Little Lynx Day Care
A licensed child care center in Spearman, Texas 79081
511 Townsend St, Spearman, Texas 79081. (806) 659-1887.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Hansford County: 0
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 13 inspections on record
- 3-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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 3 child care providers in Hansford County had 0.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 22, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 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.
Jan 22, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“CPR / First Aid certificates renewals were due 9/ 2025.”
Mar 26, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver was observed diaapering a child and she failed to wash her hands after she was done.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A child did not get hands washed after diapering.”
18 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 25, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“A sanitizer container and Lysol wipes were accessible to children in care.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR
“An infant caregiver hired in May 2022 did not have a CPR or First Aid certificate.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“A climbing structure used by children in care has been damaged. Repairs made to this structure have not been implemented according to it’s manufacturing instructions.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“A child in care did not have a signed health statement from a doctor.”
Apr 26, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“A caregiver hired on 1/20/2022 is missing 7 clock hours of pre-service training. A different caregiver is missing proof that orientation was completed. She also does not have a start date listed.”
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Immunizations-Docs may be official record or copy that have signature of health care prof. or name of other prof who administered vaccine
“A child in care did not have a doctor’s signature or stamp on his immunization record. A child in care was lacking a phone number and address for his local hospital and doctor’s office. He was also lacking a signed health statement.”
Feb 28, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“A 30-month-old child is missing 1 DTaP, 1 PCV, 1 MMR, 1 Var, and 1 Hep A. A 32-month-old child is missing 1 DTaP, 1 PCV, 1 MMR, 1 Var, and 1 Hep A. One child was missing an immunization record.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“A caregiver does not have a high school diploma on file for review.”
Feb 15, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver without an eligible background check result was the only staff member in the infant classroom.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“One infant feeding instruction has not been signed or dated by a parent since 10/1/2021.”
Feb 7, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver without an eligible background check result was the only staff member present in the infant classroom. The staff member was removed from the classroom during the inspection.”
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Required Immunizations
“A child’s immunization chart was missing 2 DTap, 1 Polio, 1 Hib, and 2 PCV immunizations.”
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“A caregiver hired on 10/10/2021 and counted in child/caregiver ratio is missing 8 hours of pre-service training.”
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Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking Water Available and Served
“Water was not offered or available to every child during snack time.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“One infant feeding instruction has not been signed or dated by a parent since 10/1/2021. One infant feeding instruction has not been signed or dated by a parent since 12/10/2021.”
Dec 29, 2021: inspection3 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
“The director has not completed training on abuse and neglect or food allergies during her last annual training year.”
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Documentation of Drills
“A fire drill was not documented for the month of November. Smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector checks were not documented for the month of November.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“The director’s file was not available for review during the inspection.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 23, 2018.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 60 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 3 child care providers in Hansford County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 0; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Lynx Day Care This child care provider | 3 |
| Deborah Delarosa | 0 |
| Yadira Calderon | Not given |
| Agustina Rosendo | Not given |
| Gruver Early Learning Academy | 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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