Butterfly Academy
A licensed child care center in Harker Heights, Texas 76548
903 Mountain Lion Cir, Harker Heights, Texas 76548. (254) 200-9599.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 10 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
0 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 11, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 visits on record, nothing cited. 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.
5 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 28, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play
“During the monitoring inspection it was observed that two classrooms went outside and neither classroom took out water for the children. This was corrected at inspection when the groups of children going outside began taking their water bottles outside with them.”
Apr 13, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“During the investigation it was found that a caregiver did not use good judgement when interacting with the children in care. Caregiver is no longer present at the operation.”
Oct 28, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily
“During the monitoring inspection it was found that the operation was not conducting their building and grounds safety checklist daily.”
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Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
“During the monitoring inspection the older infant room, with infants aged 13 mon - 20 mon were using a reduced naptime ratio during naptime. Children under 18 months cannot use naptime ratios. There was 1 caregiver for 10 napping infants. Ratio should have remained 1/5 regardless of if the children were napping or awake. This was corrected when another caregiver went into the classroom to help supervise.”
Nov 18, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training
“During the monitoring inspection it was found that one of the staff whom transports the children was not current on their annual transportation training.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 22, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 215 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.
- 3 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 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 0.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Mountain View YMCA | 2 |
| Caring Hand Learning Center | 29 |
| Harker Heights YMCA | 1 |
| Precious Ones Learning Center | 0 |
| Miss Angi’s Little Angels | 6 |
| Kids Quest Learning Academy | 1 |
| Kims Play and Learn Academy | 1 |
| Butterfly Academy This child care provider | 0 |
| Maira Lisset Figueroa Gonzales | 10 |
| Tawanna Hicks | 3 |
| Harker Heights Early Head Start | 2 |
| Sandra Silvera | 2 |
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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