Starting Small Child Development Center
A licensed child care center in Lubbock, Texas 79414
4819 Utica Ave, Lubbock, Texas 79414. (806) 795-9505.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Lubbock County: 1
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- 4-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 149 child care providers in Lubbock County had 1.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 24, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jul 18, 2024
Rated High by Texas: AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions, at the inspection on Nov 8, 2023
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Mar 24, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“The operation has an outdoor grass like carpet over sand and gravel under a play structure that requires 6 inches of loose fill or a unitary surfacing.”
Jul 18, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“It was found during the investigation that a caregiver used inappropriate discipline with a child in care.”
Nov 8, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“It was found during the inspection that conditions placed on a caregiver background check were not being followed.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 14, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“An infant under 12 months was in his crib sleeping and halfway covered with a blanket.”
Jun 13, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report of Criminal Complaint Against Employees
“The operation did not report to licensing as required after employee was arrested.”
May 13, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 8, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 75 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.
- 4 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 149 child care providers in Lubbock County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Vicki Mceachern | 0 |
| Ywcare at Wester Elementary | 0 |
| Ywcare at Williams Elementary | 0 |
| Amber Kelley | Not given |
| Tiny Tots U Learning Academy at Southhaven | 1 |
| Starting Small Child Development Center This child care provider | 3 |
| Veronica Torres | 1 |
| A Beautiful Child Development Center | 13 |
| Laugh N Learn Children’s Academy | 1 |
| Kids Kingdom | 1 |
| Nonies Daycare | 0 |
| Belles N Beaus | 1 |
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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