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Mini Mustang Cottage

800 N Rancho Rd, Nixon, TX 78140 · Gonzales County (830) 582-1536 License #850154 · first licensed Jan 24, 2006
6
inspections on file
11
recorded violations
1
health & safety class
May 8, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Inspection history for Mini Mustang Cottage
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
May 8, 2026InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Dec 1, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited4Agency record
Dec 9, 2024InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Dec 19, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jan 10, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Feb 8, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

May 8, 2026Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
746.605(11) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

“Two out of six files did not have the emergency care authorization filled out in their file at review.”

Corrected May 15, 2026
PaperworkState weight: Medium Low
746.901(1) — Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment

“The operation did not have hire dates for two of the staff files at review.”

Corrected May 12, 2026
StandardState weight: Medium
746.901(9) — Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification

“The operation did not have copies of photo ID's for three files at review. *This was corrected at inspection*”

Corrected May 8, 2026
Dec 1, 2025Inspection · 4 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“The back gate to the playground will not close. *This is due to the ground shifting*”

Corrected Jan 16, 2026
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2421(a) — Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

“Operation did not have feeding instructions for infants not ready for table food.”

Corrected Dec 5, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4751(b) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist

“The operation did not have a playground checklist for the past month at review.”

Corrected Dec 5, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations

“Two out of six records reviewed did not have current immunizations at review.”

Corrected Dec 12, 2025
Dec 9, 2024Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“A hose was left out on the playground not in use where children were accessible to it which could have caused a tripping hazard. This was corrected when the director wrapped the hose back up. There was a rain gutter located on the playground that was missing a cover around the edge of it that is sharp to the touch. This was corrected when the director covered the edge of the gutter with a pool noodle.”

Corrected Dec 9, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium
746.501(a)(20) — Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights

“The parent rights information was not available for review in the parent handbook.”

Corrected Dec 20, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium
746.501(a)(18) — Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The promotion of physical activity was not available for review.”

Corrected Dec 20, 2024
Jan 10, 2023Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4003(a) — First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit

“There were no sanitary gauze pads in the first aid kit. This was corrected when the missing items were added to the first aid kit during inspection.”

Corrected Jan 10, 2023