Lollipop Junction

A licensed child care center in Stratford, Texas 79084

210 N Main, Stratford, Texas 79084. (806) 366-5886.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.

21 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Sherman County: 12
5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
18 inspections on record
4-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 21 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

21 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 2 child care providers in Sherman County had 12.

18 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 19, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.

Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Dec 29, 2025

Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the inspection on Jul 16, 2024

Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Jul 16, 2024

2 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

21 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

21 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023											Nov	Dec
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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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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.

Aug 19, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“A caregiver was lacking 2 hours for their completed training year of 2/9/2025-2/9/2026.”

Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 28, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 14, 2026.

Dec 29, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The last fire inspection was dated for 7/29/2024 and it was to be completed annually, or by 7/29/2025.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 16, 2026.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing

“Two caregivers who have been employed longer than 90 days did not have CPR training and First Aid training in file.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(3)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2026.
Children’s Products- Annual Certification

“The annual certification for the Children’s Products Recall was due for completion 8/2025. **This was corrected at inspection by the director when the website was reviewed and form was completed.”

Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 29, 2025.

Jul 18, 2025: assessment1 deficiency

Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“A caregiver had one hour of the required 24 clock hours that were to be obtained in their annual training year, 3/20/2024-3/20/2025, available for review.”

Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 8, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 3, 2025.

May 13, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

“The loose fill surrounding the climbing equipment was less than 6 inches deep.”

Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 4, 2025.
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“A caregiver had one hour of the required 24 clock hours that were to be obtained in their annual training year, 3/20/2024-3/20/2025, available for review.”

Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 18, 2025.
Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights

“The operational policies provided to the parent’s does not provide parent’s rights information.”

Rule 746.501(a)(20). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 16, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 4, 2025.

Oct 9, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play

“A group of children was observed playing outside and not all the children had drinking water available.”

Rule 746.3301(f)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 9, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 29, 2024.

Aug 9, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

Children’s Records - Health Statement

“Two children were missing health statements in file and have been enrolled longer than 12 months in care.”

Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 16, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 15, 2024.

Jul 16, 2024: inspection7 deficiencies

Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

“Six children’s files were reviewed. Two children’s files were missing the date of admission and the water activities information. Four children files were missing information for the authorization for emergency medical attention. One child file was missing the parent signature for the child admission form. **The date of admission date was written in into the child files by the director.”

Rule 746.605(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 9, 2024.
Required Immunizations

“Three of the six files reviewed were missing the most current immunization in the child’s file. One child file reviewed did not have immunization records in file for review. One child requires to have the Affidavit Request for Exemption from Immunizations for Reasons of Conscience”.”

Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 23, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 9, 2024.
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

“The loose fill surrounding the climbing equipment was less than 6 inches deep.”

Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 23, 2024.
Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance

“The liability insurance available for review expired on 5/30/2024. Additionally, the annual veritification of the liability insurance through the provider portal account as of 6/25/2024.”

Rule 746.203(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 16, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2024.
Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver

“The staff were observed at inspection during circle time and art activities in the toddler classroom but the routines observed does not match the written activity plan for the classroom. Outside time is outlined on the schedule from 10:45am - 11:30am but earlier than expected by an hour. Additionally, the infant schedule does not list their outside opportunities.”

Rule 746.2203(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 19, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 25, 2024.
Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center

“The daily menus were not posted. **This was corrected at inspection when the director posted the menu for the month of July 2024.”

Rule 746.401(6). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 16, 2024.
Children’s Records - Health Statement

“Two children were missing health statements in file and have been enrolled longer than 12 months in care.”

Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 23, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 9, 2024.

Jan 18, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies

Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

“Three children’s files were reviewed did not have information in file from the parents regarding the emergency medical authorization, information about food allergies, and the required parent signature. One child’s file was missing the parent signature on the emergency medical authorization section.”

Rule 746.605(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 22, 2024. Correction verified: Feb 22, 2024.
Required Immunizations

“One child’s file reviewed did not have any immunizations in file and one child’s file reviewed was missing an updated immunization record in file.”

Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 25, 2024. Correction verified: Feb 22, 2024.
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“A staff whose previous annual training year was 9/27/2022 - 9/27/2023 was lacking one hour for the required 24 hours of annual training. **This was corrected at inspection when the operation transferred an hour of this current training year to the previous training year for the staff.”

Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 18, 2024.
Documented Annual Training - Self- Instructional up to 80%

“A staff employed did not have at least 6 hours of instructor-led training within their annual training year of 8/10/2022 - 8/10/2023 .”

Rule 746.1311(j). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 29, 2024.

25 deficiencies older than three years

Jun 8, 2023: inspection8 deficiencies

Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

“Four children’s files were missing the emergency address for the individuals listed as emergency contacts by the parents. Two children’s files were missing the address for the medical facility under the authorization for emergency medical attention. Two children’s files had no acknowledgement of health statement section by parents. Two children’s files were missing the required parent signatures.”

Rule 746.605(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 17, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 11, 2023.
Required Immunizations

“Three children’s files did not have any immunizations in file. One child’s file was missing an updated immunization record in file.”

Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 17, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 11, 2023.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation

“Two staff employed longer than 7 days at the operation did not have proof of orientation being received when files were reviewed.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(1)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2023.
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

“The letter or proof in writing was not available for review at inspection for the approval of the late fire inspection for the operation as the last fire inspection was due by 3/15/2023.”

Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 14, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2023.
Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving

“An individual was listed on the operation’s background check list but this individual has not been employed as of 3/1/2023. **This was corrected at inspection when the individual was inactivated from the background check list.”

Rule 745.651(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 8, 2023.
Liability Insurance Maintained

“The liability insurance reviewed at inspection expired on 5/30/2023.”

Rule 746.201(8). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 9, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 8, 2023.
Required Personnel Records

“Two staff files reviewed were missing the date of employment, high school diplomas and the notarized affidavit of employment for the file.”

Rule 746.901. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2023.
Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name

“The current staff list was reviewed and it was missing an employeed name that has been employed as of early May. **This was corrected at inspection when the individual was added to the employee list.”

Rule 746.401(9). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 8, 2023.

Feb 22, 2023: assessment2 deficiencies

Required Immunizations

“One child file did not have any immunizations in file for review.”

Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 22, 2023.
Children’s Records - Health Statement

“One child file is still missing the health statement in the file and this child has been enrolled as of 11/8/2021. The health statement is required to be in file within 12 months of admission.”

Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 22, 2023.

Feb 6, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies

Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

“Children’s files were reviewed. Two children files did not have the section regarding food allergies and special needs signed or showing proof through signature of parents in file. One child file did not have the address for the emergency contact listed by parents provided in file and did not have the phone number for the individual listed for release.”

Rule 746.605(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 7, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 22, 2023.
Required Immunizations

“Two children did not have any immunizations in file for review.”

Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 13, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 22, 2023.
Children’s Records - Health Statement

“One child file is still missing the health statement in the file and this child has been enrolled as of 11/8/2021. The health statement is required to be in file within 12 months of admission.”

Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 13, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 22, 2023.

Nov 2, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies

Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

“Six child files were reviewed. The following information was missing in the files: three children were missing the emergency contact address required and one child was missing the medical authorization section complete.”

Rule 746.605(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 3, 2022.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation

“A staff file was reviewed for a staff hired on 12/11/2021 and it was missing the date of hire, proof of orientation and the required affidavit of employment complete. One other staff file did not have the required affidavit of employment complete either. **The staff file that was missing orientation and hired date was completed at inspection.”

Rule 746.1301(1)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 3, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 3, 2022.
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“The operation has not practiced and documented fire drills since August 2022. **This was corrected at inspection when a fire drill was practiced under three minutes and it was documented by the director.”

Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 2, 2022.
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name

“The cots used for children were not labeled with the child’s name for two classrooms. **The cots were labeled by staff during inspection.”

Rule 746.4503(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 2, 2022.

Aug 24, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation

“A caregiver did not have the date of hire or orientation in file for required topics. ***This was corrected at inspection when the director completed it with the caregiver.”

Rule 746.1301(1)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 24, 2022.

Aug 10, 2022: inspection7 deficiencies

Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation

“A caregiver did not have the date of hire or orientation in file for required topics.”

Rule 746.1301(1)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 11, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 24, 2022.
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

“A caregiver who has been employed longer than 90 days did not have proof of current CPR/First Aid training in file and was providing direct care to children.”

Rule 746.1315(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 2, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 7, 2022.
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures

“The emergency preparedness plan was incomplete as it was lacking information to parents regarding the lock-down procedures, assisting children that are 24 months and younger as well as providing parents with information on reunification and continuity of care.”

Rule 746.5202(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 2, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 7, 2022.
Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list

“The employee list was last validated on 5/5/2022 and is required to be validated every 3 months for licensed centers. **This was corrected at inspection at when the director validated the employee list at inspection.”

Rule 745.651(2)(A). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 10, 2022.
Children’s Products- Annual Certification

“The children’s certification was last completed in February 2021 and was past due. **This was corrected at inspection when the director re-signed and dated the form at inspection.”

Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 10, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 24, 2022.
Documentation of Drills

“The operation has not documented fire drills since March 2022. **This was corrected at inspection when a fire drill was practiced under three minutes and it was documented by the director.”

Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 10, 2022.
Children’s Records - Immunizations

“Four children’s files were reviewed for immunizations. One child’s file did not have any immunizations in file, one child did not have up to date immunizations in file, and a third child did not have updated information completed showing the child is now attending school and no longer requires an immunization to be filed.”

Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 2, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 7, 2022.

All 20 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Aug 19, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Dec 29, 2025	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Jul 18, 2025	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Jun 4, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
May 13, 2025	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Jan 6, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 29, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 9, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Aug 9, 2024	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Jul 25, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 16, 2024	Inspection	7 deficiencies cited
Jan 18, 2024	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Sep 7, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 25, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 8, 2023	Inspection	8 deficiencies cited
Feb 22, 2023	Assessment	2 deficiencies cited
Feb 6, 2023	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Nov 2, 2022	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Aug 24, 2022	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Aug 10, 2022	Inspection	7 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 11, 1992.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 51 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 .

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 2 child care providers in Sherman County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 21.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

1 of the 2 in Sherman County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Lollipop Junction This child care provider	21
Shushan Daycare	3

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

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).
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).
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).
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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