Kimberly Williams
A registered child care home in Stephenville, Texas 76401
415 N Charlotte Ave, Stephenville, Texas 76401. (254) 413-8164.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 29 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Erath County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 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?
29 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 13 child care providers in Erath County had 3.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 18, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
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 Jan 16, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the inspection on Oct 10, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Smoke-Detection System, at the inspection on Jul 25, 2024
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
29 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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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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 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“Some areas of the backyard fence used for outdoor play were below the required minimum 4 feet high.”
Jul 29, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Lumber with protruding nails was stacked at the backyard with no barrier to make it inaccessible to children.”
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Sign-in and Sign-out Logs Maintained
“Sign-in and sign-out records for children in care were not available. This was corrected at inspection with the caregiver entering in the children’s arrival times. The caregiver stated that she will continue to sign-in and out children daily as required.”
Jan 16, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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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 combination carbon monoxide/smoke detector was not mounted or working in the living room area where the children spend the day indoors for lessons, play, meals and nap.”
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Required Immunizations Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“1 child’s immunization exemption was not notarized, as required, in order to be valid.”
Oct 10, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Children under 5yo who were playing at the front porch and carport area were not within complete visual awareness of the caregiver, as the caregiver was inside changing a diaper with the front door open. The ages of the children present required increased supervision, due to lack of the required fenced outdoor space.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“4 children under 5yo were observed playing outside along the front porch and carport. The front yard did not have the required fenced yard as required for children under 5 years of age. This was corrected at inspection with the caregiver being notified of the requirement, and the caregiver then moving the children to the fenced backyard for outdoor play.”
Sep 17, 2024: inspection7 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
“The caregiver needed 14 hours of annual training in the required topics.”
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Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on
“The CPR portion of the training was online only, and did not included the required hands-on portion of the training by the compliance date.”
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Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
“The TV was on while children were playing. The content on the TV was a cartoon not connected to an educational goal. This was corrected at inspection with discussion on the standard with the caregiver and the caregiver turning the TV off during the inspection.”
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Posting Requirements-Inspection Report
“The most recent inspection report was not posted. This was corrected at inspection with the caregiver posting the inspection report at the conclusion of the inspection.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“Operational policies did not include notification of parent’s rights, and the caregiver stated that she had not notified parents for the current children in care.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“Children’s records did not have all required information per standard 747.605.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“4 children in care did not have a health statement on file.”
Sep 4, 2024: assessment6 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
“The caregiver did not provide verification of 30 hours of required annual training.”
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Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
“The caregiver’s did not provide verification of current CPR and first aid training.”
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Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
“2 pet dog records were not up to date with vaccinations.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The caregiver did not provide verification that fire drills were completed.”
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Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
“The caregiver did not provide verification that the fire extinguisher was mounted.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“The caregiver did not provide complete child admission records for 4 children in care.”
Jul 25, 2024: inspection9 deficiencies
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Smoke-Detection System
“The smoke detector was not working. This was corrected during inspection with batteries.”
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Smoke Detectors Testing
“Testing of the smoke detector had not been conducted on a monthly basis. This was corrected during inspection with a test.”
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Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
“The caregiver did not have 30 hours of annual training.”
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Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
“The caregiver’s first aid and CPR training was expired.”
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Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
“2 pet dogs did not have documentation of vaccinations.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“Monthly fire drills have not been conducted.”
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Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
“The fire extinguisher was not mounted.”
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Electric or Battery Operated CO System-Test Monthly
“The carbon monoxide detector had not been tested monthly.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“4 children in care did not have complete admission records.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 19, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies
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Food Service and Preparation - Use Sanitary Holders
“Snacks were observed served directly on a table and not on a plate or napkin. The provider corrected by placing the snacks on a plate during the inspection.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“A large tree limb was hanging over the outdoor play area and appears to have the potential to fall while children are outside playing.”
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Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
“The fire extinguisher was not mounted or located in an easily accessible area.”
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Posting Requirements-Inspection Report
“The most recent inspection was not posted. The provider posted the inspection during the inspection.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“The stationary piece of outdoor play equipment did not have the required use zone of 6 feet in all directions.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“Two children in care do not have the required admission information and related documentation.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Assessment | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Registered Child-Care Home, permit issued Oct 5, 2015.
- 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 13 child care providers in Erath County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 29.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kimberly Williams This child care provider | 29 |
| Bree Mcmillan | Not given |
| Carmelita Leal | Not given |
| Treehouse Afterschool Program | 3 |
| Hope Garcia | 1 |
| Upbring Head Start Stephenville | 2 |
| Kathleen Carlson | Not given |
| Maggie Andrea Leal | Not given |
| Elizabeth De Los Santos | Not given |
| Grace Ridge Early Learning Center | 0 |
| Rocky Point Baptist Church Wee School | 6 |
| Faith School | 19 |
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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