Cn Children’s Village
A child care center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
22675 Betty Sharp Smith St., Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464. (918) 453-5757.
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The short answer
- 14 deficiencies in the last three years
- 0 at the state’s most serious level
- Jul 152026 the latest visit on record
- 163 children, its capacity in the state’s list
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
19 monitoring visits on record, the latest on Jul 15, 2026.
14 non-compliances found in the last three years, 5 of them in A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaints.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 15, 2026: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“Licensing observed one employee whose CPR/1st Aid certificate expired 5/24/26.”
May 18, 2026: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“Licensing observed one teacher that has been employed longer than three months without a current CPR/1st Aid certiciation.”
Jan 21, 2026: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“Dramatic play closet can be easily tipped over.”
Jan 12, 2026: substantiated complaint3 deficiencies
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a child injury requiring emergency medical attention; and
The inspectors’ words aren’t shown here yet: this record is being refreshed. The official record has them.
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Ratios. Ratios are the number of teaching personnel required to be physically present with a child or group of children, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340 Appendix GG - Ratios and Group Sizes. Only teaching personnel count in ratios, unless requirements specifically state otherwise. The program is required to maintain ratios at all times.
“Staff-Child Ratio: It was reported the class was out of ratio.”
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Supervision. Supervision is the function of observing, overseeing, and guiding a child or group of children, including an awareness of, and responsibility for, the ongoing activity of each child, and being near enough to intervene when needed. The program is required to maintain supervision at all times.
“Supervision: Program was uncertain how child was injured.”
Oct 20, 2025: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“One staff member employed more than 12 months has an expired PDL.”
Sep 11, 2025: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“Four staff members employed more than 90 days have a CPR/1st Aid certificate that has expired.”
Aug 4, 2025: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“A fire inspection report was unable to be viewed. The inspection has been complete, however the report has not been sent to the program.”
Apr 23, 2025: substantiated complaint2 deficiencies
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Ratios. Ratios are the number of teaching personnel required to be physically present with a child or group of children, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340 Appendix GG - Ratios and Group Sizes. Only teaching personnel count in ratios, unless requirements specifically state otherwise. The program is required to maintain ratios at all times.
“Staff/Child Ratios: The program was out of ratio.”
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Supervision. Personnel are required to supervise children constantly, including in the dressing areas, while maintaining the privacy of older children.
The inspectors’ words aren’t shown here yet: this record is being refreshed. The official record has them.
Apr 22, 2025: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“One staff member employed more than 90 days has an CPR/1st Aid credential.”
Aug 23, 2024: periodic visit2 deficiencies
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“Fire Extinguisher was last inspected July 2023.”
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“One staff member employed more than 12 months has an expired PDL and applied after the expiration.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 34 of 35 areas in compliance |
| May 18, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 38 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 34 of 34 areas in compliance |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 34 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 5 of 5 areas in compliance |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 36 of 36 areas in compliance |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 34 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 34 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 34 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 26 of 26 areas in compliance |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 21 of 21 areas in compliance |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 34 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Periodic visit (Full) | 33 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 16 of 16 areas in compliance |
| May 9, 2024 | Other visit (Partial) | 13 of 13 areas in compliance |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 7 of 7 areas in compliance |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 35 areas in compliance |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Ages accepted: Infants (0-11 months), Toddlers (12-23 months; 1yr.), Preschool (24-48 months; 2-4 yrs.).
- Capacity: 163 children.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Oklahoma acted against it?
- Oklahoma’s page shows no revocation notice, denial notice or emergency order.
- 2 A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaints on Oklahoma’s page, the first received on Apr 23, 2025. Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Stars, Oklahoma’s quality rating: 5 Star Level Program.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 30 child care providers in Tahlequah, the middle value for non-compliances cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 14.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Non-compliances cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Crow, Jessica | 1 |
| A home child care provider | 1 |
| A home child care provider | 5 |
| A home child care provider | 8 |
| Brackett, Jeannetta | 2 |
| A home child care provider | 5 |
| Cherokee Nation Cdc | 10 |
| Nvdo Head Start | 0 |
| Cn Children’s Village This child care provider | 14 |
| Henry Lee Doublehead Cdc | 17 |
| Sweets Childcare | 8 |
| Gingerbread House | 8 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Oklahoma’s statements of what a monitoring visit found don’t cite the rule that wasn’t met.
- Oklahoma shows monitoring visits from the past three years only.
- Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online. Its page also shows the plan to correct each one, which isn’t repeated here.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t say whether a provider holds a licence or a permit, or since when.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t name the county a provider is in.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator.
Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain, by OKDHS’s Copyright and Ownership statement (oklahoma.gov/okdhs/notices/copyright.html): “all information on the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Web site is in the public domain, and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without the permission of OKDHS”.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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