Pre-School for Little Zebras
A licensed child care center in Sherman, Texas 75092
1211 Blanton Dr, Sherman, Texas 75092. (903) 816-2432.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Grayson County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 8 inspections on record
- 4-Star 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?
0 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 57 child care providers in Grayson County had 2.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 21, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 visits on record, nothing cited. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
2 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 6, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“I observed 3 electrical outlets that were accessible to children and not properly covered.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“I observed while going through employee records that all five employees were missing form 2985, which is the employee affidavit form.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 8, 2017.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 26 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?
- 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 57 child care providers in Grayson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 0.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Belden Street Montessori School | 0 |
| Jeanne Sloan | 0 |
| Cathryn Schmidt | 0 |
| Pre-School for Little Zebras This child care provider | 0 |
| Sommer Time Day Care | 2 |
| Masterkey Academy | 2 |
| Heart of Texoma Montessori Academy | 2 |
| Kidds Kave | 2 |
| Pinnacle Montessori Old Dorchester | 33 |
| Jack and Jen Child Care Center | 5 |
| Leslie Willits | 0 |
| The School House of Intuitive Learning | 0 |
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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