Big Mama’s Love Arc
A licensed child care center in Lindale, Texas 75771
1420 S Main St Ste 16, Lindale, Texas 75771. (903) 944-3381.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Smith County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 83 child care providers in Smith County had 2.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 11, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jun 21, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2024. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 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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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.
Jun 21, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“At the inspection, the current fire inspection is dated 3/1/23 and has expired.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Sep 21, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Immunizations
“At the inspection, the children’s immunization records were not available.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 30, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: 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.
- 2 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: 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 83 child care providers in Smith County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Elisabeth Skipper | 0 |
| The Learning Tree | 0 |
| Big Mama’s Love Arc This child care provider | 1 |
| Crayon Clubhouse Learning Center | 1 |
| Roara’s Backyard Adventures | 3 |
| St Lukes Episcopal School | 2 |
| Lisa Reeves | Not given |
| Kalisa Gimble | 0 |
| Toy Town Pre-School | 0 |
| Grace Community of Tyler Early Education Center | 0 |
| Little Peoples School | 3 |
| Kids Kaleidoscope | 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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