Lil’ Colts Childcare
A licensed child care center in Claude, Texas 79019
506 Parks, Claude, Texas 79019. (806) 479-8080.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Armstrong County: 9.5
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 15 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2 child care providers in Armstrong County had 9.5.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 10, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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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.
Aug 10, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“The CPR and First aid training for the director expired in April 2026.”
Sep 19, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“CPR and first aid training for one caregiver has expired.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“The infant classroom had more than an 18 month age gap between the oldest child and the youngest infant.”
Apr 5, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“The CPR and First aid training for the director expired in February 2024.”
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Special Diets - Written Approval from Physician or Health Care Professional
“Two children enrolled have diet restrictions without medical documentation on file.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“After diaper changing, the child having their diaper changed and the staff member doing the diaper change did not wash their hands. Additionally, children did not wash their hands after outdoor activities.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Hand-washing Sink in Diaper Changing Area
“Diaper changing occurred on a diaper changing mat in the hallway and was not in an area with a hand washing sink nearby.”
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Employee record: Signed and Dated Statement for Orientation/Pre-Service training by trainer and employee
“Two staff lack documentation of orientation and lack documentation of exemption of pre service. Additionally one file is lacking a photo ID, two are lacking proof of high school diploma or equivalent.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
May 25, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The most recent fire inspection available for review at inspection is from February 2022. Documentation of an annual fire inspection within the last 12 months is past due.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The most recent annual certification form was certified on 02/9/2022 and was due to be re-certified by 2/9/2023. An updated children’s product certification form is required to be filled out to ensure there are no recalled products in the facility.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| May 25, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 29, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 39 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: 3-Star (the middle 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 Armstrong County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 9.5; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Lil’ Colts Childcare This child care provider | 8 |
| Aunt Cole’s House | 11 |
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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