Molly Keats Newland
A registered child care home in Alba, Texas 75410
399 Higginbotham St, Alba, Texas 75410. (903) 805-2113.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Wood County: 2.5
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 14 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 14 child care providers in Wood County had 2.5.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 10, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. 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.
Jun 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. At the inspection, the bathroom environment was observed to be cluttered with hair products, aerosol sprays, hair tools, clutter on the countertop and floor and unsafe for children in care.”
Dec 6, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
“At the inspection, the primary caregiver is not current in first aid/cpr training. The current first aid training expired on 8/27/2024.”
23 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 27, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
“The fire extinguisher was stored under the sink and was not mounted.”
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Written Operational Policies - Release of Children
“At the inspection, the operational policy was not available for review.”
Oct 27, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“10/27/22- The operation has a plan for the fence to be installed for the outside active play area and an extension was approved by my supervisor. 9/22/22- At the follow-up inspection, the outdoor play area is not fenced in for children to play safely. At the inspection, the outdoor play area did not have a fence around the play area.”
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Personnel Records- Training Hours
“10/27/22- At the follow-up inspection, the training certificates for the permit holder were not available for review. At the follow-up inspection, the training certificates for the permit holder were not available.”
Sep 22, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Fire- Extinguishing System
“9/22/22- At the follow-up inspection, the operation did not have a working fire extinguisher. At the inspection, the operation did not have a working fire extinguisher.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“9/22/22- At the follow-up inspection, the outdoor play area is not fenced in for children to play safely. At the inspection, the outdoor play area did not have a fence around the play area.”
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Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
“9/22/22- At the follow-up inspection, one dog needs a statement of good health. At the inspection, the provider did not have a statement of good health for two of the dogs present in the home.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“9/22/22- At the follow-up inspection, the operational policy did not include the information related to physcial activity. At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information related to indoor/outdoor physcial activity.”
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Personnel Records- Training Hours
“At the follow-up inspection, the training certificates for the permit holder were not available.”
Aug 18, 2022: inspection14 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“At the inspection, the operation allowed two 14 year old household members to be present before submitting a background check and receiving notice from the CBCU regarding eligibility.”
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Fire- Extinguishing System
“At the inspection, the operation did not have a working fire extinguisher.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“At the inspection, 4 out of 4 children’s records reviewed did not have the emergency care authorization information.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“At the inspection, the bathroom used by the children had clutter on the floor and was a hazard to walk to the toilet from the door of the restroom.”
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Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
“At the inspection, the provider did not have updated documentation on vaccinations for the 3 dogs present in the home.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“At the inspection, the outdoor play area did not have a fence around the play area.”
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Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
“At the inspection, 2 out 4 children’s records reviewedd did not include information for special care statement.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“At the inspection, 1 out of 4 children’s records reviewed did not include the emergency contact information.”
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Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
“At the inspection, the provider did not have a statement of good health for two of the dogs present in the home.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“At the inspection, the operational policy did not include information related to indoor/outdoor physcial activity.”
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Children’s Records - Enrollment Agreement
“At the inspection, two children enrolled in the program did not have admissions information.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“At the inspection, 3 out of 4 children’s records reviewed did not include a healthcare provider statement.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“At the inspection, 2 out of 4 children’s records reviewed did not include an immunization record.”
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Personnel Records
“At the inspection, the personnel record of the permit holder was not available including the training record.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Inspection | 14 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Registered Child-Care Home, permit issued Mar 14, 2014.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 11 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.
- 1 report 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 14 child care providers in Wood County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2.5; this one had 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Molly Keats Newland This child care provider | 2 |
| Kim & Tracies Little Blessings Daycare II | 1 |
| C J’s Little Ones Day Care | 20 |
| Lonestar Learning Academy | 3 |
| The Caterpillar Clubhouse | 28 |
| Grins N Giggles Playhouse | 1 |
| Kids Club | 1 |
| Bulldog Early Learning Center | 5 |
| Nannie’s Playhouse | 1 |
| Barnyard Kids Learning Center | 0 |
| Jennifer Allen | 1 |
| Kim and Tracies Little Blessings | 8 |
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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