Lonestar Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Mineola, Texas 75773
680 Inwood St, Mineola, Texas 75773. (903) 638-6923.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wood County: 2.5
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 13 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- 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.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- 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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 14 child care providers in Wood County had 2.5.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 31, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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 Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Mar 10, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“At the inspection, the loose-fill with the climbing equipment measured 2 inches in depth at the slide exits.”
May 20, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“At the inspection, the operation has six child sized toilets that do not have lids to the tank.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“At the inspection, the loose-fill on the playground with the climbing equipment did not measure at the slide exits.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 20, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“At the inspection, the infant room had a child present that was 20 months older than the 2 month old infant present. This was corrected at inspection.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“At the inspection, the loose-fill did not measure on the playground with the climbing equipment.”
Aug 30, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“At the follow-up inspection, one infant was sleeping in a bouncer and another infant was sleepiing in an infant swing.”
Aug 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“At the inspection, the loose-fill on the playground with the climbing equipment did not meet the requirement of 6 inches of mulch to the slide exits.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 4, 2014.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 167 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were 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..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 14 child care providers in Wood County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2.5; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lonestar Learning Academy This child care provider | 3 |
| Kids Club | 1 |
| Jennifer Allen | 1 |
| Kim and Tracies Little Blessings | 8 |
| Guiding Light Child Care Learning Center | 5 |
| Kim & Tracies Little Blessings Daycare II | 1 |
| C J’s Little Ones Day Care | 20 |
| Molly Keats Newland | 2 |
| The Caterpillar Clubhouse | 28 |
| Grins N Giggles Playhouse | 1 |
| Bulldog Early Learning Center | 5 |
| Nannie’s Playhouse | 1 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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