Mrs. Mary’s Child Care Center
A licensed child care center in Carthage, Texas 75633
107 N Phillips St, Carthage, Texas 75633. (903) 690-0739.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Panola County: 2
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 7 child care providers in Panola County had 2.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 25, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Jan 5, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age, at the inspection on Jan 5, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling, at the report to the state on Jan 1, 2026
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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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.
Jan 5, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“During the insepction a caregvier was present in the infants room without an active background check.”
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“During the insepction a 6 month old infant was observed sleeping with a blanket and a pillow.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
“During the insepction a 6 month old infant was observed sleeping in their crib with a bottle.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“During the walk through a television was on while a child was sleeping for nap time.”
Jan 1, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“During the inspection I heard a caregiver yelling towards children when they would not go to the potty.”
May 8, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Employees of the operation did not use self control when an argument turned in a verbal and physical altercation which could have possibly put children at risk.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
May 9, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Corrections Made to Fire Inspection
“The fire inspection has been conducted and corrections are required before the initial permit can be issued.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
“The two vans used for transporation must have working alarms before the initial permit can be issued.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The parent handbook must be updated to include the active play policies for INDOOR and OUTDOOR Active play Promotion Benefit Duration Examples plans for extreme weather”
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Operational Policies - Inform Parents Areas Within 1000 feet of Center is a Gang Free Zone
“The handbook does not include information provided to parents that the gang free zone is 1000 ft.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 30, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 11, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 9, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 16, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 88 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.
- 7 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 7 child care providers in Panola County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Mary’s Child Care Center This child care provider | 6 |
| Peppermint Fence Daycare and Learning Center | 2 |
| Nana’s House of Little Learners LLC | 4 |
| Kids Journey Preschool and Childcare LLC | 4 |
| Debra’s Home Daycare | 0 |
| Nana’s Playhouse & Learning Center | 0 |
| Gimmie’s House LLC | 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).
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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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