Lil’ Elks Early Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Evant, Texas 76525
339 Memory Ln, Evant, Texas 76525. (254) 471-5536.
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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 Coryell County: 4.5
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 7 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 30 child care providers in Coryell County had 4.5.
7 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 4, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles, at the inspection on May 18, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you become aware of anyone requiring a background check under 745.605, at the inspection on May 8, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on May 8, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
May 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Never Prop Bottles
“It was observed that the bottle of a 5 month old infant was propped with a blanket. The bottle was removed during the inspection.”
May 8, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you become aware of anyone requiring a background check under 745.605
“A group of individuals without background checks were observed to have access to children in care. The group was observed leaving during the inspection.”
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Required Immunizations
“Two of four children’s files reviewed were lacking updated immunization records.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Infant feeding instructions for two infants were last updated in March.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“Two of four children’s files reviewed were lacking physician signed health statements.”
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Required Personnel Records
“One of four personnel files reviewed was observed to be missing a valid photo ID, Affidavits 2985 & 2912, and a high school diploma.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 12, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“One infant, 4 months old was observed in a classroom with a 2 year old child creating an age gap over 18 months. The two year old was moved up to the older classroom during the inspection bringing the deficiency into compliance.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“Multiple infant bottles and cups were observed to be unlabeled.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“A small slide was observed on the playground without the required loose fill. The operation will be receiving loose fill for the playground.”
Oct 28, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“One of three children’s files was found to be missing a health statement.”
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Required Personnel Records
“One caregiver was found to be missing photo identification and documentation of education on file.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 8, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 20, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 53 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.
- 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 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 30 child care providers in Coryell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4.5; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lil’ Elks Early Learning Center This child care provider | 6 |
| Copperas Cove Headstart Center | 2 |
| Asymca @ Miss Jewel | 2 |
| Jl Williams Elementary YMCA | 0 |
| Martin Walker Elementary YMCA | 0 |
| Charlie Dick | 5 |
| Brighter Beginnings Learning Academy | 7 |
| Because We Care Learning Academy 2 | 11 |
| Alpha Time Too Daycare | 14 |
| Park Headstart Center | 4 |
| Sunshine Headstart Center | 1 |
| Halstead YMCA | 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
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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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