Shannon Miller
A registered child care home in Colorado City, Texas 79512
986 E 13th St, Colorado City, Texas 79512. (432) 254-8538.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 13 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Mitchell County: 11
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 6 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
13 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 3 child care providers in Mitchell County had 11.
6 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 30, 2025: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Fire- Extinguishing System, at the inspection on Jul 22, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Smoke-Detection System, at the inspection on Jul 22, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Registered or Licensed Child-Care Home Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System, unless located in a School Facility, at the inspection on Jul 22, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
13 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2024. Most serious: 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.
Jul 22, 2024: inspection13 deficiencies
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Fire- Extinguishing System
“The permit holder did not have a fire extinguishing system available during the inspection.”
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Smoke-Detection System
“The permit holder did not have a working smoke detector during the inspection.”
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Registered or Licensed Child-Care Home Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System, unless located in a School Facility
“The permit holder did not have a working carbon monoxide detector.”
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Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The pemit holder’s backyard had numerous piles of dog feces where the children in care have access to play outdoors. The bathroom had toilet paper on the floor with fecal matter on it.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram- Must Be On File
“The operation did not have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram available for review during the inspection.”
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Sign-in and Sign-out Logs Maintained
“During the inspection the permit holder did not have a sign-in/sign-out sheet available for review during the inspection.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operation was missing a policy and procedure for promotion of indoor outdoor physical activities and procedure for parents to visit the operation at any time without prior approval,”
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Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Records
“No children records were available for review during the inspection.”
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Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Product Certification
“The permit holder did not have a current CPSC annual certification available for review during the inspection.”
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Records Maintained and Made Available - Infant Feeding Instructions
“A bottle fed infant still on formula did not have current infant feeding instructions available for review.”
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Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
“The permit holder did not have any personnel files or annual training available for CCR to review during the inspection.”
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Records Maintained and Made Available - Pet Vaccinations
“The 2 feline and 3 canine pet records were not availabe for CCR to review during the inspection.”
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Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
“Emergency practice documentation was not available during the inspection.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 8, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Prohibited Equipment - Trampolines
“A trampoline was observed in the backyard accessible to the children in care.”
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Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Dog feces were observed in the backyard accessible to the children in care.”
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Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
“The operation did not have a Safe Sleep Policy, Promotion of Indoor/Outdoor Physical Activity, or Procedures for Parents to Visit in the operational policies and procedures.”
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Posting Requirements-Inspection Report
“During the inspection the Keeping Children Safe Poster and the last inspection were not posted with the required postings.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Inspection | 13 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Registered Child-Care Home, permit issued Oct 24, 2013.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 12 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.
- 0 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 3 child care providers in Mitchell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 11; this one had 13.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Shannon Miller This child care provider | 13 |
| Colorado City Isd Early Head Start | 3 |
| Days of Grace Kids Care | 11 |
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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