Texas records · COMAL County · NEW BRAUNFELS
Brilliant Starts Learning Academy
Licensed Center in NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas · Full Permit · permit issued February 8, 2012
State record presented as of November 5, 2026
- Address
- 2101 FM 1101, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130 2624
- Operation type
- Licensed Center
- Type of issuance
- Full Permit
- Permit issued
- February 8, 2012
- Operation number
- 1349966
- Licensed capacity
- 145 children
- Ages served
- Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
- Schedule
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Conditions on permit
- NO
The record at a glance
| Inspections on record | 17 |
| Reports (complaints, incidents, self-reports) on record | 11 |
| Assessments on record | 0 |
| Standards evaluated across those visits | 4,398 |
| Citations recorded | 15 |
| Record covers | March 28, 2022 – June 22, 2026 |
Citations by the state’s risk levels
| High | 3 |
| Medium High | 8 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Medium Low | 1 |
Visits and findings, newest first
The caregivers did not wash the children's hands before allowing them to eat snack.
Correction verified by the state on June 17, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The last health inspection was conducted in January 2025.
Correction verified by the state on June 17, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
There were a few bottles in the infant rooms that were not labeled correctly with the first name and last initial. This was CORRECTED when the caregiver labeled the bottles.
Corrected at the time of inspection. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The required affidavit was not available for review from employees.
Correction verified by the state on July 11, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Two forms of medication were expired. This was corrected when the director disposed of the medication.
Corrected at the time of inspection. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
One infant teacher did not have a current SIDS training available for review.
Correction verified by the state on February 10, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Based on the video, a caregiver continued to put a child back on his mat after awakening before naptime was over.
Correction verified by the state on February 5, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Based on the video, a caregiver yanked a child by one arm while walking the child back to his mat. Further, the caregiver picks up the child in an unacceptable manner and places the child on the mat a second time by one arm and one leg. Note: The operation immediately terminated the caregiver.
Correction verified by the state on February 5, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Based on the interviews conducted, the operation admitted to having an employee that used a loud tone with the children. This employee was retrained and the director modeled in the classroom how to talk to the children in a loving, soothing tone. When the director noticed the employee was not taking the retraining serious is when the teacher was terminated. The operation was proactive when the director would model in the classroom for the teacher on how to redirect children without using a loud tone.
Correction verified by the state on November 25, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Based on the interviews and inspection, a room was observed to have dried food on the children's chairs, children's fingerprints and grime on the front of the refrigerator, a dirty mat and dirt on a play equipment in the room accessible to children. A caregiver started on these corrections during the visit.
Correction verified by the state on May 28, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Five out of eight written feeding instructions were not updated within the 30 days.
Correction verified by the state on April 14, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
A fire drill was not conducted for the month of February and March. This was corrected during the inspection when the director conducted a fire drill with the children as the Licensing inspector observed.
Corrected at the time of inspection. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Three diaper changing pads were torn exposing the cushion inside. This was corrected when the director replaced them.
Corrected at the time of inspection. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
A caregiver/operation did not use good judgment when they did not notify a parent until the end of the day (around 3:30 pm) that their child had fallen outside around 10:52am hitting his head on a bench resulting in a bump/bruise on the forehead.
Correction verified by the state on May 20, 2022. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During this investigation, it was noted that a caregiver had a CPR, First-aid card that expired in November of 2021. This was corrected when the caregiver received training on April 25, 2022.
Correction verified by the state on May 20, 2022. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
This page presents the state’s record for this operation as of November 5, 2026; it is a dated presentation, not a live register. If something here does not match the operation’s current state record, file a correction report.