The Crayon Box Daycare
A licensed child care home in Sanger, Texas 76266
512 Marshall St, Sanger, Texas 76266. (940) 208-5996.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Denton County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 inspections on record
- 2-Star 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 490 child care providers in Denton County had 3.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on May 19, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Food Service and Preparation - No Foods That Present Choking Risk, at the inspection on Mar 20, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | Nov |
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 18, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The backyard was observed to have overgrown grass.”
Mar 20, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Food Service and Preparation - No Foods That Present Choking Risk
“An infant under the age of 17 months was served Doritos cornchips at lunch.”
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Training Requirements for Caregivers- Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR
“One caregiver did not have current pediatric first-aid CPR.”
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Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The backyard was observed to have untreated ant hills, weeds that can injury children and standing water.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Two infants do not have written feeding instructions.”
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Nutrition and Food Service - No Beverages with Added Sugar, unless allowed by CACFP
“Children were served Kool Aid at lunchtime.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 6, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Minimum Qualifications for Substitute Caregiver -pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR
“The substitute caregiver CPR/First Aid certificate was not available at the time of inspection.”
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Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training
“The substitute caregivers annual trainings were not available at the time of inspection.”
Dec 12, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“Two infants under the age of 12 months were observed sleeping in cribs containing multiple blankets. One infant under the age of 12 months was observed with a baby’s bottle containing milk while sleeping in a crib.”
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The permit holder is not implementing the daycare home’s policy requiring children to wear appropriate clothing and footwear to go outside for outdoor activities. Eight children did not have any shoes at the operation.”
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Caregivers Required Annual Training-Required Topics without hour restriction
“One household member who is counted in ratio did not have required training for Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction and Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic.”
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Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Required Special Topics without specific hours
“The permit holder did not have required training for Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction and Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“Three young children were observed to be asleep in cribs while children( two of which were under the age of 24 months) were watching cartoons.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Mar 24, 2017.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 12 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 5 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 Nov 5, 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 490 child care providers in Denton County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Guiding Hands Christian Academy | 7 |
| The Crayon Box Daycare This child care provider | 6 |
| Tammy Welborn | 0 |
| The Bridge Enrichment and Learning Center at Sanger | 0 |
| Alphabest @ Clear Creek-Sanger | 3 |
| Alphabest @ Butterfield-Sanger | 3 |
| Alphabest @ Chisholm-Sanger | 0 |
| Kandy Schultz | Not given |
| Carousel Academy | 5 |
| Twylia Brown | Not given |
| Sanger Isd Tenderfoot Child Development Center | 8 |
| Holy Covenant Early Childhood Development Program | 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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