Little Ranchers
A licensed child care center in Three Rivers, Texas 78071
351 S School Rd, Three Rivers, Texas 78071. (361) 436-0052.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Live Oak County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2 child care providers in Live Oak County had 4.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 13, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat, at the inspection on Sep 19, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the inspection on Sep 9, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Sep 9, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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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 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat
“A four-month-old, non-walking infant was observed sleeping on the floor in the playroom.”
Sep 9, 2025: inspection3 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
“One caregiver was observed to step out of her class to open the building door, leaving class unsupervised. Second caregiver was observed to be walking back to her class.”
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Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children
“Medication was within children’s reach in pre-k classroom.”
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Four employee files were evaluated. CPR training has been completed 100 % online. Training did not included hands on practice on manikins.”
Sep 13, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“Two slides did not have the proper depth of surfacing and use zone.”
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Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play - Infant Birth to 12 Months
“Two infant rooms written schedule did not have two daily outdoor opportunities. This was corrected at the time of inspection.”
May 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“A 9 month old and a 10 month old were observed to be in care with a 3 year old. Note: This was corrected at the time of inspection. Infants were moved to an infant room.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Jan 23, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
“In two classroom’s televisions were not anchored down and on the counter in the classrooms.”
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Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate
“Screen activty was viewed in the infant room 0-12 months.”
Oct 5, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Toilets - 13 or More Children
“Upon inspection there was only one toilet working out of three.”
May 17, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“At the time of inspection, a 10 month old was observed sleeping in their crib with a blanket, and a 11 month old sleeping in a swing with a blanket covering their face. *Both blankets were removed from the infants.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“At the time of inspection, the infant room had a four month old and a two year old counted in ratio, with a 21 month age difference.”
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Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required
“The operation lacked an additional caregiver in the building during nap time.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib for Each Non-walking Infant Younger Than 12 Months of Age
“At the time of inspection, a non-walking 11 month old was placed on a mat for naptime.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 30, 2021.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 61 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.
- 5 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 2 child care providers in Live Oak County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Misty Steele | Not given |
| Little Ranchers This child care provider | 7 |
| Nan’s Loving Hands | 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 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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