Terry Mendoza
Registered Child-Care Home in San Antonio, Texas. License #1020046, issued August 18, 2009.
- Address
- 8515 Wood Arbor, San Antonio, TX 78251
- Phone
- (210) 529-2663
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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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 4,092 standards at Terry Mendoza between December 30, 2021 and August 21, 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 | 4 | 380 | 3 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 370 | 4 |
| Personnel | 4 | 524 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 124 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 128 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 309 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 76 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 64 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 4 | 175 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 439 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 302 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 168 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 4 | 276 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 4 | 98 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 208 | 7 |
| Transportation | 4 | 137 | 0 |
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 4 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 21, 2026, and 17 citations.
- 12Medium High
- 5Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 17. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium August 21, 2026 Correction verified September 15, 2026
747.501(9): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
The operational policy was missing the parents' rights information.
- Medium High August 21, 2026 Correction verified September 15, 2026
747.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
One out four admission forms reviewed was missing the emergency contact information.
- Medium High August 21, 2026 Correction verified September 15, 2026
747.5005(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The emergency practice drill form indicts the last fire drill was done in June 2026.
- Medium High August 30, 2024 Correction verified September 11, 2024
747.5005(2): Sheltering drill for Severe Weather- 4 times in a calendar year
The severe weather drill has not been practice or recorded on the form 7263 used for emergency practices.
- Medium High August 30, 2024 Correction verified September 12, 2024
747.5005(3): Lock-down drill 4 times in a calendar year
The lock-down drill has not been practice or recorded on the form 7263 used for emergency practices.
- Medium High August 30, 2024 Correction verified September 11, 2024
747.5005(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The fire drill has not been practice or recorded on the form 7263 used for emergency practices.
- Medium High August 30, 2024 Correction verified September 12, 2024
747.5103: Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal
The fire extinguisher at the operation was not the correct size.
- Medium High December 22, 2023 Correction verified December 28, 2023
747.605(13): Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
Two children's records had incomplete special needs statements.
- Medium High December 22, 2023 Correction verified January 3, 2024
747.501(6): Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
The operational policies did not include information on safe sleep practices.
- Medium High December 22, 2023 Correction verified December 28, 2023
747.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
One child's record had an incomplete emergency contact.
- Medium December 22, 2023 Correction verified January 29, 2024
747.1309(d): Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Required Special Topics without specific hours
The primary caregiver lacked training in the following required training topics: Emergency Preparedness, Preventing and Controlling the Spread of Communicable Diseases, Preventing and Responding to Emergencies Due to Food Allergies, Understanding building and physical premises safety, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials
- Medium December 22, 2023 Correction verified December 28, 2023
747.1401(a)(2): Household Members Qualifications - Orientation
A household member did not have orientation to the Registered Child Care Home
- Medium December 22, 2023 Correction verified January 3, 2024
747.501(8): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies did not include the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.
- Medium High December 30, 2021 Corrected at inspection
747.5005(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The fire drill was not done for the month of November. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver completed a fire drill with the children.
- Medium High December 30, 2021 Correction verified January 12, 2022
747.1303(5)(A): Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
The primary caregiver care was missing 11 of the 30 required training hours.
- Medium December 30, 2021 Correction verified January 10, 2022
747.605(11): Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Three children did not have emergency care facility information.
- Medium High December 30, 2021 Correction verified January 4, 2022
747.5003(1): Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation and Sheltering Procedures
The emergency prepardness plan was not available for review.
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About this record
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