Little Britches
A licensed child care center in Martindale, Texas 78655
57 Thomas Dr, Martindale, Texas 78655. (512) 357-9911.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 28 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Caldwell County: 2
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 23 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?
28 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 15 child care providers in Caldwell County had 2.
23 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 28, 2026: 5 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Nov 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: No Asphalt or Concrete Under Climbing Equipment Unless Unitary Surfacing Covers Use Zone, at the inspection on Jul 30, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Jan 22, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
28 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 28, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“Two caregivers were missing their CPR and First Aid certification.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The last completed fire inspection was in April 2025.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“The operation has not inspection the smoke and carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguishers since December 2025.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“One child file was missing a health statement.”
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Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Three caregiver files were missing the required notarized affidavit.”
Nov 19, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The annual fire inspection is not current.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“I watched 3 diaper changes in two classrooms, with two different teachers. Both teachers chose not to wear gloves, and both teachers forgot to wash their hands after helping the child wash their hands, then sanitizing the mat.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Two children did not have updated immunization records.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“The operation was missing documentation of lock down drills.”
Nov 13, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages
“In two classrooms, the care givers did not know the ages of their youngest child in care.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“One teacher did not wash hands after diapering.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“One child in the 2-3-year old classroom did not have help to wash his hands after diapering.”
Nov 12, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The operation did not get a signed incident report for an incident that required medical attention.”
Jul 30, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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No Asphalt or Concrete Under Climbing Equipment Unless Unitary Surfacing Covers Use Zone
“The inflatable wading pool was set up over concrete. This was corrected with the pool was removed from the concrete area.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - Splashing/Wading Activities
“One caregiver was supervising 4 children during water activities. The children were playing in a wading pool with a slide. The youngest child in the group was 2 years old. This was corrected when the caregiver ended the water activities and took the children back to their classroom.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“Four children between the ages of 2-3 years old were engaged in water activities in an outdoor space without a fence. This was corrected when the children went back to their classroom.”
Jan 22, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not report a situation placing a child at risk to Child Care Regulation.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“It was found that the parents of a child were not notified of an incident involving their child.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“It was found that a report was not created for an incident that occurred between two children.”
Jan 13, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two infants in care did not have feeding forms available for review.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Two children files did not have an updated immunization record on file.”
Sep 30, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
“During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver uses 15 minute long time outs for school age children.”
Sep 21, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“During a DFPS investigation, a caregiver said that she allowed the 1 year old children in her class to have screen time.”
Jun 7, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“At the follow up inspection, the exterior fence in the outdoor play area still did not meet the 4 ft. minimum requirement.”
May 7, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“The exterior fence in the outdoor play area does not meet the 4 ft. minimum requirement.”
Mar 25, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“Four caregivers did not have required annual training completed.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The loose fill under 3 swings at the operation did not meet the 6 inch minimum requirement.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Two children files did not have up-to-date immunization records.”
8 deficiencies older than three years
May 26, 2023: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A child was left unsupervised on the playground for a couple of minutes.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“A situation that placed a child at risk was not reported to Child Care Regulation within 2 days.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“The operation did not immediately report a situation to a parent that placed a child at risk.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not complete an incident report and share it with the parent within 2 days of an incident occurring.”
May 15, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The annual fire inspection had not been completed since June 2021.”
May 24, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
“Out of seven staff files evaluated, two staff files were lacking the 24 hours of required annual training hours. One caregiver had 6 hours and the other caregiver had 10 hours of training completed for the training year.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Out of ten children’s files evaluated, one file didn’t have an updated immunization record.”
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“Out of the ten children’s files evaluated, two files were missing health statements.”
All 34 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 7, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 26, 2023 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| May 15, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 24, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 6, 2021.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 99 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 10 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 27, 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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 15 child care providers in Caldwell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 28.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Britches This child care provider | 28 |
| Country Breeze Learning Center | 1 |
| Sandra Kelley | Not given |
| The Eency Weency Chickabees Academy | 1 |
| Lockhart Isd Cub House Child Development Center | 8 |
| Mama Ts Sweeties | 4 |
| Discovering You Cdc | 11 |
| Karen Jessenia Martinez | 1 |
| A Small World Learning Center | 1 |
| Caylen Grisham | 1 |
| Exploradores Bilingual Daycare LLC | 3 |
| Lockhart Montessori School | 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 Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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