St. John Lutheran Parochial Day Care
Licensed Center in Marion, Texas. License #112978, issued April 23, 1986.
- Address
- 594 S Center St, Marion, TX 78124
- Phone
- (830) 475-9010
- Licensed capacity
- 169 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 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, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since April 25, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 15, 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 3,036 standards at St. John Lutheran Parochial Day Care between December 9, 2021 and April 2, 2026 and recorded 11 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 | 242 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,013 of those standards. The remaining 23, 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 15 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on April 2, 2026, and 11 citations.
2 of those visits began with St. John Lutheran Parochial Day Care 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.
- 1High
- 8Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High April 2, 2026 Correction verified April 8, 2026
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The fire drill was not filled out for the past month.
- Medium High April 16, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3503(a): Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
The diaper changing mat had a few areas torn exposing the padding. This was corrected when the director found another mat.
- Medium April 16, 2025 Correction verified April 28, 2025
746.801(8): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
There was no playground maintenance checklist available for review.
- Medium High April 23, 2024 Correction verified April 30, 2024
746.1311(d): Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
All the infant teachers had expired SIDS training.
- Medium High June 13, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
At the time of inspection the plastic bags holding extra clothes in the 12 to 18 month old classroom were accessible to the children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the bags and placed them out of the reach of children. There was sunscreen and repellent cans accessible to the children in the two year old classroom. This was corrected when the sunscreens and repellent were placed out of the reach of children.
- Medium High June 13, 2023 Correction verified June 19, 2023
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
At the time of inspection one caregiver was in direct care of a group of children without First Aid certification.
- High May 22, 2023 Correction verified June 13, 2023
746.3807(1): Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children
At the time of inspection, three medications were accessible to the children in care. This was corrected when the medication was removed from the classroom and placed in the office.
- Medium June 14, 2022 Correction verified June 14, 2022
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
One infant feeding schedule was expired.
- Medium High February 15, 2022 Correction verified March 30, 2022
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Based on the information gathered the caregivers do not always wash the children's hands after diaper changes.
- Medium High February 15, 2022 Correction verified March 30, 2022
746.3407(11): Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment
Based on the information gathered one caregiver in the center was using the broom that is used on the floor to sweep the table tops after meals.
- Medium High January 28, 2022 Correction verified February 10, 2022
746.305(a)(4): Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Based on the information gathered the center staff failed to report the communicable illnesses within the required time frame.
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About this record
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