Little Shadows Child Development Center LLC
A licensed child care center in Killeen, Texas 76542
1501 S Fort Hood St, Killeen, Texas 76542. (254) 681-1174.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 29, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Dec 14, 2023
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2023. 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.
Dec 14, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Infant Daily Report - Times and Amount of Food
“It was found during the invesitigation that infant daily sheets were only being completed for infants 0-12 months of age. Caregivers corrected this during inspection to include infants 0-17 months on the daily sheets.”
Dec 14, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last fire inspection was conducted at the operation on 9/19/2022.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 6, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“An infant was observed asleep in a restricted device (car seat). The caregiver removed the infant from the carseat during the inspection.”
Mar 4, 2022: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 12, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 64 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?
- Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: SUSA).
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 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Shadows Child Development Center LLC This child care provider | 2 |
| Faith’s First Steps Home Daycare | 0 |
| Extreme Cheer -N- Tumble | 0 |
| Petra Ann Wilson | 0 |
| Creation of Life | 2 |
| Kimberly Davis | 0 |
| Kid’s Quest Childcare & Learning Center | 1 |
| Lil Fox’s Den Child Development Center, LLC | 1 |
| Brain Builders Learning Center | 2 |
| Mary Jones | Not given |
| Reeces Creek YMCA | 0 |
| Asymca Alice W. Douse | 0 |
| Cedar Valley YMCA | 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 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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