Kit - Complete Kit
There was no first aid kit available at the time of inspection.
- High August 15, 2022 Correction verified August 23, 2022
HRC42.052(d): Illegal Operation - Not Registered
Provider was caring for children without a permit. * Provider applied for permit once they found out they needed one to operate*
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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