Vertical Kids
Licensed Center in San Antonio, Texas. License #1781040, issued January 2, 2024.
- Address
- 4222 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78217
- Phone
- (210) 802-8272
- Licensed capacity
- 88 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- vkids.academy
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
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
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 July 7, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 21, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 3,774 standards at Vertical Kids between July 20, 2023 and November 2, 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 | 3 | 360 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 5 |
| Personnel | 3 | 458 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 230 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 72 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 204 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,761 of those standards. The remaining 13, including 3 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.
What Vertical Kids says about itself
Welcome to Vertical Kids Early Learning Academy! Offering top-notch childcare and early childhood education for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in a nurturing and faith-centered environment. Enroll today!
Quoted from vkids.academy, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on November 2, 2026, and 9 citations.
- 4High
- 2Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 9. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High June 9, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
The caregivers in the Toddler room repeatedly stated that there were eight children in care when there were nine. This was corrected at inspection when a secondary count was conducted with the director and the count was updated on the classroom's white board.
- High December 15, 2025 Correction verified December 16, 2025
745.635(2): AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter
A church employee with an ineligible background check was observed working out of the center. This was corrected at inspection when the person left the building.
- High October 17, 2025 Correction verified October 20, 2025
HRC42.054: Required Fees
The operation has not paid background check fees.
- Medium High December 19, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
A fire drill was not conducted in the month of November. This was corrected at inspection when a fire drill was conducted.
- Medium September 18, 2023 Correction verified October 2, 2023
746.605(11): Required Admission Information - Physician Information
One of four children's files audited did not have the physician information on file.
- Medium September 18, 2023 Correction verified October 4, 2023
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
Three of four children's files audited did not have a health care statement on file.
- High September 18, 2023 Correction verified October 2, 2023
746.605(12): Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
One of four files audited did not have a signed emergency authorization.
- Medium September 18, 2023 Correction verified September 25, 2023
746.901(2): Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
One of three employee files audited did not have educational requirements on file.
- Medium High September 18, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Two of four children's files audited did not have emergency contact information. This was corrected at inspection when the director contacted the parents and obtained the necessary information.
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About this record
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