Tiny Capes Childcare Center
A child care center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
1555 Echota Ave., Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464. (918) 822-2625.
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The short answer
- 20 deficiencies in the last three years
- 0 at the state’s most serious level
- Oct 82026 the latest visit on record
- 30 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?
14 monitoring visits on record, the latest on Oct 8, 2026; 1 more was attempted.
20 non-compliances found in the last three years, 4 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
20 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 27, 2026: follow Up visit2 deficiencies
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“Licensing observed one staff member employed longer than two weeks that had not completed a personnel information form.”
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“Licensing was unable to verify two staff members, employed longer than 12 months, had completed infection control within the last 12 months.”
Feb 25, 2026: periodic visit7 deficiencies
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“Licensing observed 1 staff member with 12 children, four of which were under two years old.”
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“Licensing observed 12 children to one staff and the youngest was under 12 months of age.”
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“Licensing observed one staff member employed longer than two weeks that had not completed a personnel information form.”
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“Licensing observed the attendance for the director blank and is unable to verify the hours the director is at the program.”
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“Licensing observed the personnel in charge was younger than 21 years of age.”
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“Licensing observed two employees who attendance was not documented for the month of February.”
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“Licensing was unable to verify two staff members, employed longer than 12 months, had completed infection control within the last 12 months.”
Oct 20, 2025: periodic visit2 deficiencies
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“The gate in the back play area has nails sticking out that stick out far enough to stick out into the play area where children have access to.”
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“Two staff members had not completed annual infection control within the last 12 months.”
Jun 30, 2025: follow Up visit1 deficiency
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“Both gates in the outdoor play area have padlocks on the outside of the gate, leaving no unlocked exit in the outdoor play area.”
Jun 26, 2025: complaint visit3 deficiencies
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“CCLS observed the front door to be locked at the program and it does not have a one-step motion to exit.”
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“CCLS observed three shot records missing from children’s files that have attended more than 30 days.”
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“Two staff members were observed caring for an infant without an approved safe sleep course.”
Jun 23, 2025: substantiated complaint4 deficiencies
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Cooperation. Personnel cooperate with DHS staff.
“Personnel/Caregiver: It is reported that staff lie to Licensing staff about the ages of children in order to be in compliance with ratios/group sizes.”
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promptly documented on paper, including the child’s full name and arrival and departure time; and
“Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Records-Children’s Attendance: The program director has not kept attendance for her child who attends the program.”
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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.
“Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Staff/child ratios & ages and number of children: Program was over Staff/child ratio.”
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In addition to the children’s attendance requirements per OAC 340:110-3-281.2(c), each child’s attendance includes the total number of hours in care per day and week. Documentation is maintained for at least 24 months.
“Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Records- The program director falsified an attendance record.”
Aug 27, 2024: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“Non working thermometer in Refrigerator”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 36 of 36 areas in compliance |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 14 of 16 areas in compliance |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 29 of 36 areas in compliance |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 33 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 11 of 11 areas in compliance |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 22 of 23 areas in compliance |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Complaint visit (Full) | 32 of 35 areas in compliance |
| May 22, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 12 of 12 areas in compliance |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Other visit (Partial) | 16 of 16 areas in compliance |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Periodic visit (Full) | 38 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 35 areas in compliance |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Periodic visit (Attempted) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 35 areas in compliance |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Accepts child care subsidy.
- Ages accepted: Infants (0-11 months), Toddlers (12-23 months; 1yr.), Preschool (24-48 months; 2-4 yrs.), School-age (5 years-older).
- Capacity: 30 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.
- 1 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. complaint on Oklahoma’s page, the first received on Jun 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: 4 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 20.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Non-compliances cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Tiny Capes Childcare Center This child care provider | 20 |
| 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 | 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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